The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-13


30 got IN town Sunday evening,
and stepped from a train 70 find
his reception committee limited to
Harreu and Claude Rich, alumni
secretary. The former Centre col
lege hero went into a huddle with
Harreu Sunday night IL an effort
to line up spring drill plans, already
DELAYED by Indianas quandary over
the selection Of a coach after Z. w.
billy Hayes stepped down from
the Job several weeks ago.
Nowack Is Out
In the first place he looked over
his coaching staff. Harrell viii re-
main. So viii w. II. Thorn, wrestling
mentor and football aid. A. j.
Butch Nowack. former all-Amerl-
ca Hneman at Illinois. whose release
as line coach had been anticipated
for some time, is out. Hayes Will
sit in on the grid strategy board.
That was the story.
Thus far 30 has not named his
assistant coaches to replace Nowack
and bolster the Indiana staff, al
though he confessed yesterday that
he was looking over "a couple OF the
bows who had played and
coached for him in previous years.
NOWack, 1t was learned from I'M
official sources. may become head
coach at a small Wisconsin school,
at Buffalo university, or may be
n NL1Ep0f1-
sins staff.
In the big Indiana heldhouse,
where track men, golf team aspr-
ants. baseball players and Wrestlers
were working out. 30 collected his
spring fOOtballers yesterday, herded
them away from the fringe OF stu
dents that gathered to watch the
new coach perform his first duties,
and Immediately set them to learn
ing the McAIillin football system
30 Likes En- Tough
Are you going to play the Rockne
or Warner brand OF footoau?' ne
was asked.
Both Of them are myths" he
answered. There are only two
systems. One is the point -a-min-
ute system, and the other is the
touchdown system. We will play the
touchdown system"
What are you going to Go about
these suicide schedules Indiana has
lined up?" a newspaper man asked
30.
They can't make EN- too tough,
snapped the soft-vOiced Texan.
Well. you get more credit for
knocking of the big ones than you
do for slammIng the little ones,
the newspaper man offered
I don't care about the credit.
We're down here to play some foot
ball. and have a lot of fun doing it.
30 replied.
Probably the spectators at Indl-
ana's games next fall will have
most of the fun. BO's 'unOrthodoX"
football. as he began teaching it to
Indiana'S grld candidates yesterday,
promises much in the way OF crowd
pleasing qualities.
Uses open Style of Play
His use of five-man backfieldS
and other strange formations have
made him a marked coach in any
league-and one whose teams are re-
spected. no matter where he coaches.
Remember how Southern Metho-
dist revamped the game and put a
basketball team on the field throw
ing the ball every time they got it?'
one grid enthusiast asked. We'll,
30 will have that sort of stuff here.
Not a strictly passing team. but one
playing wide open football, and one
that will make the big boys sit up
and wonder just what it's all about.
Bo's appearance on the campus
was marked with a new spirit and
enthusiasm among the student body,
which long ago came TO accept the
annual doOrmat spot in the Western
Conference.
One wee eXample-befOre the drill
began a stocky little chap applied to
Coach Harrell for a uniform.
Go on down and tell Cap Gibson
I said to let you have one Herrel
said. The lad disappeared down the
stairs
There's a boy who's been in
school three yearS-thiS is his first
trip out for football since his fresh