Evening star., 1932-12-28
YEW YORK. December 28-It
takes no master mind to start
" a gridiron argument when q
flock of foot ball coaches gather

a gridiron argument when q
flock of foot ball coaches gather
under one ROTOR the open sky.
Foot ball holds all records for sport
ing arguments, unless you run in the
private controversies and rebuttals
offered in golf
One point Of debate brought up at
the coaches meeting here is this:
Which foot ball sector can show the
greatest strength on the basis OF five
team comparison?
The East offered Pittsburgh, Colgate.
Army, Brown and Columbia-although
this also launched another warm debate
in the Eastern voting in behalf Of
Pennsylvania.
The Midwest presented Michigan.
Notre Dame, Purdue, Wisconsin and
Ohio State, with Minnesota rated
well up.
The South offered Tennessee. Au-
burn, Alabama, Vanderbilt and " P I.
There were not enough votes from the
Southwest or the Missouri Valley to
get consensus.
The Far West entered Southern
California, Washington, U. c. L. A.. st.
Marys and then a loud scramble
among Oregon. Oregon State. Santa
Clara and Washington State.
When the debate finally died away
the Middle West had the call with
Michigan, Notre Dame, Purdue. Wis
consin and Ohio State. The gap be-
tween Southern California and the re-
naming coast teams was too wide for
most of these to be ranked with Mics.-
igan, Notre Dame and Purdue.
The South admitted falling of from
the general average of year ago, but
was still willing to take its chance
against any other sector, with the
Middle West left out; and even here
Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn and
Vanderbilt, at full strength, refused to
make even Middle West concessions.
IT remained for DR.. Alonzo Stagg of
i Yale and Chicago, 40 years apart,
to steal most of the show away from
the coaches meeting at their first days
convention.
While the main body Of foot ball
coaches was gathering at the Pennsyl
vania Hotel for various committee dis
cussions, Alonzo Stagg was the center
Of big gathering at the Town House,
where Matthew Vol, one Of the leaders
acted as POSTMASTER.
Dutch Carter, famous Yale pitcher
back In Stages day at Yale, and Fritz
Crisler, who later served under Stagg at
Chicago, paid their tributes to the grand
old man and told their stories about
him, covering a span of nearly 40 years.
Carter insisted that while Stage at
Yale was a foot ball an-America, he
was an even greater base ball player
and that his combined talents lifted
him among the immortals connected
with both major sports.
ONE Of the sensations of the meet
~ ing came from DR. Philip Badger
Of New York University. DR..
Badger caused something of q shock
when he insisted that If foot bali did
not mend its ways it would be a dead
sport or totally professionalism within
10 years.
mot 10 per cent Of our colleges to-
day." the doctor said, ARE free from
proselyting through athletic scholar
ships and other evils which border on
the professional side"
DR.. Badger admitted N. Y. q. had
shared these faults up to this last sea-
son. I'VE were accused by WRITER'S" he
said, "of de-emphasiIng foot ball We
were not. We were deodorizing it,
At another meeting DIR. Eddie O'Brien,
one of the leading Eastern officials,
launched his criticism at a number of
coaching systems that leaned entirely
too strong in the direction of rough
play. He thought there was too much
piling up, even with the protection of
the new rules, which seemed to get an
advantage Of general Endorsement.
DR.. Nal Stevens of Yale, president Of
the Coaches Association, presided and
turned the opening Of the debate over