Evening star., 1938-03-19
PRINCETON BOASTS
IDEAL GRID STAFF
Warner, Stage, Yost Schools
of Football Combined in
Group of Coaches.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY,


PRINCETON, N. j., March 1s.-If
football brains, acumen, offensive
versatility and defensive stanchness
may be inherited, Princeton football
should do well in the ensuing Autumn.
Out on Fitzpatrick Field today stood
Tad Wieman and Franklin Cappon
both products OF the Fielding Yost
school of football thought. With them
was Edgar Walker, Stanford gradu-
ate representing the flower Of Glenn
Warmers teaching, while in Wieman
again, through his association with
Fritz Crisler was noted the Stage in
huence.
Il don't think you could name three
greater teachers of football than these
three masters of football instruction"
said Tad Wieman, and if we can
apply at Princeton all we have learned
and absorbed, think football herr
Will do pretty we'll
Walker Well SchooIed.
Ed Walker, who until he came to
Princeton was head coach Of the
University OF Mississippi team, and as
matter OF fact now is at Princeton
under a leave of absence from the
Oxford institution. played at Stanford
under Pop Warner in 1924, 1925 and
1925, two years at end and one year
in the backfield.
Graduated in 1927, he went to Iowa
as end coach when Burt Ingwersen
was head man at Iowa City. In 1928
ne went back to Stanford as end
coach, and the following year the late
Charley Crowley called him to Colun-
bia, where he was assistant head
coach. From Columbia he went to
Mississippi.
He is big man, suggesting Tad
Wleman in general way physically.
and in his mental stance. With a
brief view Of the Nassau candidates.
he had the usual Western reaction of
lack Of Eastern heft, but said he
would reserve opinion until a lot of
star varsity men now engaged in other
sports turn out next September.
Whether he eventually will make his
home in Princeton will depend upon
how things work out.
Michigan Disappoints Cappon.
Frank Cappon, like his two asso-
ciates, Weiman and Walker. is devoid
OF hair and matches them in her
culean physique. Graduated from
Michigan in 1924, he was rated as one
OF the great fullbacks of the country.
and. as well, he received that highly
priced honor. the Western Conference
medal for leadership in scholarship
and athletics.
Before Harry Kipke was called to
be head coach at Ann Arbor, Cappon
had the refusal of that position. but
preferred to accept the alternative
offer Of assistant director of athletics.
His legitimate dream of succeeding
Fielding Yost in that position was
ruined when Fritz Crisler was called
TO Michigan under the joint induce
ment OF an assistant professorship and
the ofdce Of assistant to Yost
With his hopes thus shattered.
AAoAAh Aodll0 Illc 1IlllCeIOIl Ouer OF
backfield coach and basket ball coach
to attractive to refuse
Ceppi National Star.
In Charley Ceppi, who will be grad
uated in medicine from Syracuse next
June and will spend 10 days with
Princeton forwards this spring, Old
Nassau has a former great lineman
who learned his football under Cris-
Ter and Wieman and Won national
honors as player.
The Princeton coaching staff has
impressed number of visitors as a
group of men of poise and attainment
not only in football, but also in all the
qualities which it is good for young
men in their formative years to meet
and know.
Wieman does not underestimate the
task that lies before him next season.
but he is approaching it with a GER
tain smiling philosophy which may
help the Tigers to win more football
games next fall than at this time seems
likely.