The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23
COACHING PROBLEM
STILL 70 THE FORE
High Teams in the Air Over
Uncertainty as to
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BY Frank A. Mcinerney.

The coach situation in the high
schools is in as bad a state as ever.
With three instructors asking for $100
instead of $50, and with most Of the
board ready to comply with their de-
mands the fourth coach offers to work
for nothing, and as result AFFAIRS are
at a stand still.
Coach Morse of Central has decided
to resign in case the salary is not
raised and it is hardly probable that
DR.. Burgan of North high or Ellis OF
South will spend two months of their
time for 50 small a salary. Now Fryk-
man, at East high, says he will coach
without salary.
In statement made yesterday
listened to his appeal for more money
and had said that the reason the salary
was cut was because the professors
were made to believe that the coaches
were satisfied with $50, but that he
was in favor of leaving it at 800. Mr..
Morse went on coaching but it stands
to reason that the East high is not 60
ing to pay 800 for coach's services
when they can have them for nothing
A meeting will probably be called
early next week. and the students hope
the question will be settled.
Schools to Play Alumni.
Each school will meet their alumni
team on next Friday and the coming
week is bound to be a busy one. The
Central management has arranged to
play at Nicollet park and Mayor Jones
will be invited to kick off at the first
whistle of the game. Professor H. A.
Britzius. manager Of the Central team,
intends to make this alumni game one
of the most interesting occasions of
the season. A band will De in the
grand stand and it is expected that
the graduates will be out in large mum.
bers to root for the "has beens.'
The sale Of tickets will begin Tues
day and the price will be small. The
other schools will play their games on
the practice grounds and will depenc
. on them for practice only.
}. The Central and North schools seen
to have the best of the other two teams
in team work, but as the weight Of al
four elevens will be about the same, the
race for the championship will be in
teresting.
South high is turning out more candi
dates this season than for a number Of
years, and if the athletic board can be
the coach will be able to turn out 6
team that will be credit to the school
va The East Siders have been handi
capped by the absence of coach, bu
great credit is due Dean Martin, cap
tain Of the team, as he took charge o:
the squad from the beginning. Fryk
man is coaching now, but Captain Mar
tin said yesterday that he cannot b,
p depended upon for the whole season
and may quit at any time. The team
looks strong, and by proper training
could put up strong argument for tn
pennant.
Manager Brand had made arrange
ments to play a game with the alumni
last Friday, but he finally decided t.
allow the team another week of prac
tice.
Busy at North Side.
Fowler Hobbs, manager of the Nort]
high, is busily engaged getting on
candidates and arranging his schedul
E for the season. Altho new at the bust
ness, Mr.. Hobbs is working like vet
eran, and the North Siders will surel.
have one Of the best schedules Of tn
year.
All of the teams have mastered tn
new rules and the coaches seem t
think that the game is snapper an
will be more interesting to the spects
tors. Every player is being drilled i
tackling, as this will be one of tn
main factors in the game.