The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-06
Cornell Coach
 Praises Texans As Reds Gets Cup
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 United Press Stan Correspondent)
 New York, Dec. 0.--CUP)- --The Texas Aggies' triumphal campaign was one of the most significant de- velopments of the 1889 football sea- son, according to Carl Snavely, head coach of Cornell's Big Reds" east ern champions.
 Snavely, Q quiet, grayish man with deep-set eyes, seems almost as pleased with the AggieS' perfect rec ord as with the unbeaten and un- tied march of his own team.
 He expressed his elation at the Aggies' successes last night during the rousing dinner at Jack Deinp- sey's Tavern, at which the Lambert memorial trophy, symbolic of east ern college football supremacy, was presented to Cornell.
 Snavely said, Homer Norton and his Texas Aggies apparently proved the truth of one of my pet coach- ing theories: That a team well grounded in all departments of play generally has the advantage over teams that specialize in certain de- partments at the cost of strength in other departments.
 Air-Minded
 "In the southwest, for the past several years, the accent has been on forward passing. The climate and ground conditions seemed to lend themselves to the development of the aerial game in that section, more than in other areas. But this season the Texas Aggies won the southwest conference title by play. ing all-round football. Coach Nor. ton struck the proper balance be- tween the running attack, the pass ing game and sound defense. That's why the Aggies played consistently good football, not only against southwest opponents, but also against those from other sections. The Aggies' success may tend to de-emphasize passing in the south. west"
 But what about Snaveiy's own Cornell team2 What was the secret of Cornell's eight straight triumphs?
 Coach Carl said the outstanding factor in Cornell's success this sea- son was the intense competition among the squad men for positions on the team. This competition made the men work as hard at practice during the week as in actual games on Saturdays. It kept regulars and reserves on edge physically and mentally. It resulted in a great team.
 Snavely admitted frankly that he and his assistant coaches had ,in- derrated the team before the sea. son opened. After graduation took away the excellent line of ,se, Carl and his aides regarded the squad as an experimental outfit that would be lucky to win four or five games of stiff schedule. It was an out- it that apparently had no stars, and n had coached other squads that were superior physically"
 The competition for berths was 60 keen that Snavely used the same starting lineup only twice during the season. The reserves developed amazingly and he suddenly found himself blessed with two good back- fields. It was somewhat the same story at other posts.
 T was the coach," Snavely con. tinued. T was supposed to inspire the team. But these boys displayed such hustle and spirit that they in- spired me and my staff. It was the strangest experience ever had"
 The current team will lose Witt Baker, It's best running halfback, and e half-dozen excellent reserves, through graduation. And Gnavely says he can't expect much help from the weak freshman squad. But he still hopes for another good Cor nell team in '40--"Of course not as good as this one"