ROLLING '16 APPOINTED SPRING FOOTBALL COACH

Wingate Rollins '16 has been selected to act as head coach for the spring football practice beginning next week and lasting for the rest of the month according to announcement made late last night by F. W. Moore '93, Graduate Treasurer of the Athletic Association. Rollins was a quarterback on the University team in 1915 which beat Yale 41-0. He had charge of the 1920. Freshman team, and was head coach of the informals a year ago this fall. At present, Rollin s is a student at M. I. T., but will devote his afternoons to the football team. Rollins will be assisted by F.J.O'Brien'14 as end coach and W. B. Snow, Jr.,'18 as mentor of the linemen.

Haughton Really Through.

The announcement that Percy. D. Haughton '99 would be unable to resume his position as coach of the University his position as coach of the University football team next fall was confirmed by the Athletic Association yesterday. noon. "We have been afraid for some time that Mr. Haughton would be unable to return next year," said F. W. Moore '93 in an interview with a CRIMSON reporter, "but even after we received a tentative refusal a short time age, we hoped that Mr. Haughton might be persuaded to change his mind, until we receive definite word from him last night.

"We have not yet decided upon a head coach for next fall, but hope to obtain some one who has worked with Mr. Haughton. In 1908, the football coaching system was reorganized and was developed and elaborated by Haughton until formal athletics were cancelled in 1916. We hope to go on with this "Haughton system," and for this reason we are very anxious to secure some man who has either coached or played football under Mr. Haughton. I expect that the usual graduate coaches will be on hand to assist, but we do not yet know of anyone who will be able to devote his whole time to the work."

The reason that Mr. Haughton will not be able to continue his coaching is his connection with the banking firm of White, Weld, & Co., which will take up all his time next fall. Mr. Haughton's statement, which was made public yesterday, is as follows:

"Owing to many erroneous rumors and statements concerning my connection with Harvard football, I deem it only fair to the situation to state emphatically that it will be impossible for me to remain identified with football in any official capacity.

"I have become associated with the banking firm of White, 'Weld & Co., and intend to devote my entire time and attention to the banking business. However, after nine years of consecutive coaching at Harvard, it is perhaps un-necessary for me to express my heart felt wish for the future success of football, and particularly of Harvard teams."

After graduating from the University in 1899, Haughton did his first coaching at Cornell. In 1908 he came to the University as head coach, following a long succession of defeats by Yale. In that year, the University had the most successful season it had for some time, closing with a 4-0 victory over Yale. In the following fall, Ted Coy's championship team beat the University 8-0, but the Haughton system was only in a stage of development then.

His System Successful.

In the fall of 1910, Haughton was successful in building up a very strong team, which, in spite of holding Yale to a standstill, was unable to score itself. The next year, the Yale game again resulted in a 0-0 tie. The University, although markedly superior and carrying the ball two yards for every yard that Yale gained, missed several good chances to drop kick, and fumbled when about to score.

The great success of the Haughton system did not begin until the following year when Yale was defeated 20-0. By building up his team on some special player or some powerful play. Haughton turned out championship teams for the next three years, beating Yale by scores of 15-5 in 1913, 36-0 in 1914, and 41-0 in 1915, which was the greatest defeat ever suffered by Yale at the hands of the University.

In 1916, the last year of formal football and of the Haughton regime. Haughton was prevented by business reasons from coaching until two weeks before the Princeton game. The University was greatly weakened by the loss of Captain Gilman, and was beaten 6-8 by Yale in a very close game. This was the first defeat by Yale in fire years, and worked the close of Haughton's very successful career of five victories, two ties and two defeats