The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26

This IS the ninth or a series oi
 coaches Of the country in interviews
 otSsr Uss II ass Siil ahh fnoiSds stories by
 Haugliton, Dawson and Yost.
 tC9pyright, I924; in United states
 North American Newspaper Alliance.
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 AS TOLD BY GLENN WARNER tHead Coach, Leland Stanford, Jr.
 University
 Two men who were dallying with death and should have been in hos pital; a third who would have looked well in an invalid's chair; two pieces of leather, which, joined together, closely resembled a puttee; and, final ly, trace of aluminium plates that re- sembled nothing so much as the rubbing portion of waShboard-these were the Chief factors in making possible a strategy that decided one of the most sensational football battles r ever saw.
 It was. away back in 1902, during my first term of coaching the famous Carlisle Indian tenm. In those days our annual game with Cornell was one of the biggest events of the season, notwithstanding that during the course of the hectic schedule which the Indians always played we were apt to engage almost every important team in the country. We set lot of store on win ming from the Ithacans, but this year, as the game approached, it looked as if victory was going to be impossible. In earlier games Hard Luck gave us a kick that sent us reeling, and Satur- day. October IS, the day set for our en- sagement with Cornell, didn't promise to be an occasion for jubilation.
 Season Opens We'll
 remember, too, that the season had started out most auspiclously. To begin with, my brother Bill had been a big help. Bill was guard at Cornell, and one of the best in the game. This wear he was captain of the team and mighty anxious to have it make q good showing. Cornell didn't start it's train- ing season until September 15 while the Indians got into action on Sep tember 1, Bill had a neat hunch and during the last week in August, while was getting ready to leave our home at Springville, N. r., he put 1t up to
 .Say. Glenn," he said, "rd like to go down to Carlisle with you and get the benefit of some extra training.
 Blight Idea ..
 The idea struck me just right. Iii those days we didn't have q lot of as sistant coaches hanging around and was not only Il coach, but trainer and; in a way, student manager. figured that if Bill came out l could get him to put our center, guards and tackles through their paces and do me a 'ot of good while helping himself.
 Well, it worked out just that way Bill was a tireless worker ana my Doys were of the same mold. Everybody profited and everybody was happy.
 September 15 arriving, Bill had to go on to Cornell. 4-,
 Before he left asked him;
 What do you think of my team!'
 Pretty Good
 Rilps answer has no particular bear ing on the theme of this story, but III inc light of subsequent events, it pos sesses a considerable degree Of interest .nTell you what, Glenn," he said "you've got a good backfield and all inc bows are hard workers, but there not much weight in the line. I'd call it pretty good. but that's all.
 I didn't reply to that, but l could picture the rest of my brothers thoughts. He stood over six-feet-Ont himself and weighed 220 pounds. The Cornell center, Davitt, and the left guard. Hunt, were built in the samf proportions: Nobody ever had puncturet the Ithacans' line while those lads were holding forth, but they had done n loI of damage to the other fellows defense ! So I knew Bill was going back tt 1 Cornell to tell his comrades just what he was thinking then; namely, that tht Ithacans must keep possession Of th' ball when they meet us month later ant l batter our line to pieces. And ha' fl hunch that the formation he wou,t have in mind for accomplishing thl' purpose would be their famous guards back play. In that, you know, ont guarC. got back of the other to carry the ball. with the whole backfield, II tandem formation helping them to ploV | through tht enemy's line,
 Many Big Games f
 Naturally, thought we might be ablt to frustrate their laudable design, but couldn't give too much thought to th' Cornell game because l had so many other things to look after. My bigges aim was to keep my teah III cOhuiliOA and avoid injuries. We had only small amount of material and couidni afford to lose any regulars.
 Just then, everything went wrong.
 No Luck In Carlisle Camp
 First, after the initial game of thu season, Wheelock, our star left tackle probably the best men in the position | that year and the leading drop and plac' kicker, who did all our bOoting, wa taken sick and sent to the school in