Evening star., 1924-10-29

For he was a natural teacher OF
foot ball, had a passion for the game
and was happiest. SO his friends say,
when he was wholly concerned with
the great Autumn sport.
Real Business With Him.
Foot ball was a real business with
Haughton, a serious business. and
only players got along with him who
took the game as he did Speaking
of Haughton and his foot ball days,
Eddie Mahan. the great Harvard back
of a few years ago, says:
We did not seem to do much
kidding. There was a sort of serious
spirit; Haughton had such an influ-
ence over everybody they were afraid
to laugh before practice while wait
ing for, Haughton and after practice
everybody was usually so tired there
was not much fooling in the dressing
rooms"
Haughton was a great organizer.
He selected assistants men in
whom he believed, always men who
had formerly played under him. These
men would be in supreme control
of their respective departments and
he never interfered. He would say
to his tackle coach, for instance:
Il want two real tackles by Octo-
ber 49," And he would expect to
get them-and he did get them.
Strategy and operations were his own
particular province. He was cold
cold as an icicle always. Yet he was
the lntensest type of man. Some of
his old players think had he been
more explosive he would have lived
longer
Had Lots of Ideas.
Haughton had plenty of ideas of
his own. plenty of constructive abil-
lty: In this respect he was great
But equally was he great in his
knowledge of men, in his ability to
appraise their worth. He never had
an assistant who failed him in any
way.
But aside from knowledge of foot
Dali and men no coach is succe ssful
without the strongest sort of person
allty, personal magnetism of the
sort that makes all the players re-
sponsive. That was Haughton's great
Word-"responsive He aScribed his
success with Colum bia-which flow
cred in the Williams game-as due to
his success in making his players re-
sponsive.
i Here are some of Haughton's own
thoughts upon foot ball which he
wrote some time ago at the request
of friend and admirer:
Aside from the mental and phvsi-
cal exercise the game develops the
Inestimable quality of doing ones
best under pressure. What better
training for the game of life than
the acid test of championship
game? Such a test comes not alone
to the player, but the coach as we'll
what truer and finer friends can
one have than those whom we have
fhrnnph he
And, finally. s the years tend to
narrow this precious list through
death. what greater privilege fithan to
associate with the fellow whose mus
cles are 1.-THE, whose mind is clean?"
Favored Scouting.
AS to scouting: The scouting sys-
tenn is a direct benefit to the game of
foot ball in general The reports of
the scouts keep the coaching staff in
constant touch with DEVELOPMENTS
and innovations that appear from
week to week in various quarters. 1t
creates uniformity of thought
which tends, perhaps, to narrow the
scope OF the game, but this very
limitation helps its progress toward
perfection"
he regarded self lf-discipline as one
OIL the greatest things that foot ball
gives 10 those who play it.
FIRST, the player must learn the
comparatively simple rule of self con-
troll. Displays of temper. no mattre