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Bob B/ane, South s dreaiesf End, Writes ot Commodores' Training Methods I
VANDY’S SYSTEM OF PLAY DESCRIBED BY EXPERT
. -ASHVILLE, TENN., Oct. 17.
\ Vanderbilt's unparalleled record of
* success in Southern football since
advent of McGugin in 1904 natural
makes the McGugin methods of
t - a ining and the Vanderbilt style of
footbaH taught by him of exceptional
interest. Both of them are hard to
and even harder to define,
There 'S so much of the personality of
McGugin worked into both, and so much
.r football spirit and instinct in
the Vanderbilt squad, the majority of
whom have had preparatory football
training of exceptional merit before en.
termg the university, that the mere
auestion of method used is not such a
creat factor in the results achieved.
However, Bob Blake, Vanderbilt’s
and the South’s greatest end and cap
tain of the Vanderbilt team of 1907,
who worked three years under McGu
gin and has helped him from time to
time as assistant coach, can come as
near telling about it as any one else-
This is what he says:
Bv Bob Blake.
far as training goes, the.chief
C) point in the Vanderbilt system is
light scrimmaging work, hard work
fn long distance running to develop
tiu wind and enable the team to
pull off plays with the speed it
uses much signal practice, and
comparatively little secret practice.
Two scrimmages a week is about
as much as McGugin ever puts his
mm through, and in hot weather
the number Is reduced. Such scrim
mages as there are are usually
light, without any of the hard,
t fuelling work that used to be
thought necessary to develop a
football team.
The lack of these hard scrim
mages lessens the chances of in
jure,' in the first place, and, in the
second place, it does not leave the
men worn and tired when the
games come.
That is one secret of the abound
ing energy and vitality that the
Vanderbilt teams display, I think.
They are fresh, fit and ready for
the fight on Saturdays when they
meet their opponents. There is
never a scrimmage on the Friday
before a game.
Wobn-Out Team Loses.
The disadvantage of sending a
team into a game worn out and
pounded to pieces was never shown
more forcefully than in the Vander
bilt-Sewanee game of 1909, when
Vanderbilt entered the contest list
less and spiritless because of two
< ng tripe and fierce struggles on
:ne previous Saturdays. It is sig
nificant that this game is the only
one lost to a. Southern team since
the coming of McGugin.
Much long distance running is in
cluded in the training program. On
rainy days, when the field is un
usually sloppy, McGugin occasion
al > has his entire squad out on the
loads fn long distance runs, and
every day he finishes the after
noon’s practice with a mile or so
for each man on the track. The
■ ndurance and hard wind develop-
i by this work form one of the
chief factors in Vanderbilt's most
distinctive feature, the rapidity
with which the plays are pulled off.
When Vanderbilt played Yale, the
Eastern papers were amazed at the
speed with which play followed
play There is no waiting for the
team to line up to call signals. Even
before ths ball was down the quar
ter began singing them out, and by
the time the men were all on their
feet and in position the play was
started.
Work Constantly on Signals.
Another strong point fn the
reaching system is the signal prac
tice. The team is drilled at least
on» hour each day, drilled so that
•ach man thoroughly and absolutely
knows exactly’ where he must stand,
where he must go. and what he
mum do when each signal is called,
b Is this Insistence on absolute, ex
actness of style that gives the sure
e curacy that marks the playing of
the teams. When a new’ play is
being learned, there is no haste
shown. The play is drilled in slow
ly and thoroughly. When it is once
mastered it is pulled off with light
ning-like speed.
1 he Vanderbilt style of play does
not include any large assortment of
' l ' ak plays tn the attack, and there
f”r‘ comparatively little secret
P'actice Is necessary. Os course,
the team usually has a card or two
'in its sleeve which can be pulled
in case of necessity But to a large
extent Vanderbilt uses plain foot
ball.
This does not mean, however.
