The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-15
FOOTBALL. SPIES NOW WELCOMED. BY ANNIVERSARIES
Harris Tells of Great Pros fessiOn Once Fraught
 With Bodily Harm

Football spies, who once risked bodily injury in their unique pro- fession, now are welcomed by the enemy and given the best seats in the stands, says Sig Harris, veteran University of Minnesota scout, in Modern Mechanix magazine.
 Scouting was just coming into vogue back in 1903 when I played my last year at Minnesota under the tutelage of Dr. Henry L.. Will uams," recalls Harris. Stories went the rounds of scouts renting rooms overlooking practice lots from whence, with field glasses or tele- scopes, they could ferret out oppo- nents' plays. Bribery to obtain sig nalS also was reported"
 Fast Thinking
 An adventure of Tiny Thornhill, now Stanford coach, illustrates the old feeling against scouting though his experience was of later date, says MT. Harris. In 1921, Thorn hill, while assistant coach at Gen. tre college, was sent to scout Au- burn in its game with Tulane at New Orleans.
 Scouting had passed it's primitive stage but the Auburn coach, whom Thornhill knew well, saw an oppor- tunity to thwart Centres plans. At 8 mass meeting the day before the game, the coach dwelt on the un- sportsmanlike conduct of college sending man to scout future opponent and unfolded an argument that had the student body burn ing.
 Thornhill met the coach on the field next day and noticed that he seemed bursting with laughter. Some moments later, Tiny became the center of wild ring of Auburn students. They had noticed him talking with their coach and, be- 1ieving him friend, sought his aid.
 There's guy named Thronhill from Centre college down here to scout this game" one said. Do you know him?"
 Thornhill caught on at once and glanced about quickly. His eye hit upon a spectator in the Auburn stands who was wearing a white hat.
 Sure I know Thornhill," he said firmly. There he is with the white hat"
 While Thornhill fled to safety in the Tulane stands, the mob bore doln on the innocent spectator, rushed him from the field and sat on him so hard that he did not re- turn. After the game 1t was dis covered that he was loyal and wealthy Auburn alumnus who had been sending his alma mater foot ball material every year.
 Some scouts go in for minute de- tails of opposing play but Harris believes this can be overdone. He bothers only with the salient points of the coming opponents plays, style of play, and habits of individual stars. He notes which backs kick and pass.
 Scouts Aided "Rock"
 Ohio State, co-champion with @AAAAAACoOt0 O4 tAAC DE 4C1lp 1ldS scouting staff headed by Floyd Stahl. He is aided by Fritz Mackey and Gaylord Stinchcomb. Some of the late Knute Rockne's success at Notre Dame was due to his scouts. During the peak years these were Hunk Anderson, George Keegan, John Doegisch and Jack Chevigny, the last now University of Texas coach.
 Six scouts helped keep Princeton trndefeated last year. They were Campbell Dickson, Tad Wieman, Earl Martineau, Katz Kadlie, Ken Fairman and Nose Kalbaugh. Stewart Scout, coach of the junior varsity, did most of Yale's scout ing last year. Harvard s1935 scouts included J. Neil Stanley, Myron H. Palm, Raw Crowther, William J. Murray and R. A. Hoban.
 Nebraska's scouting last year was done by Ed Weir, w. H. Brown and w. L. Day. Alabama depended upon Harold Drew and Paul Bur- mum. Southern Methodist used John Lee Brooksand R. c. Higginbotham. Rice had Cecil Grigg and Eddie