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The acceptance of the position of football, coach at Columbia by Percy D. Haughton, and the success of his system under Robert T. Fisher at Harvard, leads one to wonder what would happen if a Fisher-coached team met a Haughton-coached team. It is like trying to conceive of an irresistible force meeting an immovable object. The mind has visions of a scoreless game and darkness closing down on the field. In desperation the two coaches rush out and advise their respective teams. Mr. Haughton whispers to the quarterback; a most remarkable play is carried through, except that the pigskin comes to rest exactly where it was before, and Mr. Fisher chuckles audibly as he views the pile of arms and legs. His own coup d'etat fails as miserably as did his opponent's. A conference of the Big Two is held. They separate. Each tells his team the game is over. "But who won?" "We did", says Mr. Fisher. "We did", says Mr. Haughton. And they did.
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