, 1923-07-08
GRID COACHES PLAN
FOR BANNER SEASON
BY WALTER ~EcKERsALL-

Although the football season Is quite
q way OF. it Is interesting to note the
preparations being made by some OF
the coaches for what promises to be
another interesting year. In most
cases the gridiron mentors have hied
themselves of to spots unknown, while
others are engaged In teaching the
rudiments at summer schools
Perhaps one OF the best coaching
combinations In the country Is now at
work at Illinois. where Robert Zuppke.
successful teacher OF football at the
Orange and Blue institution, and On
Dobie of Cornell are i~nstructing the
summer students on the fine points OF
offensive and defensive football
Zuppke and Dobie are among the most
r~esourceful coaches in the country. and
the pair should hit on some ideas which
may be new to the old game In the fall.
Zuppke Pulls Old One.
II was not so long ago that zuppke
pulled the onside kick out of the bag.
and before that season was owe prac-
tcarly every team In the country was
using it In fact, the play became q
BON OF contention between coaches.
officials. n players. with the result
hat the rules committee at It's recent
meeting ruled 1t out from scrimmase.
Zuppke always been a firm be-
lever In taking chances by tossing
the ball on lateral and forward passes
while Dobie is more OF the conserva-
tive type and the pair are expected
TO reach a happy medium which may
bring about something entirely new
when b October n November
games are played. During his time at
Illinois. Zuppke has brought several
new IDEAS into the game and can be
expected to do the same thing this year
providing he has the men TO execute
than.
Roclme Also Teaching.
Knute Rockne, without doubt one OF
the leading football coaches In the
country, has been teaching n summer
school at Brigham Young university.
The Notre Dame mentor is pretty well
set In his ideas OF the open game and
II he has the material he can be do
pended upon to dazzle most any eleven
with q complex set OF offensive plays
In which the forward pass Is a dom
inant factor.
Rockne is laying plans for a great
year, one which will be about the
hardest any South Bend OUTFIT ever
went through. Princeton and the
Army will be met on successive Sat
urdays. in addition to Georgia Tech.
Nebraska and Carnegie Tech. and
others. The Notre Dame coach had
a successful spring practice and has
a good idea of the men who will be
available for this falls team. As a
result he Is planning an offense which
is expected to worry the Hoosiers'
opponents.
Possibilities Of Open Game
When Princeton defeated Chicago
last year Coach Bill Roper showed the
coaches a few things about the game.
The result of that hard fought struggle,
which was won by the Tigers. 81 to
Is, plainly indicated the possibilities Of
the open game. When it appeared as
II Princeton was hopelessly beaten the
sons of Old Nassau threw the oval
with reckless abandon. A lateral pass
was attempted after a punt was caught.
Unfortunately the pass was slightly
forward Otherwise Princeton would
have. made a "a gain On another
occasion tho ball was thrown from be-
hind the Tiger goal line. Plays Of this
nature tended to ambulance the Ma
rooms. who could not steady them
selves enough to stem the tide Of do
feat.
This open attack displayed by Prince
ton will lead other elevens TO resort to
the same tactics in closely fought bat
ties. In fact. it was the same kind Of
play which enabled the Tigers to win
over Harvard and Yale and shows be-
yond all question that the Crimson and
Blue elevens must change their tactics
to successfully compete with Princeton
providing the teams are evenly
matched In the future.
Strong Iowa Team
Howard Jones. coach at Iowa, whose
eleven defeated Yale last year and
went into a tie with Michigan for the
western conference title. had a sue
cessful spring practice. The Hawkeye
mentor tried out several new ideas and
It is understood some viii be put into
execution this fall. Iowa. however.
win lose n number Of stellar perform
erH. but indications are their places
VIII be filled by recruits from last
years strong freshman eleven.
Fielding Yost OF Michigan. ably as
sisted by George Little. had a banner
spring workout and the Wolverines
VIII BIO right back there fighting to
retain the honors this fall. Ohio state
is expected to prove stronger than a
year ago. In fact. Buckeye enthusi-
asts have so much confidence in Coach
a Wilce that they have ordered
$500 tickets for the Michigan game.
to be played in Ann Arbor the latter
part OF October.
Other Promising Reports
stags at Chicago. Ryan at wIscon.
sin. Phelan at Purdue. and Thistle
thwaite at Northwestern had encour-
aging spring practice drills, and they
are satisfied they will have teams
which will make better showings than
those OF last "a Reports from the
east have It that another great year
will result in tho section and tina
coaches hnve completed plans for the
fall campaign.