Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07
ATHLETIC HOPES ARE CRUSHED
Iowa Board of Regents VIII Not Give
In Funds for Sports.

IOWA CITY, Ia, Mach 5.-tSpectal.)-
With the hopes for the establishment OF
a permanent athletic system crushed by
the action of the board OF regents this
week, the Iowa board of control OF ath-
letics is face to face with a serious situa-
ton. Without the funds to hire a man
for director of athletics like DR.. Clapp OF
Nebraska or Dr. Sargent Of Harvard. the
Hawkeye athletic management is in a
quandary what the best stop will be to
tide over next year.
When Mark Catlin resigned as manager
and coach OF the Iowa football and track
team and John Griffith gave the board to
understand he would not be the assistant
coach next fall the members of the ath-
letic council felt that the time was ripe
for a complete revolution In Iowa's ath-
letic affairs, with perhaps the establish
ment of an alumni system of coaching
with a man Of the Sargent o. Clapp type
as director. The whole aim of the board
was to secure system. system"
But the board OF regents mas other ideas.
The appropriations for the university are
not likely to be very munificent. accord
ing to the predictions locally, and the
latest action OF the regents affirm the sus-
picions. The board fayors other depart
ments before the athletic. hence the neces-
sity for the strictest economy next year.
The student body is bitterly disap-
pointed. The football team last year was
a losing one. with a variety of factors
causing the disastrous showing. With the
chance for a total revision OF the system
came hope for winning teams and success
ful athletic. seasons. But the makeshift
arrangement which will necessarily be
adopted next year Is not promising, to say
the least. in the opinion OF the majority
OF undergraduates.
Last year Mark Catlin was moderately
paid for two mems work. and this coming
! year the salary expense will be materially
increased in the athletic budget, for a
coach and manager both will be hiaed,
This will necessltate the cutting down on
other expenses, as the board of regents
Ewin not raise the sum sufficiently to hir-
Ing a director OF athletics like the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin and Missouri.
Outdoor baseball practice for the Uni-
versity of Iowa team will start in three
or four weeks IL the present weather con-
dttlons continue. Jimmie" Barrie, the
guardian angel of Iowa field. one Of the
university characters iof The university,
has predicted that the spring will open up
III Rtah Usual GhS NtofI nv us Ntl-
dict is that there win be a dry and fast
diamond "ere long
Fresh 'pepp'' was instilled in the base
ball squad this past week by the appear
ance of Captain-elect Stewart, who will
appear regularly for practice since the
basketball season has closed.
The athletic board has handed to Coach
Kirk the list of eligible men. 1t is as fol.
lows: Collins, Gross, Hook, Burrell. Schu-
Ter. Klein, O'Brien. Wadswo.ti. Bailey
Gunderson. Hyland, Bechtel, MeGreSor
Yenerick, Seeburger. Minnie. Black Kluck.
holm, Haughtelin. Thompson, Stewart, Me
CURE, Hanlon, Becker, Heminway, McClel
Ian, Towne and Hinkle. Several other gooC
players have slight deficiencies which car
be removed before the schedule opens, IN
Guiding Ferris, Jacobs, Cobb, Boucher
Bryant and Koh