Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-04

L southern foot ball coaching Sys-
TENS next Fall. SO far as
Il known. only five institutions
south of the Mason-DiXon line
are due 10 have new men in charge
when their squads go out for practice
early in September. The other squads
will be under men who have been d.
recting them for at least two years.
with the possible exception of Virginia
Polytechnic Institute.
Perhaps the most important change
Is that at Louisiana State University,
where Mike Donahue. who signed a
new six-year contract a few weeks
ago. has handed in his resignation
much to the surprise of everybody
connected with athletics in the South.
Donahue says he is through with foot
hall coaching. He was at Auburn for
10 years and the past Fall was the
fourth year he has coached at Louisi-
ana State. So far no announcement
Of who is 10 succeed Donahue has been
made.
Anhurn. more formally known as
Alabama Polytechnic Institute, regu-
lar foot ball storm center for coaches
the last three years. has another new
coach in the person of G.. NJ. Boiler.
who last year coached the Mississippi
College squad of Clinton, Miss.
Miss ssippi College is Baptist school
and entirely distinct from the Missis.
sippi A. and NJ. College and University
of Mississippi.
University of South Carolina has
Billy Laval, for several years at Fur
man University. to head its coaching
staff. It is not known who will sue.
coed Laval at Furman. William and
Mary is looking for a new man TO
succeed Tasker. and ii is reported that
V. p. /. may lose Gustafson. due to
overtures being made to him by Col
gate. II is said that so good an inn
preston did Y. T. /. make at Colgate
last Fall that the foot bali committee
of that institution decided that the
man who coached V. p. l. would he
the ideal man to head the sport at
Hamilton.
II Gustafson leaves Virginia Poly
technic Institute. his going probably
will mark the only change in a South
Atlantic school. except that due TO
take place at William and Mary Neale
Is 10 be back at Virginia for three
more years. Heron is a fixture at
Washington and Lee. Raftery at V. NJ.
/. and Tehell and Collins at North
Carolina State and North Carolina
University viii be back at their posts.
No change is likely in a local school
unless Crum of George Washington
goes 10 Williamsburg to take the Viii
liam and Mary job.
Some exceptionally capable men are
handling coaching jobs in the South.
OF course, coaches like Rockne and
Warner and some others have made
greater regulations. but the kind of
material coached has a good deal to
do with that. Good material takes a
good coach to make a good foot ball
team out Of IL. but good coach alone
is not going TO get very far in scor-
ing startling victories with mediocre
material, and the victories Tad Jones.
Rockne. Zuppke. Warner. Dobie and
others have scored have not been
scored with poor material.
For the kind OF material that makes
mp their squads. 1t Is probable that
Dan McGugin OF Vanderbilt. Bill
Wade Of Alabama, Mike Bennett of
Sewanee. and others are getting Just
as good results as coaches in other
sections. And II Is rather remarkable
that the foot bali teams OF the South
that have gone TO the far West to
play have accomplished more than
the teams OF the North.
Gil Dobie's theory Of Jaching In In
effect as simple as can he. yet effec-
tive. Dobie says Give your team a
few standard plays. drill ii TO me-
chanical perfection in those plays.
then teach IL the fundamentals Of de-
Tense. and anytime you have better
fss kS fall
will give him a beating; and when the
other team Is made up Of lot better
material than you have. you are
going 10 get licked any way. no mat
ter what kind of plays you have.
And plays alone never win any foot
bail game"
RomeBy Berry. graduate manager
Of athletics at Cornell. has a lot OF
dry humor that sometimes passes uT1'
noticed. but often excites real laugh.
ter, the kind the musical comedy
artists long for. Recently In New
York, Berry was discussing winning
foot bali tea ms. Here In what he said
You know fellows, when coach
has had winning season he ,aiks
foot ball but when he has had q
losing sea son he talks about building
character. developing resourheiulness
and building up men. And say. you
know. up at Cornell we've had TO
i,1Ild character like hell since Thanks
giving day"
Local college track and basket ball
squads are getting down ~ practife
again in preparation for the coinpeti'
.@ous shortly 70 take place In earh
SNORT Several Of the basket ban
squads are due u get in action This
aeek while the track and fed men.
mainly those of Georgetown and Mary
land. are not scheduled 10 Do Il whole
lot until late In this month and Feb
ruaFy.
American University ~ the first 10
cal school to play after the holidays.
having games listed FRIDAY night WIN
I;ettysbusg, 1T Gettysburg, and with
High point Saturday night here. sat
ugday George Washington goes 10 An,
raua,fs 20 play Navy. Blue Ridge plays
Al Catholic University, and GaIiauGet
e.teffains Dld Dominion Boat Club
~ Alexandria.
Though GeGfg etOwn's basket ball
~ hsdtaie has not been announced. the
Blue I'D Gray has, IL IL understood,
arranged an exceedingly attractive
nard The first clash Is With Rutgers
here on January ~ Elmer Ripley
member ~ the Washington pro team
and coach Ut the Georgrtown guint.
has every. intention II Keeping the
lafts-r sob despite the sale ~ the
byca! franchise ~ ~ ookjyb, THIS IL
taken - mean mat Ripley probably
VIII retire from professional basket
lys Ia ~ jeast fpF the time being.
GtprFefDWn's squa1 ii getting ~
vigorous practice Hicks. aud Is sH'
pectoG 10 bs quite well sdYSncEd by
TIE tiFae Ripley arrives,
IN connection with he movement 10
lfka flZe 81 Eastern Intercollegiate
IaEBef ball conference ~ Which
Genrkatown In suggested ar q member.
II gss satd tDGay 81 the Hilltop that
t3e Blue ane GsaY wbs interested III
sst,N ,.nyNYyags hat would tend 10