The San Francisco call., 1896-08-02

will proba bly, be the football coach for the
coming season, is expected to arrive here
-on Tuesday next. The announcement of
his coming Is greeted with delight by foot
ball enthusiasts of the college town.
Mott is a graduate of the class OF '96 of
Brown University, whose football team he
captained last season. In the games with
Yale and Harvard Captain Mott did great
work, his playing constituting feature
of the contests. While he has not yet been
selected as coach for the coming season,
the indications seem to be that be will be
chosen. Professor Setchell believes Mott
to be an excellent player. and it is known
that several of the athletic committee of
the university Iavor him.
Ordinarily the election of the coach is
kept secret but the probable action OF the
committee in this case has leaked out.
The great difficulty in getting Goa ch
hitherto has been the high price de-
manded, but it is believed III this instance
the diff Guilty has been or will be obviated.
II has been definitely conceded that But
terworth will not coach the team again
this year, and in all proba bi1ity his place
will betaken by the athletic ex-captain of
the Brown team.
Mott will be an assistant in my depart
ment," said Professor w. A. Setchell, head
of the department. of botany, to-day. "and
will study in anticipation of the DOCTOR 5
degree. To secure. this degree it will take
him at least two and perhaps three years
of study and original research.
..sHe is already classed as a well-ad-
vanced student OF botany, and has done
very efficient work under my instruction.
He is not only student of the first order
but also an athlete through and through.
He is a football player of vastly more than
ordinary qualifications, and he uses his
head in game as well as bis muscle.
That he has both of these qualifications is
clearly evinced by the way he handled the
Brown team in their contests against Yale
and Harvard last year, and by the way be
made mis- breaks through the rushline.
Brown put up two remarkably strong
games in both her contests against the
fDig' teams, and she scored a practical
victory in the Harvard match. Never be-
fore in the history of Brown University
have such strong football games been put
by her men, and | am constrained to be-
lieve that the remarkable showing which
was made, particularly III the Harvard
game, was due to the energy and skill
exercised by Captain Mott. His work with
the. players was not all done at the time
OF the contests by any manner OF means.
but was commenced long before and
pushed vigorously. He took almost COM
plete charge Of the entire proceedings Of
the training season, and acted in the ca
pacity of captain, coach and trainer. His
direction of the men as to their exercise,
their habits regarding rest and their diet
won for him almost as much distinction
as his guidance of their moves after the
pigskin on tne.field.
He is therefore especially we'll quail
fed for coach such as the University of
California men need. The coachers which
have come here from the East thus far
have done very good service / understand.
but none of them have had any extended
experience in the training of men such as
falls within the duty OF captain. Mott
has not only shown himself as an
efficient captain, but also as a vigorous
player on the team. He has therefore
double advantage over those men who
have done nothing but buck the line or
make strstegic plays back of 1t.
Mott never loses his head, but is calm
and collected even under the most trying
circumstances and in the very midst of
heated game.
Brown had large number OF good
players last year, but none OF them were
so eminently fitted for the position of cap
tain as Charles p. Mott. His popularity
and standing among his college associates
at Brown did not rise as q bubble and
burst at the first gust OF wind, but he has
steadily grown in their estimation until
now he is even more popular than at the
time of the great game against Harvard.
II firmly believe that it will certainly be
great stroke for Berkeley if he is finally
decided upon as coach Tor the coming sea-