The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-30
ANOTHER BOOST
FOR GIL DOBIE
DULUTH WRITER WANTS 4
CHANGE IN THE FOOTBALL
COACHING AT THE MIN
NEsoTA u.

Duluth Herald. There is a move
ment on at the present time to re-
place DIR. Henry L. Williams as coach
Of the university football team by
system Of alumni coaching.
1t is said that a large number of the
graduates Of the school are in favor
of the change. 1t is not much wonder
that the alumni OF the school look
with relief to any change that will rid
the school of the present coach. For
ten long years he has remained at the
university, demanding and receiving
an exorbitant salary. He has demand
ed, on the threat of leaving the insti-
tuition, long term contracts, and until
the last year was successful in getting
mis- own way in the matter.
There is one man-and one man
alone-of the graduates of the school
who is qualified to assume charge of
the graduate coaching system, if IL is
decided to inaugurate a graduate
coaching system, and that man is
Gilmore Dobie.
Dobie's presence at the university
under Williams was just as much re-
sponsiible for any success of the teams
as were the coaching of williams.
Since leaving the university, Dobie
has met with wonderful success. Every
institution where he has been, has had
a championship team. On the Pa
cific coast he is regarded as one of the
very best coaches in the entire coun-
try.
1t is high time that a change was
made at the university Dobie would
be highly desirable man. to take
charge of the team. He has proved
his ability. If Dobie cannot be Sc
cured the graduates of the school had
better abandon the idea of inaugural
ing alumni coaching. for there is no
other graduate of the school qualified
to assume charge of the football situ-
alton at the state institution.
The alumni had better go very slow
in this matter. None of the followers
of football in the west have forgotten
the fiasco that was made of the grad
uate coaching system th;t was tried
at the university in 1S98-99. Mime
sofa is not ready for graduate coach
ing yet. If Dobie can be secured, the
system may work out; If he cannot
be secured, the idea idea had better
he abandoned.
No school in the west has reached
that stage where it should attempt
graduate coaching. Chicago and the
University of Michigan come the near
est to having systems that might show
some progress under graduate coaches.
The Yost school of football has been
the most successful in the west. His
pupils have been sought after, and to-
day there are many graduates of
Michigan proving successful coaches.
Dobie is the only man that has gone
from Minnesota who has made sue
cessfuI coach. Therefore he should be
the logical man for the position of
head coach, should williams be de-
posed. Dobie is better coach than
williams, and with the grand material
at the university, Dobie should turn
out winning team.
There are any numbe~ of good
coaches that could be brought to Min
nesota. Ted Coy would make great.
coach, for aside from his wonderful
playing ability he is a heady and re-
sourceful player. Fielding Yost might
also prove a very successful coach.
There are others The alumni Of the
schhool had better go slow before they
eatrust the teams of the university to
men who have never show any ability
that would warrant them ii. assuming
charge.