"A Bad Influence"

To the Editor of the CRIMSON:

The two undergraduates who burst into print through the "Mail" today must have been reading Dave Egan of the Boston American, the alumnus with the chip on his shoulder. Anyone in anyway acquainted with Harvard athletics knows that Mr. Bingham and the varsity coaches have cooperated splendidly. Both are needed--and there has been no usurpation of powers. The football coach has always chosen his own assistants just as he wished to. He has been given great leeway and there has been no sign of dictation.

As for the new coach, it strikes me with due regard for Mr. Walsh's ability and personal charm that there can be no more experimentation without disaster. We have experimented long enough; now is the time to put Harvard football in the hands of a well-tried and recognized, expert. That assistant coaches are not always successful has been proved in a startling fashion by our own experience with Mr. Casey. Paul Donham '36.