Football Days - Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball by William Hanford Edwards
page 128 of 403 (31%)
page 128 of 403 (31%)
![]() | ![]() |
|
|
After one of the games a newspaper said:
"Old Gailey stands firm as the Eternal Calvinistic Faith, which he intends to preach when his football scrimmages are over." To Charlie Young, the present professor of physical instruction of the Cornell University gymnasium, I cannot pay tribute high enough for the fine football spirit and the high regard with which we held him while he was at the Princeton Seminary. He certainly loved to play football and he used to come out and play on the scrub team against the Princeton varsity. He was not eligible to play on the Princeton team, as he had played his allotted time at Cornell. The excellent practice he gave the Princeton team--yes, more than practice: it was oftentimes victory for him as well as the scrub. He made Poe and Palmer ever alert and did much to make them the stars they were, as Charlie's long suit was running back punts. His head work was always in evidence. He was a great field general; one of his most excellent qualities was that of punting. His was an ideal example for men to follow. Princeton men were the better for having played with and against a high type man like Charlie Young. AN EVENING WITH JIM RODGERS Jim Rodgers gave all there was in him to Yale athletics. Not a single year has passed since he played his last game of football but has seen him back at the Yale field, coaching and giving the benefit of his experience. |
|


