The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-30
WARNER QUITS AS TEMPLE BOSS.
 SEEKS STANFORD
Famous Carlisle Indian Coach, at 67, Offers Aid
 to Former Pupil

Palo Alto, Calif, Jan. 30.-tUp).-- Glenn Scobey (Pop) Warner, one of footballs grand old men, was 6 free agent today after A years spent in coaching some of the nations most famous football teams.
 The inventor of the "Warner sys- tem," the hidden ball play and a thousand others announced his resignation last night as head of the coaching staff at Temple University.
 He said he had received 10 new offers as yet and did not appear particularly interested about his fu' ture. He did say, however, he woult consider an offer to return to Stan' ford University as an advisory coach"
 "If it is felt" he said, that 1 could be of any assistance at Stah- ford and If Tiny would welcome my assistance would consider any of- fer the school would make"
 Pop" Rated S25,000
 His reference to Tiny was to Stanford's head coach Claude E (Tiny) Thornhill, who played under Warner ct Pittsburgh and later w..s sent by Warner to Centre College. Thornhill made his reputation wien Centre defeated Harvard. He later was assistant to Warner at Stan- ford and succeeded him when Pop" left la 1883 for Temple at a report cd salary of $25,000 a year.
 Warmers resignation from Temple came after six years at the Phila- delphia school. It was made public In a letter mailed to Earl R. Yeoman, graduate manager. It read:
 Dear Earl: You will recall that at the close of the football season l expressed my desire to resign and that 1t was arranged at that time that I delay my final decision until the first of March.
 "There is no need for further de- lay because still feel the same way about 1t and herewith tender my resignation.
 During the six years l have been at Temple have not heard one word of criticism of my work by anyone connected with the univer- sity. mention this because I deep- ly appreciate 1t and because 1t Is an unusual experience for 0 football coach.
 T want to thank you and every one at Temple for the cooperation ! have had and l wish for my suc- cessor and the football team every success. Yours very truly,
 GLENN s. WARNER"
 Announcement Of Warmers de- cision followed reports here that he was finding the fall weather in the East trying and that he might be wanting to take 1t easy"
 He Is now 67, still in robust health.
 He was graduated from Cornell in 1894 and served at Iowa State, Uni- verSity of Georgia and Cornell be. fore leaping Into fame when he moved to Carlisle in 1899.
 Great At Carlisle
 The Carlisle Indians under War ner's guidance soon gained national prominence. Warner "eturned to Cornell, however, and then went back to Carlisle, coaching there from 1907 to 1914. The Indians became known and feared throughout the country. It was there, too. that War ner crossed Up his opposition by sewing halves Of footballs on the jerseys of his players in one C: the first real stratagems of gridiron.
 Ills next coaching assignment was at Pittsburgh, where he was highly successful. In 1922. Stanford induced him to come west and he introduced his tricky, colorful style to the west coast. Between 1922 and 1883 his teams went to the Rose Bowl three times and he developed the great fullback Ernie Meyers.