The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-16
DIR. STEWART is ONE.
Star May Yet Get the
Place.
All Agreed That There Must Be
Reorganization.

The status of the managerial anu
coaching situation tn Washburn foot
ball affairs was left higher In the ar
rather than settled at the meeting Oh
the board of directors. Several new
ideas and phases OF ola on s.s orth
the time taken for consideration ny
the board and committees
THE difficulty of choosing coach
from among the applicants ana WITHIN
the salary allowance is the most per-
picking of all and is causing the most
discussion in college circles The mat
ter has sifted down to a choice petWeeh
DR. r B Stewart, a well known payer
and coach of local training; Coac ;n P SIn
der of the Haskell Indians, former Ne
braska star, and Adolph Schulz, Mich
cams aIl-American center and for the
past season assistant to Yost
DR. Stewart is strong faVorlte
among the down town. enthusiasts
and many of those ION the NH But
the former Washburn player mas not
formally applied for the position IN
stead, he has told ardent frlends thas
he would be glad to have the place II
it was rendered him and would not care
for. it should he get it only by contest
which would leave some soreness
among the football supporters.
The committee appointed py L. w.
Woods chairman Of the board, consist
ms. of DIR. Ernest, Arthur Smiley ana
John Robb had not had time TO re-
turn a report on the proposition OF
new coach at the meeting TUESDAY
night. Nevertheless. there was mo-
ton made to secure DIR. Stewart i'm
1nediately and would have passed had
not the chairman decided in favor OF
those asking further investigation ana
less hurried action.
Bender has been engaged by his old
school. Nebraska, to coach the baseball
team and it may naturally follow that
he will fall into the football job there.
Laos W
er the college could afford a price likely
to be asked by Schulz So the coaching
proposition is in the air with no chance
of being brought down until inc next
meeting, January 5.
On Fishers Shoulders.
AS to the managerial duties, they
will very likely be dumped upon the
shoulders of Athletic Director ]. G.
Fisher. The novel scheme is TO this eff
feet, as proposed before the board. In
stead of hiring manager at the salary
which Millice received, $500, the athletic
director will be allowed that amount TO
secure assistance in the regular gym
nasium instruction and the time thus
saved will be devoted to the duties Of
football manager.
This plan is favored by many as it
is thought it will abolish college
politics in the matter and lessen any
i'll feeling in that respect. 1t viii also
be a blessing to the managers, who
would otherwise be, by saving them
the accusations of graft when the
treasury showed up short, and the
subsequent Investigations.
The season just closed was a mod
erately successful one as to finances.
The committee has reported a deficit
of some $500, which is not bad for
such a season, and which will be paid
by a loan. The greater part of this
deficiency is of salary due former
coach. Garfield G. Weede
So much for things that are There
are others considered by Director
Fisher. These are as regards a coach.
He has been revolving in his mind a
plan similar to that at X. S. a. c..
That is if Mike Ahearn is employed.
Ahearn has taught in the college as
regular professor and developed a
first class football machine as we'll.
The plan is thought well adapted to
Washburn in that it would enable the
payment of y sufficiently large salary
to secure a valuable man.
Another idea is to employ a coach
for one season and at the same time
get q professor of some branch of
college instruction who would also
make Il good coach and give him the
years time to get acquainted with
conditions in athletics before taking
up the task of turning out team
But while the Washburn affair is in
a mist. no enc, after all. has said
with so much feeling as Dr. Stewart.
'"I'd like to see the old college get
back into shape and play ball and eat
en- up like we used to do. There
nothing to this pink tea system of
coaching
Williams Wants Stewart
Wistar p. williams, better known as
Itch" the captain of the 1905 team
and four years member, keeps per-
haps the closest tab on the football
Developments at Washburn of any of
the old Grads. He is now chatting at
the conditions, confined in the Santa
Fe hospital with severe attack of
pneumonia. Nevertheless, he has
voiced the opinion of these old Grads.
by saying last night:
1.-THE college is losing the best
m ~.