, 1923-03-25
SPORTS REACHING
HIGHEST PLANE
OF development
Must Be on the Alert for
New Ideas.
BY WALTER EcKERsALL.

intercollegiate athletics having
reached It's highest point Of develop
ment in history. it is interesting to note
the changes in the coaching depart
ments at some of the institutions
Hardly a year goes by but some
coaches go into the discard and others
Of more up to date ideas are put in
charge of the different teams.
College sports are fast reaching a
plane OF scientific development Re
gardless OF the fact it takes material
TO build a team. the coaches must know
something OF the sport they teach and
they must keep abreast of the times.
In many instances It is a case of win
or move, and the mentor who is not
continually on the alert for new ideas
will sooner or later be asked to change
bis place OF employment.
1t is the coach who believes and
makes others believe his sport is the
c OF the intercollegiate athletic world
who succeeds. II he is a good organ
tier. can make the students believe
IN him, and also the alumni, he is in a
fair way TO C But the mentor
who sits back and lets things take their
course will eventually see material
turning out for other teams.
Moakley Ideal Coach.
Jack Moakiey. coach at Cornell, is
one of the type who makes students
at Ithaca believe track and field ath-
letics are tho major sports. He sells
his ideas continually. with the result
Cornell is generally represented by
track teams which make creditable
showings. Moakley believes everything
he says n he makes others believe it,
with the result more material turns out
for his teams at Cornell than reports
for other lines of athletic activity.
Moakley is at Cornell the year round
and is In close touch with the situation
at all times.
Steve Farrell, whose Michigan team
recently won the indoor track and field
games of the western conference. is
another OF the Moakley type. although
he is not as bold as the Cornell mentor.
Steve works in a quiet way. but gener-
ally manages to get results. Harry
Gill OF Illinois is along the same type.
Yale and Harvard were among the
FIRST Of big season universities to real
lie the necessity Of having track and
field coaches who would fight for ma
teriai. Johnny Mack. who formerly
was in charge at New Haven. and
-Pooch" Donovan. who acted in the
same capacity at Cambridge. were ex-
celient coaches. but according to re.
ports were too retired.
Merriam Knows Game.
As a result Of being abreast the
times. Ned Merriam, who broke into
the athletic spotlight at the University
OF Chicago and afterward coached at
Ames and DePauw, has been engaged
Il look after the Blue track and field
team. Merriam knows his stuff and is
OF the type who will mingle with the
students and fight for a man whom he
thinks should be on his squad.
Martin, who was a sprnter at the
University Of Notre Dame a decade
ago. will be in charge at Harvard. He
coached at Penn State last year, where
he had a lot OF success. Martin has
made a study of track and field ath-
ietics and like Moakley is OF the type
who Believes in organization and SELL
ing bis wares to tho students and
alumni
Keene Fitzpatrick Getting Old.
Keene Fitzpatrick Of Princeton. one
Of the Oldest and most respected track
and field coaches in the country, real
ICES he Is outgrowing his usefulness
and Is terrifying Princeton with a sue
cessor. Keene has decided on Archie
Hahn to act as his assistant. which
means that in a few years M~ichigan's
sprtnter OF the carly nineteen hum
dreds will be in sole charge OF track
and field work at the Orange and
Black institution. Hahn has coached
tho freshman teams at Michigan for
h last two years and was trainer Of
the football elevens.
Practically the same Is true OF o
ball. Jack Ryan. who learned his foot
hall at Dartmouth and who has been a
coach. scout. and official for nearly
twenty years. will be in charge Of foot
bali at Wisconsin. Ryan will come
west with the most up to date eastern
methods and his presence will lend
more interest to the football season In
the middle west. the conference par
ticularly.
Percy Haushton. who did so much
for football at Harvard. is sure to ADD
more interest to the football
in the east by taking charge at Column
bta- Time was when the New YORK
state university was among the leaders
IN AtLapuc BcdDodIu iooloaAt aHN
Haugbton is expected TO bring 1t back
70 the point where II will be a worthy
opponent for the best elevens in the
east
Exendine at Washington State.
Presence OF Exendine. formerly OF
the Carlisle Indian eleven. who is stu
considered one of the greatest ends
IN football, at Washington State will
eniivcn things in the Pacific coast con
ference, while Inghram is expected to
do likewise at the University OF lndi-
ana
Similar changes have been made In
the minor colleges, which are organiS
ing conferences and adopting uniform
sets of rules. 1t is these up to date
methods and desire to keep abreast or
tho times which is making lntercoue
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