Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
HARLOW HAS GRID
AND RING SUCCESS
Takes Group of Green Boys
and Turns Out Great
Boxing Team.
BY H. C. BYRD.

IN lex HARLOW is making a
remarkable su cess OF
coaching at w e S t e r n
Maryland College. N t
only has he turned out strong foot
bali teams, something that he has
done elsewhere, and in which his
ability was we'll known, but the
accomplishment of Western Mary
land athletes in boxing the last
two seasons simply establishes on
a wider basis Harlow'S remarkable
success in getting the most out OF
any group of men he is coaching.
Three wears ago Harlow took group
Of bows and began to develop boxing
team. None of his men was experienced
and it was simply a case OF what
Harlow could teach them. In one year
the DEVELOPMENT was marked. ana IN
1929 and during the season just closed,
the squad has been right up among
the best. Two weeks ago Navy regarded
1t as the most dangerous dual meet zoe
1t had ever faced and Coach Spike Weoo
of NAVY had cold chills up and down
his spine for a week before the meet IN
his reflections about what might
Any time a man takes a group Of
green men and builds them into reai
firhting integers such as Harlow mas,
then he knows how to handle men.
Western Maryland's boxing team TINS
wear and last is a distinct tribute TO
Harlow's varied coaching ability
Harlow has for years been a good
foot ball coach. That he would turn
out good teams at Western Maryland
In that sport was foregone conclusion,
but IL was not so well known that ne
extended that accomplishment TO the
squared circle. And Harlows work Win
the foot bah squad was brilliant. he
had good material In foot ball, 1t Is true,
but good material alone does not make
a team that goes through its season
indicated. Incidentally, Harlow olo
have wonderful line material ana
wonderful line, but his backfleld ma
terial was not anything for coacn 10
20 into OBSTACLES about 1t was Harlows
coordination of the whole that really
made the team.
And another thing that might be
mentioned, Harlow, besides being gooo
foot ball coach, is just about as hkeap1e
a fellow as one might care 10 meet. ne
is personally attractive, the KIND OF
chap one likes to have as friend.
Two points of Improvement desired
by the rules committee for next year re-
late to shifts and camoufiage materlas
used on Jerseys to conceal the ball. Inc
eornnnittee has made Ii more imperative
than ever on officialS that SHIFT plays
Be prevented beating the ball. The Ian
o1ia0e of the rule has been changed so
fhat instead Of reading that the men
shaII come to q full stop for period OF
annroximateiy one second, 1t now reaos
that they shall come to q fun stop Ior
at least one full second, and the metnoo
Of determining that second next year
win be by counting six instead OF counv-
inc fo,ir the number counted last Fail.
This means that the day OF the shit
p.ay is over, as far as any value in the
movement or placement OF men is con-
cerned. Shift plays formerly were very
good because they enabled coach to
change positions Of his backs and TO
have his men or 3 feet one way or an
other and get the plays on before tne
defense had time to detect the diner
ence. This value has unquestionaoly
feen DESTROYED BY the new rule. OF
course, the shift play formerly had great
value in that some teams used 1t to beat
the ball and virtually get Q running
start but that simply was illegal ana
should not have been considered at any
part Of the sound value attached to the
shift.
but is likely to make difference IN
the type of Jerseys worn by some teams.
The rules committee simply requests
that teams do not sew pieces OF leather
on their Jerseys or on their elbows, and
that they do not wear headgears that
have the appearance Of foot ball.
The practice of throwing a headgear,
or rolling off headgear, to make IL
look like tumble. viii also be done
away with, If the rules committees
advice is followed.
In connection with the above para
graph, 1t might be stated thai some
teams last Fall deliberately sewed ma
terials on their jerseys with the In
tention to keep the defense guessing
as to where the foot bah might be.
One team that the writer saw play last
Fan had some kind Of design sewed on
the front Of each players jersey that
was something Of q cross between .
Chinese block puzzle and a crazy quilt.
One action taken by the committee
that may have q good deal more bear
ing ON the play Of teams than seems to
appear at first glance Is in giving all
oflcials jurisdiction over all fouls.
Formerly each officia1 had outlined for
him in the rules certain powers, which
meant that he could call fouls of GER
tain kind, but had no jurisdiction over
fouls Of another kind. The referee, for
instance, had certain things to look
after which were beyond the juriSdic-
ton of any other offlcial, yet some OF
those rules which were under the sole
jurisdiction of the referee could be en-
forced more easily by one Of the other
three officials. Next Fall all officials
have jurisdiction over all fouls and the
only different status the referee will
have Is In the power to give decision
in case of dispute or argument be-
tween of1cialS, which may not make
it particularly pleasant for the referee
at times.
Georgetown and Maryland are on the
Army base ball schedule, Just an
nounced. The Blue and Gray plays at
West Point on May %, while the Old
Liners entertain the Army nine at Col
lege Park April 26.
George Washington plans to discon-
tinue its foot ball practice after next
week. The Buff and Blue has been
working since the first Of the month
and feels that four weeks are about all
that 1t needs for the squad to get the
type Of development it desires. Coach
Ptxlee feels that his men have made
some progress and that they will be In
better shape in September to start the
hard campaign that has been outlined
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