Show Henry Glad Fe Pessimistic Coaches Don Armies By HENRY ILE 1 United Press Tress Sports Writer NASHVILLE Tenn Nov 12 UP Not UP-Not Not since the monkey Inthe in inthe inthe the Scopes trial has anything thing or anyone been as far out on the limb in Tennessee as Ray Morrison Morri Morn son coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores Commodores Com Corn was today Morrison ascended to his perch way out on the t tip tp p of the longest limb of the tallest tree yesterday when he came out with the flat statement that that that- his football team would give Tennessee its first de defeat defeat defeat de- de feat of the season Becomes Headline Morrison said Well take em and the words were scarcely out of his usually closely buttoned mouth before they had become big black headlines atop the front pages of the newspapers It is not hard to understand why Morrisons Morrison's promise caused such a commotion In fact it is very simple when you remember that by its Issuance he violated what must be the first rule in the unwritten code which guides football foot fool ball coaches namely that a coach must never under any circumstances circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances pick his own team to win winan winan winan an important game May Lose Union Card There was talk today that Morrison Morrison Morrison Mor Mor- rison would be severely censured at the next annual meeting of the coaches' coaches association and some even went as far as to say that his union card would be picked up The code calls for a coach to be bevery bevery bevery very pessimistic on the eve of a abig abig abig big game He must weep and moan and express pity for his tired inadequate squad He must always end interviews with the hope that his team will be able to hold down the score and that none of them will be injured for life He by the big strong virile bruisers of the opposition Silly Policy Of course such an attitude neven never never nev nev- er en has made sense It was silly at atthe atthe atthe the start and it is silly today Because Because Because Be Be- cause coaches are supposed to be leaders of me men inspirational inspiration RAY MORRISON cusses who can fire sophomores juniors and seniors with a desire to have at the enemy come what may They are hired on the as assumption assumption as- as that they can develop confidence in their charges and send them out fortified by a belief belief be be- lief in their ability I have often hoped that in case of war my little detachment wont won't be led by an officer with a coachIng coachIng coaching coach- coach Ing background It would be very discouraging just before an attack attack attack at at- tack to have him bm comfort anc and inspire you by telling you that the enemy was much stronger smarter and experienced and that thai the minute you poked your head over the trench it was going to get knocked off No Crying Towel In breaking with the crying towel tradition Morrison did a a brave thing Today all Nashville was questioning his sanity in sticking out his neck to use an anold anold anold old Hungarian expression At the teams team's final practice yesterday I asked why he did it He answered with a reason that made much sense I think we have the better team he said |