The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-21
"TOSH" PROcLA|MS
HIS Innocence
AGGlE COACH BURSTS WITH
RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION
OVER ISLANDER.
Coach John II. Mcintosh says in the
Bohemian Republican Courier:

The Daily Muscular threw a fit the
other DAY because the writer dared
to refer 10 Bill Ittner. the giant
former star of the University OF Min
ncsota. and who Won the state cham
pionship for the Montana university
this year. az ringer.
Thinking to get even for the thrust
the Missouian published a letter writ
ten by myself to Emmett Ryan. one
of the university players. last summer.
in which Mr.. Ryan. who had previously
expressed an intention of entering NJ.
4. c. if he could get work, was prom
Used a job.
II Is to laugh. The Missoula paper.
with bateJ breath and trealiny softly
as though about to uncover some foul
murder mystery. springs a letter which.
instead of the fiery bombshcll. expected
to explode scandal. proved oaly a
clammy squash.
Hist. Have you heard the latest
crime in athletic circles: Speak low.
for It's a subject to conjure with: And
just to think. the Missoulian UNI
earthed the plot. And what bastard
Is thing 1t proved to be-why. the
Agsie coach actually. yes TRULY. Of
fcred n man a job!
For which said Muscular would
have said ASgie coach hanged. drawn
and Guartcred. sailed down and ex-
posed to the public gaze. ! had ex-
pectcd To let this matter drop as l
am not placed OH the defense and owe
no one an apology, but ii seems to me
to be due the college. for the people of
Eozeman. at least, to know the facts.
Here they are: While spending my
vacation in Butte last summer doing
some newspaper work ! was surprised
10 receive letter from Emmett Ryan.
an all-rOund athlete OF Montana uni
vcrsitG. who wrote me from Dupuycr,
Mont. declaring that he had about
decided to leave the shades of the
varsity. as he had been promised some
work there. but never got II. and that
he would like TO come to NJ. 4. c. II he
could get job here that would IA.
expenses.
] promptly replied to Mr.. Hyan's
letter. and in substance told him that
] Gid not. want to appear in the role
OF coach trying to coax him away
from his college. but that if lie had
made up his mind to enter NJ. \. c.
would make an effort to get him
work which would, partly at least. pay
his expenses.
There was further correspondence
between US. 1 made it clear that the
only job at my disposal was janitor Of
the gymnasium, and that this had been
promised young man named How
land. former high school student.
now farming near Glasgow. Mont. who
had expected 10 become Il student at
NJ. \. Z. Later in the summer How
land wrote TO me that he could not
come. 50 ! promptly wrote Ryan, tell
Ing him the job was his Ii he wanted IL.
but that he must let me know defl-
nitely.
That was the letter published by The
Missoulian as sort of lance with
which to fix the NJ. A. e. athletic di-
rector to Il big oak tree or course
the Missoula paper failed 10 state that
Ryan wrote the first letter or that
Ryan had sworn his intention to quit
the varsity before I ever even answered
his letter and promised him job.
Now why did The Missoulian fail to
give the facts--the REAL. facts. just
one of two things-either Ryan was
ashamed to admit it was HIS propo-
sition and not mine. and 50 withheld
the whole truth from the paper. or else
The Muscular knew the whole story
and only gave part of ii. US by publish
ing ii ALL the structure must fall us
flat as the proverbial founder and
squash Mr.. Ryan under the ruins.
There was not one utterance in any
of my letters to Mr.. Ryan that was