Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-01-11

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hey CPop') War Alonzo Stagr
ner. now at San Jose
State, who was coaching Georgia IS
years ago. The third is Fielding
("Hurry-Up') Yost Of Michigan, who
broke into West Virginia and La
fayette around 1856 Both War
ner and Yost are flirting with 70,
unless they broke into football as
Baby Leroys.
/ Lonnie Stage was on Walter
Camps first All-America, named
back in 1889.
He began coaching around 1890,
but fastened himself at Chicago in
1892, as I recall the date. All
know is that Lonnie Stage has been
coaching so years-and that at the
age Of n he brought down a team
good enough to beat the California
Golden Bears, and that he has no
idea Of retiring to any sidelines or
| to any old mans retreat.
What do you mean-Old Mann"
asks Mr.. Stage Indignantly. II still
get up at a. m, play either one or
two sets Of tennis before breakfast,
and then coach a football team in
the afternoon"
Now we come to one Glenn Scobey
CPop') Warner. The first time
saw one Of Pops teams happened to
be in 1896 when he brought Georgia
up to play Vanderbilt at Nashville.
Even in that far gone day, A
years ago, Pop had good-looking
team with a new offense. Pop al.
| ways had a new offense-more Of
fensive formations than any coach
that ever lived. And most Of these
were sound and smart. He was foot
balls offensive king.
A Grand Guy
In talking to Pop again, leaning
on his cane, I began looking back.
Looking back to the Carlisle Indians
-Bemus Pierce, Thorpe, Calac,
Guyon, Metoxen, Hudson, Mt. Pleas
ant, Choctaw Kelly, Houser-a long
list Of other greats-probably the
most colorful outfit that ever roamed
American gridirons, handled by one
Of the most colorful Of all coaches.
After that, a long run Of great
Pittsburgh teams-then on to STAN
ford-then back to Temple-then
back again to the West coasts
years Of coaching and still under
| steam.
A grand guy. Pop And a fellow
who knew his trade And still does.
The phone doomed and no second
guess was needed. It had to be
Hurry-Up Yost. There is no substi-
tute.
Yost coached his way from the
Atlantic to Stanford, via Nebraska
and Kansas. In 1901 he reported at
Michigan.
For four years (19Ol-O4) Yost and
Michigan had the best football team
on the map. know Yale didn't
think so, nor Harvard, nor Prince
ton, which were then planting about
nine men on Walter Camps ALI
America. But it was true. In those
| four years Michigan ran up some
thing better than 1900 points against
almost nothing. Heston alone scored
! over 100 touchdowns. mean against
strong teams from Wisconsin, Chi
cago, Minnesota, Carlisle, on and
on. One year Buffalo beat Yale
and Michigan beat Buffalo. 1O5 to 0.
Can't Bother Greatness.
/ In 1901 Stanford was the West
Coast champion. Yost gave his
Michigan team a final workout In
six inches of snow, headed them
west, played eleven men under blaz-
ing heat and beat Stanford 40 to 0.
And Stanford could use all the re-
placements she needed. It was that
sort Of Michigan team.
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"A great football team" said
Yost. "can play in snowstorm or
at a temperature of 105. Nothing
bothers greatness"
As Yost admits. 1T could have
been SO to o." 1t could.
Stagg-Warner-YOst. All in one
| group or a bunch. Average age
around ". Coaching span--135 years.
These three are enough to show
the grip sport has on the country.
Yost was complaining years ago
when the Michigan faculty had
thrown out eight Of his starting elev.
en-. Classroom deficiencies.
Why don't you quit?" / asked.
you know the pill game as well as
you do football-and there's 10 times
as much money in it,"
"Quif?" asked Yost. How can
anyone quit footbsll?"