1,1 the same plays are used year
'•ear. It Is the very fact that
'hev are not that has kept Vander
bi’t s attack so diversified that their
®pponents are often guessing. Mc-
Gugin has been the greatest devel
oper of new plays the South ever
'Pd, probably, and the beauty about
is that they are all standard
Plays There is the split play, one
~r the most effective line bucks
s hat has ever been devised. It was
Introduced In the South by McGu-
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gin, and has been adopted b) all
coaches, but was not mastered by
them until Vanderbilt had had the
use of it for one season. In fai t, it
has always remained as one of Van
derbilt's own plays.
Forward Pass a Factor.
I'he forward pass is another. In
the early days of the pass the
Eastern coaches derided it. It was
considered a species of basket ball.
\\ hile they were doing that Mc-
Gugin was developing it, and it has
proved an important factor in his
success. In 1907. for instance, a
year when the pass reached high
development, ft enabled Vanderbilt
to win the Sewanee game and tie
lite Navy game. Every man on the
Vanderbilt team is a trained re
ceiver of passes,, and practically all
of them are good at passing the
ball. The long straight shot pa?s’
is McGugin’s own specialty, and he
has taught his men the trick of the
thing Sometimes in the early part
of the season the entire squad will
quit’ playing football and havg 4
great game of baseball with a foot
ball for the ball. That kind of
practice makes them sure in the
handling of the most difficult
passes, while hours and hours of pa-
KETRON THINKS VANDY.
WILL HAVE NO CINCH
ATHENS, GA., Oct. 17.—San
ford field is the busiest spot
in Athens this week, and
Georgia's gridiron warriors are
being primed to the minute for the
conflict with Vanderbilt at Atlanta
Saturday.
With only two days left for final
preparation, Cunningham is driving
his team at a terrific pace, and it is
now’ practically assured that the
players will take the field in per
fect physical condition.
Henderson is Improving rapidly
from the injury sustained in the
Citadel game, and it is now thought
that he will be able to get in the
Saturday conflict.
A hard scrimmage was indulged
in yesterday afternoon, and all the
men came through without injury.
However, another light scrimmage
will be given the men this after
noon. On Friday the players will
take things easy w’ith a signal drill.
Cunningham was last night none
too well pleased with the scrim
mage, and refuses to talk on the
outcome of the struggle.
Ketron Is Confident.
Assistant Coach Ketron. how
ever, today expressed the opinion
that the Red and Black would be
victorious in Saturday’s struggle.
Contrary to many other local au
thorities, he does not concede the
edge to the Commodore back field,
and believes that McWhorter, Pad-
DISCOVERED BEDIENT
BUT DIDN’T LAND HIM
SHARON, PA., Oct 17—E. E. Clep
per, who was the manager of the Sha
ron O. & P. league team back in 1908,
claims to have discovered Hugh Be
dient. Clepper was always on the look
out for good material, and developed
such players as Otto Miller, of the
Brooklyn club; Bert Tooley, shortstop
with the same aggregation; Rube Sel
lers, formerly with the Boston Nation
als; Hanlon, who caught for Philadel
phia; Welchonce. formerly with Phil
adelphia and later in the Southern
league; Bair, of the Nashville club:
Kerr, of Memphis, and many others.
One day the Sharon club was playing
a game at Conneaut Lake when a
Meadville man told him about Bedient.
Clepper immediately started for fal
coner, N. Y., and saw Bedient pitch.
Impressed with his great work, Clep
per walked two miles to the farm where
Bedient lived, to see his parents. At
that time Bedient was just 18 years of
age. His parents refused to allow him
to leave home, but Clepper got a prom
ise from Bedient that whenever he de
cided to enter the professional ranks he
would give the Sharon club first chance.
But Clepper did not get Bedient after
all. .less Burkett was scouting for
promising young players and he heard
of Bedient. He made an offer which
the, Sharon club could not meet, and
Bedient signed with Burkett's team in
the New England league. He developed
rapidly, and soon after became the
property of the Sox.
