The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-11
ny HENRY L. FARRELL


tulted prc5a Sports Editor
Now york, August il.-i.cadcr
comes from the northwest where
they are born with two big dukes
and the instinct 20 use them.
Some interesting drama will be on.
4 rctod next spring Ut New Haven and
Gales Ferry wen Leader starts apply.
inc western rowing methodo TO the
Yale squad.
Leader 10 strict dlsciplanarian
nnd the lack OF dlacipllne is said to
have sunk Yale rowing TO the bottom
OF noarly every river they have been
cn in two years.
Yale needs a rowing leader and
they seem TO have acquired one IN
name and In disposition.
! Conditions prevail In athletics at
Yale that perhaps do not exist In
any other big university In the
United States. Tho captain OF the
various teams Is regarded almost as
I superior 70 the coach and his judg-
I ment and opinion outrank tho eoach
& with the committee,
4 Tho senior. socltles at Yale also
! throw an intense political fector into
: athletics. particularly in crew work
Several good coaches at Yale have
failed because Of the influence OF
senior socltles In getting blue blood
into the she'll. instead Of moro capa'
bic members OF rival organizations.
Yale's policy mas been TO place
athletic coaching in tho hands Of
Yale alumni and this Is said to have
rad the wrong effect. Practically all
of the coaches have been former
Yale stars and most OF them mem.
bers OF one OF the senior socities.
Their former society affiliations
worked sometimes almost to the
point Of determinations.
Rows between tho team captains
and the coaches have been frequent,
cspecially in the rowing and two OF
the two dcposed coaches claimed
that they could have produced great
crews IL they had been allowed to.
have their own way.
Failure at football is said to be
the result OF the inability OF Tad
Jones to divorce society politics
from the gridiron.
s Loader having no political asfiliat-
ion at Yale and being of dominant
porsonality might succeed where his
Predecessors have failed.
Walter Hagen got more than
generous share Of the newspaper
columns when he was in England
winning the British open champion
shin. The fasticlous American is
rood copy and The English newspaper
men found him good source OF
material. They even went SO far as
10 discourse on the psychological Ell
. 1ects Of his clothes,
"This question was asked many
times during the open golf champion
shin in which the American players
Walter Hagen, Jock Hutchinson ana
Jim Barnes. arrayed in picturesque
though workmanlike clothes, played
some of the most consistently prii-
liant golf of the tournament inc
London Daily Express said.
"A west end tailor, who is also an
enthusiastic golfer, was as much i'm
pressed by Hutchinson's pale helio'
trope cardigan and Hagen's knitted
peacock-blue sport coat as he was
by their play.
"These men will set a new fashion
in golf clothes for men, the tailof
commented. "They have proved that
1.-The man who studies comfort rather
Ethan appearance need not attire HIM
self in a baggy pair Of flannels and
nm old cbht.i "a total disregard Tor
appearance is probably the reason
why British golfers compare so poor
sv with the more picturesque Amer
leans.
"Hutchison knew that his color
scheme was perfect and the know
ledge could have no other effect than
to help him to play his best. hagen
in pepper and salt coat Wouiu
probably not have won. fA
Analysists can now get the pencils