The San Francisco call., 1898-11-28
NEW COACH FOR
 THE BLUE AND
 GOLD TEAM Nelson Poe of Prince ton Is Selected. COCHRAN IS AROUND AGAIN SENSATION THAT WAS MAR
 ROWLY MISSED. The Princetonian Was Ready to Tool>Ia N,,-,,bu yUbep nh af Topu
COCHRAN IS AROUND AGAIN
SENSATION THAT WAS MAR
 ROWLY MISSED.
The Princetonian Was Ready to Tackle Murphy When That Long Seventy-Five Yard Run
 Was Made.

The news that the University of Cali fornia had practically selected it's foot ball coach for next season was learned yesterday afternoon. He will be no other than the great Princeton quarter, Nell son Poe, of the famous Poe football fam fly, descendant of Edgar Allen Poe, the great American genius, and a brother Of Arthur Poe, now the most prominent foot ball player in America
 When seen yesterday afternoon in re- gard to this matter Garrett Cochran, who is yet in this city, said:
 'Yes, there is every probability that Nelson Poe will be out here next season. I have advised the University of Califor- nia football management to secure his ser vices, as he is undoubtedly the best coach in the country to-day. l know that he will accept the position and will be only too happy to take charge of the blue and gold team. My returning to California next year Is out of the question, or you may be assured that l would again find myself with the California boys. But they get a better man in Poe and I am satisfied
 Yesterday was the first time Garrett Cochran came out of his lair since the Thanksgiving game He was advised to sequester himself for his own protection, which he did so successfully that he was considered lost. Inquiries concerning his whereabouts proved futile, and only a few of his most intimate friends could locate him. The reason for his conceal ment was to avoid the many social cour- tesies which the supporters of the uni- versity had determined to force upon him, so he permitted himself to be buried at his hotel until the storm blew over.
 Few people knew of the strain under which Cochran labored the last lew days of the practice. He is willing to talk It over now that the game has been played
 Why I was more nervous thar, I have neither eat nor sleep the last twenty-four hours before the teams lined up in the field. When Murphy caught the ball and ran for that famous stretch of seventy to their destruction. l started after him and never ran faster. I was practically keeping up with him along the side lines, and l honestly believe that had not Hall tackled him when he did would have so far forgotten myself as to lunge out and bring him down. You can't imagine him I was ready to explode for joy''
 Nelson Poe is @ football athlete with a great national reputation. For three years he played quarter back on the Princeton team, graduating from that institution in 1896 His brothers were all famous on the gridiron-Johnson Poe, who was at Prince ton in 1884 and 1885, and who was colonel of the Fifth Maryland at Santiago; Edgar Allen Poe, captain of the Princeton team of 1889 and 1890; Johnny P. Poe, who has the reputation in the East of being the star of the family, and Arthur Poe, of whom the Eastern papers are not yet done talking on account of his wonderful eigh- ty-five yard run in the Princeton ale game on November Il, winning the battle
 If possible Cochran will make a flying trip to the coast next year to be with the California team at least for week.