CHAPTER X
FOOTBALL PROBLEMS
The next day Dick appointed three assistant
coaches. Bert Cable was to coach the linemen,
Lanny the backs and Morris the kickers.
Dick took the ends under his immediate charge.
There were now five candidates for the end positions:
Harry Bryan, Guy Felker, Jack Toll, Jim
Grover and Gordon Merrick. Dick had very distinct
ideas on the subject of end play and was fortunately
able to convey them understandingly to the candidates.
Gordon did not at once take kindly to the new
position nor show any great aptitude for the duties
involved. Except that he was quick and fast on his
feet, was physically well built for an end and had
a lot of sound sense, he was doubtless no more promising
than half a dozen others whom Dick might
have selected for the training. But Dick's theory
