New Britain herald., 1927-10-26
SEEK PAID COACH
 FOR H. 5. ELEVEN
Sport Enthusiasts Willing to
 Stand Expense Involved
VERMONT VISITOR DIES
Death Claims Mrs. Francclia Foster Acorn A. c. Being Organized Bridge This Evening For Library Fund-Factory League Bowling.

Sporting enthusiasts in Plainyillc 1 are advocating the employment of z | paid non-facUlty coach for the higl 1 school football team and expres: themselves as willing to stand tho expense involved. No criticism is directed at the methods or ability oi the present mentor, Coach Gallup but those in favor of the change be i lleNe that an outsider could secure | better results with the boys than 4 , teacher could. They say that where teacher is trying 10 coach boys whom he has in his classes therc IS bound 10 he some restraint in th"lr relations, this being felt by toth the teacher and the pupils. | The advocates Of an outside coach say that more cordial and intimate relations, leading to better under standing and better play. would ex- ist between nom faculty coach and the team.
 Two years ago. when Plainvill5 High first put epresentative team on the gridlron. there were only 2hout 20 boys in the school. but practically all of them went out for , football. Billy Duda6k of New Britain vas employed as coach. his salary being provided by a group of interested men of the town. Tho team had excellent success against its opponents and is considered by its hackers 10 have been faster tha the elevens of the past two years. Last fall q misund nderstanding aros, and the school authorities decided 10 use faculty coaches. and this rule has been adhered to up to the pres cnt
 The school department looks at , football not as q means of glorify- ing the school or boys but as q method of providing physical tran- ing and athletic education, almost as part Of the school curriculum. It also gives the school closer con- trol over the players. Superintend- . cnt Leon C. Staples is very desirous 10 avoid over-emphasis of athletics
  and is believer in the faculty coach system, While the team turn cd out by this method has vet to Win game, it has fought It's way gamely to two ties and has held it's conquerors to small scores in the other encounters.
 Mrs. Francclia Foster Dies
 Mrs. Francelia 4. Foster. resi-. dent of Perkinsville, Vt. died late yesterday afternoon at the home of friends in Southington. near the Plainvllle town line. She had been visiting there several weeks. Mrs. Foster was almost S1 years old, hay ing been born in Chester, Vt. on November 13, 1S46. She was the widow of Edward Foster and is sur vived by one daughter. Her body was taken to Perkinsville this morn ing.
 Forming Acorn \. C.
 Duffy Gnazzo and Robert May have organized d sporting club, the Acorn A. C., with recreation rooms over the Hayes and Marine store on
 
 West Main street and plan to fos- ter bowling baseball, and possibly boxing. Gnazzo and May are re- spectirely the organizer and mana ger of the Plainville Blues baseball team, which won the town cham pionship this year. 4 charter will be applied for in a few weeks 10 allow the pair to transact business under the name Of the Acorn 4. C.
 Plainyille has long been without any organized club in which the youth of the town might disport it. self, and it is hoped by the organ izers that this club will prove Of great benefit In keeping the boys off