Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31


Southern coaches are interested in
Alabama and think it should win. 1t
is said. too, that Far Western coaches
are not bothering about the game so
much this year, and especially is this
true of California men. It is intimated
by some that California people would
have been much more "het up" over
the possibilities and probabilities of the
game had one of the California teams
represented the Pacific Coast. And in
like measure it is entirely possible that
Northern elevens would have felt Just a
little closer to the contest had North
efn eleven gone West.
Neutral opinion, what there is of 1t,
seems to be that the elevens are well
matched, and that the game will belong
. the team that gets the breaks. 1t is
not IeIt that either should win by big
margin.
@~swever, there is one factor that seems
TO be lest sight of which is that Ala
bama probably will be more acelimated
than Washington State and may have
an advantage in the weather, especially
If the day is very warm. Washington
State ought almost to be at the same
disadvantage against Alabama that one
Of the Northern elevens would be against
one of the California schools.
Southern coaches think Alabama
should win. while Northwestern men,
familiar with Washington State man
power, say they do not care how strong
Alabama is-it cannot be any stronger
than Washington State, and that WASH
ington State has at least an even
chance.
IN group meetings yesterday of men
j directly interested in managing the
affairs of the National Collegiate
oNyid
that determined efforts will be made to
have foot ball coaches become members
of the faculty in each institution in
which they are working with full
faculty rank. This, it is felt, should
make the coach feel a greater respon-
sibility 10 the institution and become
more closely associated with the faculty
and with those responsible for the
educational program. This probably has
been a subject for discussion here this
year to much greater extent than any
ether matter.
Coaches themselves feel they would
much rather have the more stable status
of faculty members, even II their
salaries might not be quite so large as
they now receive. It is rather surprising
TO see the type of men who are coaches,
and they seem to be much more on the
order of successful business men than
the type usually thought of as coach
or professional trainer of any kind of
athletics. And, incidentally. there is no
other profession in which the members
of that profession are more interested
in their work and more ready to seize
upon anything that should enable them
TO make progress.
THAT the foot ball rules will be very
| l. little, if any. changed when play
starts next Fall is assured. The
officialS first went on record as opposed
20 any changes, the coaches did the
same thing, and yesterday E. K. Hall,
chairman Of the Foot Ball Rules Com
Tnittee, came out flatfooted with the
statement that there would be virtually
no alterations In the code for some time
to come. He holds that the rules as
they now stand are very satisfactory.
Hall says that the one problem now
before the Rules Committee is to so
codify the rules and so clarity them
that there may be little possibility OF
misunderstanding and that there may
be no antiquities.
T UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA people,
" including DR.. Voshel, chairman of
the athletic board, and Jimmy
Driver, director of athletics, have been
here for two days In an efiort 10 get
Bill Roper, at Princeton for several
years, to take charge of foot ball at
Virginia next Fall. Earl Abel, who has
coached the last two years, and whose
contract had another year to run, has
been paid his salary In full and will not
be at Virginia again. Neither Roper
nor any of the Virginia authorities have
anything definite to say concerning the
situation. Virginia wants Roper and
is trying hard to get him. 1t believes
that Roper, with his inspiring methods,
should be able to bring Virginia foot
ball back to a high plane.
DR.. James r. Angel. president of Yale
University, is one Of the speakers on
the program of the National Collegiate
Athletic Association today. Dr. Angel
is to talk generally about problems Of
college athletics.
Avery Brundage, president of the
Amateur Athletic Union and the Amer
lean Olympic Association. is to speak on
''The Olympic Ideal and American Par
ticipation in the Olympic Games"
DR.. Howard J. Savage Of the Carnegie
Foundation is to talk on Current De-
velopments in American College Attn
1etics."
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