The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-02-12
COCHEMS TO COACH
ST. LOUIS U. ATHLETICS

st. Louis, Feb. IL. -E b. sCochems.
/ who has figured prominently as a Wis
consin university football player and
athlete, and later as a coach, will take
charge of the athletic teams Of the ST.
Louis university, and will arrive ton1or-
row Cochei1lss had signed seasons
contract to. assume charge in Septenl-
Der, but the recent resignation Of Tom
my Dowd left the institution without
a coach. a
The university authorities asked
Cochenls if he would come Immediately
ito take charge Of the track team and
prepare for the big indoor athletic meet
March ~, at the Coliseum. He wired
This acceptance. " ssF
The acquisition of Cochen1s as athletic
|director should work for the best in
terests Of the athletics of the univer-
sity, and should put the success of the
coming meet beyond d shadow of 4
doubt In the words Of Phil King,
Cocheins IS one Of the best sall-aronnd
athletes that Wisconsin has ever turned
ont He is the only man since 1905
/ who has won three w" at the Uni
yersity of Wisconsin namely, for foot
ball, baseball and track athletics.
He was captain Of Wisconsin's base
ball team in 1850. He played four years
on Wisconsin, football team, two years
at end and two years at halfback. Be-
sides playing two years on the base
ball team, he was member Of the track
team for three years, winning points in
the western intercollegiate meet in the
shotptit
| En- addition to all these qualifications,
he held the university handball cham
pionslIip Tor two years, and has also
done considerable gymnasium work Of
a general charaeter, and is capable Of
|instructing to large extent in this
branch Of physical culture.
Cochefns influence on the athletic
candidates Of ST. Louis university is
bound to be fruitful, iii more than an
athletic way. In his course at Wiscon-
sin he was a student Of unusual talents
and of marked industry. Mrs. Adams
wife Of former President Adams Of the
university placed cochems' picture IN
the university gymnasium for his all
around athletic ability in conjunction
with excellence in scholarship. He took
part III. the Wisconsin seniipublie de-
bate, and was joint debater of the
university. III A 5s4s e. ,f E w
4 He has had experience as football
coach TO. four years, in prominent insti-
tutions, in which time he lost only three
games.
He made the All Western team three
times, twice as end and one season as
halfback.
Before accepting his present position
with, st! Louis university, he had re-
ceived Aattering offers from the State
university, ST. Louis university, Glenn.
son college Of South Carolina, and Mo-
tire Dame university. but he preferred
to come to ST. Louis, as he said
IS ST Lofts iifiiyersity's future is the.
biggest.
q He comes well recommended by Phil
King, coach Of Wisconsin university
football, track and baseball teams q.
|iI Fitzpatrick, former graduate mana
ger J. G. ElsonEl sdirector Of physical
culture q a0l,s III BandelinpB fofanepaceacll,
of the baseball department. and r. M.
Bashford. a, director of the Athletic
association for more than ten years. s
Cechems first work will be to pre-
pare the ST. Louis university track
team for the indoor meet at Kansas
City, March q He will also assist
Charlie Stephens in directing the siil-.
door meet at the Coliseum. March ~.