The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-11
WorcesterAcademy Students and
Faculty Successful in Retaining
the Services of the Schools
Athletic Coach
GEoRGET0WN'S OFFER
FINALLY REFUSED
Procrastination on the Part of
the Board of Managers of the
Washington College Team in
Reaching a Decision Results in
Loss of a Famous Coach

William r. Donovan, athletic in
structor at the Worcester Academy,
will not leave that institution. He had
very tempting offer from Georgetown
University under consideration and
had practically decided upon closing
it. In fact the deal was made and he
intended to start tonight for New
York and continue on to Washington.
The students at the Academy did
not want to lose their efficient coach
of the track team and members of the
faculty were much opposed to his 60
ing. The students got up a petition
requesting the faculty 10 make an eff
fort to retain Trainer Donovan's serv-
ices Principal DR.. Daniel w. Aber-
crombie had a conference with the
athletic instructor and, as a result,
Donovan concluded to remain at the
school.
Accordingly, Pouch" telegraphed to
| Graduate Manager NJ j. Thompson,
stating that he had reconsidered and
would not go to Georgetown Dono-
van realizes that he Is letting an ex-
cellent opportunity to advance him
self go by, but he felt that leaving
the Worcester Academy at this juno
ture. after starting in with the work
of bringing out a team, he would not
be doing just the right thing by the
| Providence Hill school. While he
feels sorry at turning down George
towns offer, and especially after the
! board of managers had voted to ac-
cept his terms, he feels justified in
doing So as he stipulated that his
! terms to go to Georgetown be acted
upon before the school year opened
| He made that request when Graduate
| Manager Thompson was in this city
a month or more ago.
| Manager Thompson came to this city
expressly to induce Pouch" to go to
Georgetown. When he approached
Donavan on the subject the latter said
he would be willing to go If George
town would pay the salary he de-
manded. Manager Thompson could
not close the deal with him as he had
| first to confer with the board of mana
gers. He promised that action would
Ibe taken by the board before the school
Espened in the fall
i Manager Thompson was unfortunate
in not being able to get the entire
| board together to act on the matter un-
til after school opened At the first
meeting 1t was voted to engage Dono-
van at the latter's figures. Donovan
in the meantime had concluded that
! his price was too steep for George
town and returned to Worcester Acad-
/ of the board of managers Of George
town he was surprised but concluded
to accept and go on to Georgetown I'M
til yesterday afternoon when DR.. Aber-
crombie prevailed upon him to remain
with the school this season
Pouch" agreed to stay only after he
saw that it would be leaving the local
prep school in a bad way. He under
stood that he may never again get the
10 foIx ON q 10
of the size of Georgetown and have the
material to produce team, which, If
it did not win the intercollegiate
championship, would stand high in the
list of point winners. Georgetown has
an excellent opportunity to win the in
door championship this winter and the
outdoor next summer.
Trainer Donovan that he would win
all sorts of honors at the Worcester
Academy and the fact would be known
to Worcester people and around through
Massachusetts. If he had winner in
Georgetown he would get credit for the
bringing out Of the team by all athlet-
is followers in the country.
It never rains but 1t pours. Donovan
received an offer from the University
Of Syracuse yesterday to act as coach
of the track team of that school and to
coach the football team. He was told
to name his own figures. The offer
comes through Walter Cooper, a grad
uate Of the Academy who is assistant
manager of the football team at SYRIA
cuse.
Harry Gardiner a former captain of
Worcester Academy track team was
also instrumental in having the offer
made. Gardiner is the holder of the
interscholastic record in the pole vault
and high jump. He is one of the many
youngsters that Pouch" brought out
in his eight years at the Academy.