1897 Imago

TO OUR COACH. X I F CEDARVILLE COLLEGE is proud of its Foot Ball team's success, it should also be proud of the man to whom the team's success is largely due, its Coach, Mr. Jas. C. Scarff. Mr. Scarff came to take charge of the team in Sep– tember, and was met with a very discouraging outlook. The game was practically unknown in Cedarville, and very little en– thusiasm manifest. Before coming to Cedarville Mr. Scarff had been well trained in the handling of an eleven, having had two year's experience in Wooster University, cap– taining the winning class team in his Sophomore year and the college team. Had been Coach at Ottawa University, Kansas, one year. Had seen many of the best Western teams at work and in contest, and had been in intimate touch with many Eastern stars. This experience, with his enthusiasm, soon created an active interest here and many who had not thought of playing Foot Ball were eager for a place. Mr. Scarff en– couraged a clean, honest, manly game, kept his men at faithful practice, and soon had the team working as one man. He played in each game at left-half, thus adding much strergth and i;,utting confidence in the other members of the team. Mr, Scarff came here a stranger, but went away having the good will of every student. His services are much desired fur another year.