VANDY LOOKS WEAK ON
EVE OF LOCAL CONTEST
NASHVILLE. TENN.. Oct. 17.- Van- I
derbilt had a decidedly off afternoon in ;
practice yesterday The varsity lined up i
for a short scrimmage against the second ;
varsity, composed of eleven of the sub I
stltutes. and in the course of that scrim- I
mage the seconds put over two touch- I
downs on their betters.
Not only that, but the teain showed;
weakness in the signal practice getting I
somewhat balled up from time to time.
As a matter of fact, the Vanderbilt team. I
while in good physical condition, has not I
yet come to Its proper development: and. I
on account of the long and fearfully
hard schedule facing them, no effort can I
He made to force them prematurely.
Joe Covington, the regular tackle, whose ,
ankle was sprained hi the Maryville game
was out in uniform, but was not hi
condition to do hard work
Vanderbilt leaves for Atlanta Thurs
day night, carrying seventeen or eighteen
men, and will have a practice tn Ponce
l>el.eon park ITiday afternoon to unlim
ber tlie men for the big game with Geor
gia Saturday A cur load of students will
accompany the team on tire trip.
BEDIENT’S WIFE WILL
NOT WATCH HIM PITCH
BOSTON, Oct 17.—Mrs. Hugh Be
dient. wife of Hugh Rerlient. young
Boston hurler. who is » world's series
star, did not see her husband work
.-gainst Boston in either game.
"Hugh Is really a hero." said M’s
Bedion: after Mrs. Ray Collins had
phoned her of Hugh s SUCCORS. "Ton
know I net er saw a ball game until I
was married, and now when Hugh
pitches I always Slav at home. I get
nervous when he pitches, so I miss’
those cn mi -
THE ATLANTA GEORGTAX ANT) NEWS. THERSDAY. OCTOBER 17, 1912.
tient drilling in the proper throw
ing of the ball make it reasonably
certain that the passes will be
properly made.
Team Developed Slowly.
Earl) development of the team is
anuiner secret of Vanderbilt's suc
cess and het reputation as a scor
ing machine. There is no forcing
and no effort to bring the men to a
climax, but the system of training
is such that they naturally and
easily reayh a place about every
Satitrduy where they are in condi
tion to art in and put up a chant
pionship tight, if necessary.
Vanderbilt also offers a unique
style of defense. The men ate
spread " ide and appat #nt ly loosi -
ly over the field. As a matter of
fact the arrangement has been
found by experience to give a per
fect balance, between a defense
planned for close, hard-rushing at
tack or for the breaking up of for
ward passes or end runs. The men
ate so placed, with a double line of
defense spread apart, .that
they can usually reach the neces
sary spot at the critical, moment.
That they do so is testified to by
the remarkably clean goal line that
Vanderbilt has maintained for the
last eight years.
dock. Wheatley and Covington or
Awtery do not suffer by compari
son with Sikes. Hardage. et al.
As Cunningham has been work
ing his warriors behind closed gates
all during the week, little is known
of the formations or style of play
that he will use against Vandy. It
is hinted that the Georgia line-up
will be changed, but it is not known
what new additions there will be.
Big Crowd Comes Over.
Georgia students are enthusiastic
over the chances of the team, and
will come to Atlanta Saturday 300
strong. A mammoth mass meeting
has been called for Friday night in
the chapel, and on this occasion
the players and coaches will ap
pear and make talks; AU of the
pent-up enthusiasm will be turned
loose on the streets of Atlanta Sat
urday.
McWhorter, who has been indis
posed on account of a severe cold,
is now in perfect condition, and
upon his shoulders is carried a large
share of Georgia’s chance of vic
tory. Bob is bigger and faster than
ever this season, and local sup
porters are of the opinion that the
Commodores can't stop him. His
work in the practices has been phe
nomenal. and his open field running
is more sensational than ever. But
Bob is not the only great player on
the Georgia tehm. There are ten
other men. determined and ready to
fight to the last ditch.
