The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-09

want from Minnesota Is its best
wishes"
That is GiImour Dobie's reply to the
story sent from Portland, Ore, to
Minneapolis to the effect that he was
hankering after job to succeed DR..
Williams as football coach at the Unit
versity OF Minnesota.
The man who wrote that story
knows nothing about Dobie's business
or his plans. In fact here in Seattle.
Dobie's home, his plans for the future
have not been made public.
Naturally q man who played foot
bah for Minnesota for three years and
helped DR.. Williams coach other Min
nesota teams for four years has a
warm spot in his heart for Minnesota.
but as for going back to that uniyer-
sity as football coach or in any other
capacity, nothing stirring.
Dobie has made good in washing
ton, and right here is where he IL go
ing to stick II he coaches foota,aiI
at all next year, It will be at the Uni
versity of washington. Dobfe tool- an
ordinary team last year and won the
championship OF the northwest. He
came right back this year and again
won the championship, and now he
can have anything he wants.
pObie 10 Well Paid.
Just one OF the many reasons why
Dobie is satisfied to stick here ii the
fact that he is the best paid coach IN
this part OF the country. He got more
money last year than any other coach
in the northwest. He was given a
substantial raise in salary this year.
and now he has been reelected for
next year with a $70O raise tackled on
to his salary. 1t is violating no con-
fidence to say that If Dobie coaches
at Washington again this year, his
pay check will be JUST as big as DIR.
Williams gets at Minnesota.
So il he cares to continue coaching
football, why should Dobie pass up A.
growing university, where he is in
right and where he can name practic-
ally his own terms?
There are some good coaches in the
northwest and some strong football
teams, but Dobie draws down more
money than any of the others; he is
in strong with the largest university
in the northwest and he has produced
the results.
The Portland falxir sent out the
story that the Washington students
were sore at Dobie. They are so sore
at him that they presented him with
a beautiful gold watch and fob, and
got into the habit of drag ing him out
of bed GO make speeches to them.
Yes, yes, the washington students Just
fairly hate Dobie!
The Portland falxir says that the
faculty at Washington is opposed to
Dobie, owing to rough tactics in
coaching the team.
DR.. Thomas Franklin Kane. presi-
dent of the university and a mild
hammered man, tells Dobie to stick
right with Washington; that his op-
portunities here are greater than al
most anywhere else; that the faculty
is perfectly satisfied with his work
and are back of him as a unit,
That sounds as if Dobie did not
stand we'll with the faculty, EN-?
Other Coaches Get Less.
Bob Forbes, star tackle and end at
Yale few years ago, coached the
University of Oregon team this wear.
His salary was much less than that Of
Dobie, and was but little, more than
half what Dobie will get next year.
Sol Metzger, the old PENNSYLVANIA
star, coached the Oregon Agricultural
college. Dobie had him outclassed in
salary and results
Washington has a champion team
and all hands and the cook give Dobie
the credit for 1t. He could not get
thing at Minnesota that he cannot get
here, and II it ever came to question
Of Minnesota and washington bidding
for Dobie's services, washington
would stand tap to get him.
That's how Dobie stands out here.
and as for his wanting to go back to
Minnesota except just for old times
sake sometime. forget it!