Evening star., 1928-02-13
BY FIELDING III. YOST.
Director of Athletics. University OF
MIrhIEzD

For the Associated Press.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. February IL
Several American colleges are planning
appointment OF sport captains for ir-
dividual games instead OF their election
for a season Reasons given for the
change include fraternity politics. After
one recent foot ball election II vas
charged openly that the naming Of
captain for next year was "dea! PC
tween fraternities. The deal paSscc
over an outstanding player TO name
man Of rather secondary merit.
MY own relations with captains have
been so pleasant that. for sentimental
reasons at least. I would be loath 10
see the old practice Of the squad nam
ing a leader for a year pass from attn
let!cs.
Become Firm Friends.
While I have friendships with some
OF my former non-captaln players tna'
are rs lasting as those with former
can,a,us. there is a certain understand
ing between myself and the men with
whom l have planned stratagems o.
campaicns that would not have oecA
ncssiblp but for the close intimacy
reached BY coach and captain IN sea-
sons work together. This. / presume
is especially true Of foot ball, IN winch
I have had my experience. =
From an academic STANDPOINT II -
impossible to quarrel with the loea o.
passing the honor and the reSporSioll4.y
around, but my impression Is IL "on.o r,.a
lessen the effectiveness OF teain. = t.s q
| nIavers of a team become accustomed
| 10 one man In command: the leaoef
| ironroyes with each games reSponSIoil-
| ty and gradually assumes place ne
| could not attain Il he had the po"e!
| for q day only.
T Need Time TO Develop.
! PLAYERS Of the age OF most ioot pau
/ caDtains need time 10 develop ifaGei
| si1jp of their group. The real ieaoeis mp
| Of foot ball team al least Is ilo'
! ,,rat.er ri one game. Il Is a matter oI
| tho preliminary training season, OF oo-
| servation up 10 the time OF the itS'
| competition. OF added stature III 90.
| serya,ion as each game Is playeo' lna'
| is. II he is the ideal captain ..
Possibly my interest III captains -
| ,oo largely affected by memories OF q
| gveat trio that worked with me the ilIst
,hree wears at Michigan-Hugn WElpe
| ~ the 1901 team, now leader IN re"
Vork: "Boss" Weeks. as inSplrea .
| feId general as the game VIII esea
know. and Curt" Redden. VINO neausa
| an Illinois regiment during tne VIZ .',r|
war and went West ouitis 40 80, ~a1
| ,r,nu One of the pillars OF the great
iI1no;s stadium will present MS name
| far u,numbcred years.
| All Have Rare Qualities
| ,.,c,tpan's captains al! poaAeoSeo
| xr.. ncrs0nal qualifications. IL seems "
me- as they march across my menioi5 .
,,,;;,ta,r MI Hest0n. Fred Norcross, John .
C,,tte paul Magoffin. Adolph Shuitz
| ,1a,s aIerd,ce. Albert Benbtook, George
r. THOMPSON. George c. Patterson
J.,,es pavnesford, William ID. Cochran
y@hn p Mal,lbetsch, Cedric G, smith
and the war time captain Eitoh T.
Wteman. who was in training ealil
while the S. A. T. c. team piayeo ou'
the schedule. He was lono"eu os
/, Angus G0etz. Mjchigans one t@o-yea.
/. raf,,atn in the reorganization Gays OF
the war peFlod. ,oss.,,oa
since the war with r, j, Dunno, PauI
C,oebel. Harry Kipke. Herbert Steger
I Robert Brown. Ben Friedman, ana thiS
year the one with whom did not nave
| ,he relation Of coach 10 captain because
~ the change In my dutics~Bcnnic
| Oosterbaan.
Depends on Viewpoint.
Each one OF these has his particular
argument against abolition OF Team
raDtain~~this one unselfishness, the
next leadership. the third sterling per
sonal qualities and 10 on through the
list.
In academic procedure. day-by~daS
or II Rame- by game captain may he tht
best thing. but with my coaching day'
probably behind me 80 | can CONSIDER
The future from hn ifnper80ual angle. il