CHARLEY CRAVATH GOES
BACK TO MINNEAPOLIS
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 17.—Charles
Cravath, of the Phillies, is going back
to the minors because President Hor
ace Fogel thinks all Cravath can do is
to sub.
Fogel is endeavoring to send Cra
vath back to Minneapolis, and it is un
derstood that Minneapolis is willing to
give good cash for Cravath. or the club
is willing to give Fogel the pick of the
Minneapolis players.
The balance comes
out straight when C
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By \Y. S. Farnsworth.
Boston, mass.. <>vt. 17.—A11 the
bitterness that was felt toward
the Red Sox by rooters who had
failed to sect:: ' then scats for Tues
days game was lard aside today in tin
genera) .jubilation that followed the
victory u\er the Giants in the contest
for the world's baseball championship.
I he American league's are the heros
01 Boston, which gave itself up to a cel
ebration planned to culminate in a
great pn:ade and a mass meeting in
haneull hall, the cradle of liberty.
While the ordinary Boston citizen
was exulting today, the world’s cham
pions made known how they intend to
spend the nione) which they won In the
greatest series' America has ever seen
Sox Divide Fortune.
The purse of $88,543.01 lyun by the
Red Sox in conjunction with the title
’" ” Iji's Baseball Championship." and
which was divided among the 22 play
ers—s4,o24.63 to each—is going to be
invested in farm lands, city real estate,
in bank and railway stocks, in various
business enterprises and in government
bonds. A portion of it will be placed in
'be bank, while a small part of it will
go to provide college tuition, European
trips, automobiles and even airships for
the prize winners.
Guess I II use my motif) in buying
up a tew stray shares of stock in that
bank in Chicago in which I am vice
president," said Manager Stahl.
N'ew Rochelle. N. Y., real estate
looks awfully good to me.” said Cap
tain "Heinie” Wagner. "I've got ail
the rest of my money invested that way
and I guess I'l tie this up in dirt, too,
although," and Wagner grinned. "1 hear
they're planning to run me for mayor
back home. Now, if that's the case
maybe I'll keep a little money out so
campaign expenses.”
Wood Wants Aeroplane.
"Haven’t made any plans yet,” said
Pitcher Joe Wood. “Guess I’ll drop
the check in the hank and wait around
for a neat little investment to show up
However, if I can get a nice aeroplane
cheap enough I might buy one. Flying
fascinates me.”
Catcher Cady Ilves in Bishop Hills,
111. He’s invested every dollar he has
earned In the diamond game in farm
lands, and his winnings fn the world’s
series will go the same way.
"Pretty soon I hope to own that little
hill from which the town gets its
name." said Cady. "Then I will change
its name to ‘Cady Hills.’”
Fruit Orchards For Two.
Outfielders Hooper and Lewis and
Pitcher Hall are Californians and they
will use their winnings In the purchase
of fruit orchards.
Outfielder Speaker has not decided
what he is going to do with his money
ultimately, but for the present he’s go
ing to place it in the bank.
*’ I his nice little bundle of money will
.give me a chance to buy a farm up neat
I my home in Burlington. Vt„ that I've
had my eye on for a long time,” said
Pitcher Ray Collins
Larry Gardner, third sacker, who
hails from Enosburg Falls, Vt„ is also
going to invest In Vermont farming
la nds.
"My little Jl.ouO is going right up to
Lewiston. Maine, my home town,” said
Catcher "Bill" Cartigan. "I haven't got
any plans now as to how’ DI spend it
other than that every dollar will be
spent in Lewiston."
Twin Troublemakers Have About Talked Themselves to Death
WILL PROBABLY THROW FOGEL OUT OF LEAGUE
By \V. J. Mcßeth.
N-EW YORK. Oct 17- Those
Siamese Twins of Trouble
makers. Charles Webb Mur
ph) and Horace Fogel, have just
about talked themselves to death.
