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Show PENN'S COACH IS AGAINST SCOUTING Its Elimination Would Be Good for Football. ,' Louis Alonso Voung, University of I'ennaylvttiilu bead football coach, believes be-lieves that the complete elimination of Ihe scouting system Ml present employed em-ployed by colleges would be a good thing for the game, yet contends that the present method Is a fair one, with every team on the same plane. Young's vlewt were expressed while discussing the agreement between Tad Jones of Yule and lllll Itoper of Princeton not to scout their rival elevens elev-ens before their battle. With scouting In vogue, every team has the some privilege, but nnder the no-seoiiting agreement Young believe there would be ton much temptation for tome to "cut the corners." He compares this new phase of the game to ihe honor system In the colleges and universities at present, which of fers many temptations that tome per sons cannot resist. Youngs views on scouting follow: "I believe thai the complete elimination elimi-nation of scouting from football would he a good thing for the game. "Certainly it would give the 8ec tators a better run for I heir money, because more time would he spent by the coaches In developing fiielr offenses of-fenses and less time to defenses. Thlt would mean more scoring and a more open game. "Scouting has been overplayed. There Is no doubt of It. Thlt It particularly par-ticularly true where a college has two or three men at every pnme In which a coming rival Is playing. Then again, some teams scout a year abend for a game the following season. "It Is all a question of the honor system. If every college agreed to keep strictly to the letter of the agreement, there would not be any worry. Hut the fnct of the matter la that some college would 'cut the corners' a trllle or more than a trllle and that would mean trouble." |
