The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-08
Monday Evening,
.CORNHUSKERSLOSE
FOOTBALL COACHES
MISSIONER Follows Lead of Booth
and Will Go Into
Business.

Lincoln. Neb, jan s-Nebraska has neither
head coach assistant coach for her corn
husker football eleven of 1906. Walter O. Booth,
the Princetonian, who has done SO much for the
University of Nebraska in developing her grid
iron teams the last six years, has resigned and
Assistant Coach John WestOver, who has helped
Booth since 1902 as assistant coach. has also
handed in his resignation The press OF outside
business is the plant Of BOTH neither one 1nti-
mating that he intends coaching at any other
university. - E&.r
1t is understood the Nebraska authorities have
other man In mind definitely as coach OF the
cornhuskers. Booths decision was made known
to DR.. Lees during the latters recent visit to
New York city member of the football
reform conference of American colleges, when
DR.. Lees paid Booth long visit and the matter
was discussed at some length. F."
A Special Meeting.
The athletic board will hold a special meet
ing to accept the designations and to consider
applications for the vacancies. A number of
candidates appeared at the close OF the football
season and flood Of applications from all over
the country anticipated. 1t is not likely
any choice will be made for a considerable
time however, as Booths resignation was hardly
anticipated and the members of the board have
paid little attention to the matter of new
coach: They will want to get quantity of
definite information concerning the various ap-
plicants before arriving at a decision.
William c. Cole, old Michigan star foot
ball player under the Yost regime, is under
stood to be of the most prominent of the
candidates for Booths successor Cole played
on the Michigan eleven several years and was
Yost's assistant for time. Yost recommends
Cole higher than any player who has left the
wolverine camp in recent years, other than Dan
McGugn 1t is understood Cole was coach at
| the University of Virginia last fall but the
season did not prove very successful because of
| the lack of football material and the financial
equipment necessary to meet the seasons ex-
penses. Despite the teams failure the board at
| that institution urged Cole to sign with them
| for another year, but he refused.
Dan McGugin. the old Michigan star, who has
had such success at Vanderbilt university the
last two years, applicant for short
time at the close of the season. but he with.
| drew long before Booth had decided to leave.
Signed with Vanderbilt.
McGugin has signed contract to coach Van
derbilt next year, with the option of returning
the year after should he so desire. He Is t.
be paid salary of $4,000 for the football
season. This is considerably more than tn,
Nebraska board is willing to pay new coach
Booth given a salary amounting to almos
that amount. but the board will not do thu
same for another until he has made good
The monetary phase of the subject Is serious
one to Nebraska, the board will be com
PEELED to face a large deficit next fall, ant
attempts will be made to cut down the expendi
lures as much as is consistent with the de
velopment and maintenance Of good team.
Coach Herrnstein Of Purdue is spoken Of a
a possible successor to Booth.