Horace, the figurehead of tin Na
tional league affairs in Philadel
phia according to the critics In
that staid town, is a dead cock in
the pit. It is claimed that he will
be relieved of the executive by the
stockholders, even should tjie Na
tional league fail to take action on
the man) wild utterances of this
disgruntled magnate. Charles W.
Murph), after seven years of un
qualified success in Chicago, has
evident!) drawn down about his
ears the wreck of a mighty ball
club
Murphy and Fogel have been the
hearties’, disorganizers that have
been seen in the game in man)
years The owner of the Cubs has
shown himself the “hardest loser'
of history. In seven years he has
won four pennants, two world's
championships, and in the other
three starts was nipped right at
the wi'i' -in 1909 by the Pirates,
and the last two seasons by Mc-
Graw's champions. His investment
in the West Side lias yielded doubt
less the greatest returns of modern
baseball. The club cost him just
$105,000. and. according to Frank
Chance. Murphy has run that sum
well over the million-dollar mark
for net earnings. Murphy has nev
e had a bad season, yet evidently
he can not stand prosperity.
Murphy Is Ungrateful.
Murphy has been guilty of man)
questionable acts, but he never
showed such ingratitude, as when
he discharged his peerless mana
ger, Frank Chance. Chance has
been responsible for Murphy’s great
financial achievements. Few man
agers have ever carved out such
proud records. Even this season,
with a joke pitching staff, he re
modelled a team that looked fit for
the scrap heap and put up such a
grand fight against fearful odds
that until almost the very end of
the campaign the Windy City
threatened New York's peace nf
mind. And for his pains he was
turned down cold, kicked out prac
tically from a hospital cot.
The dismissal of Chance would,
in any event, have bespoken In
gratitude unparalleled in major
league history, but the mean man
ner in w hich Murphy went about It
made him appear even more knav
ish than usual. Casting about for
some alibi to soothe his wounded
pride in the loss of the pennant,
Murphy finally conceived the bril
liant idea of laying it all to’'demon
rum.' He said that the Cubs had
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"boozed" away the pennant, and
that Chance and his men would
have to sign com 'acts- with anti
drink clauses. Chance at the time
was convalescing from an operation
for the removal of blood clot on the
brain. He was a very sick man.
but he refused to stand for C. W.
Murphy’s insinuations. He hurried
from New York to Chicago and a
stormy scene with the babbling lit
tle potentate occurred. The result
was a great split, naturally
Chance Wants Release.
Frank Chance declares he will
not stand for any interference from
Murphy, unless he is given uncon
ditional release In which event
the Peerless Leader will accept one
of three or four offers from Eastern
clubs. In the meantime the gal
lant aggregation which he has
welded together at the West Side
is very likely to go to seed Chance
is an idol to his men and a greai
he o In Chicago. The players have
been sore at Murphy for a long
time. This latest slight to their
leader seems to have absolutely
demoralized the club Joe Tinker
is slated to succeed Chance, but it
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Delivery (’ar 625
Town 'Car 800
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is doubtful if he will accept. Who
ever gets the job will deserve great
pity. He’ll ha ve to build up an en
tirely new outfit for the Chance
machine without Chance’s guiding
hand would be but a shadow of
former Cub ability Before Mur
phy pulled his last fatal blunder
the Cubs looked a sure pennant
contender for 1913.
Murphy is doubtless responsible
for all of Horace Fogel’s troubles,
and they are many as the sand= of
the seashore. In fact, it looks as if
Horace may retire permanently
within the near future. If he does
not do so voluntarily the National
league may help him to decide on a
life of peace and solitude. Fogel
has insulted the most sacred insti
tutions of baseball’s organization
by insinuating against the honesty
of the national pastime. He has
charged Tom Lynch with deliber
ately throwing the pennant to New’
Yotk through umpiratical injus
tices It seems time for Fogel to
be made to prove his charges by
the boa d of directors of the Na
tional league,’ or to be thrown out
of organized baseball.