Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
Has Last of Week to Sign Contract
with Cornhuskers.
NAY ADOPT ALUMNI SYSTEM
Nebraska Board Talking of Change
from Present Plan.
BASE BALL SCHEDULE IS OUT
Twenty-six Games on List, Ten OF
which win he Played at Home
Team Prospects Are
Bright.

LINCOLN. Neb.. Feb. 27.-Cspeoisl.)-it
begins to look as though Nebraska is going
to lose the services of king" Cole as
foot ball coach. The Cornhusker foot ball
director of the past two seasons has not
yet announced that he win return 10 the
head of the gridiron squad at the state
school next fall, but his delay in signing
up a contract and the persistent rumors
emanating from Ann Arbor to the effect
that king |. to become graduate diree-
tor OF athletics at Michigan. make it seem
probable that Nebraska will have TO secure
a new coach for the season or 1909.
The Cornhuskers want to retain Coach
Cole for another season at least. and are
not willing TO let him go. as some OF the
Lincoln sporting fraternity, who were
grievously disappointed over the defeat OF
Nebraska by Kansas last fall, have malici-
ously limited. The Nebraska athletic board
stands as a unit for re-engaging king"
Cole. and have offered him the same
salary for his services of 1909, that he was
paid last season.
When he left Lincoln last fall after the
close of the foot ball season the Nebraska
coach was told that the Cornhuskers
wanted him to return next season. He
would not commit himself at that time on
the proposal to be head coach again, but
the Nebraska board OF control waited un-
I'll over a month ago without hearing from
him OF the matter and then instructed
Manager Eager TO draw up a contract with
him for another year. Acting in accord
ance with the order of the athletic board,
the Nebraska manager asked king Cole
to give him a decision on the proposition
to act as coach for 1903. A prompt reply
was received from the coach stating that
he would give a definite answer within
two weeks. The Nebraska board waited
three weeks without receiving further word
from King" and then last Tuesday. at
a regular monthly meeting. again instructed
Manager Eager to negotiate with Mr.. Cole.
Thls time the board placed a limit OF a
week In which to allow the coach to give
a final decision. which means that "Kinx,'
Cole will have to give the Cornhusker a
definite answer before next Sunday. The
Nebraska authorities were urgent on Mr.
Cole for IL he is not to be at the head
OF the Cornhusker's foot ball next wear
they desire to know IL at once in order that
they may hire another coach before the
oes' toot pail experts are engaged for 1909.
Cole Would Succeed Baird.
Ihere Is only one reason the Nebraska
ooard can assign for King Coles delay
w a NOulTdCI 10 coach the Corn
huskers next fell, and that is his desire :,
become connected with athletics M the III.
Verstty of Michigan. He Is now beii.ved
to be awaiting the DEVELOPMENTS that ms,
follow the acceptance of the resignation q,
CHARLES Baird as athletic director NJ ~.
wolverine school. Mr.. Baird, who has ex
tensive law interests at Kansas CITY. H
10 quit athletic work with the close OF the
scnooi year In June. To fiji the vacanc,
leIt Ply his retirement three men are now
under consideration by the Michigan Board
OF control. These are William c Cole
coach OF the Nebraska foot ball team for
TWO seasons: Philip G. Bsrtelme OF Chicaxo
and Roscoe B. Huston of Detroit.
VI these three candidates for Dlreetor
baiFds position Coach Cole is thought IN
stand tile best chance OF being scIectaa
since early last fall, when II was rumoraa
that Yost would not coach the Wo,ver,ra.
another season. king has been mentioned
on several occasions as being iba ma
whom Michigan was going to have CON
nected with its athletics next year. stories
from Ann Arbor said he was slated 10 suc-
ceed Coach Yost II that hurry up'' ma
vas consistent on his wish to retire from
1907 ball coaching. AS soon az Yost con
senteo 10 stay another year ii was expected
maj the rumors about Coles going 10
michigan would cease. but they did NOT.
ana thls TACT makes IT seem very probabls
mat King Cole is to get the Job Of dlrec-
tor at the Wolverine school.
POPULAR at Michigan.
Cole Is popular at Michigan v4tA -
students and athletic authorities ana tbev
are trying to devise a scheme whereby bs
may become one Of their faculty. The Ma,
: to make him athletic director for ,aoa
md then TO place him in the position .,
lead foot ball coach the next year wben
he contract with the wolverines Win
Fielding Yost expires. This would give
aim a position similar to that oceupled nv
Aonzo stagg at the University OF Chi
ago This plan has not been
as yet and there Is a possibility that
King Cole will not get the place He il
admitted 70 stand the best chance OF being
CHOSEN for II. though. and is now DELAYING
doing anything further toward signing with
Nebraska until he receives a final word
from the Wolverines.
me Nebraska athletic mentors are NOT
sleeping while they await a decision from
kim" Cole. but are looking around for
a good man to fiji the place in case the
present coach does not consent to return
next fall. Some OF them, want to see tho
graduate system Of coaching Installed al
the state school and would urke it's trial
" II shall he found necessary to get a new
coach. Those who favor the graduate plan
are considering John Westoyer, a former
captain OF the cornhusker eleven. as a
likely man to take up the work. lie was
one Of the greatest foot ball tackles thar
ever donned the scarlet and green, and
understands the fundamentals OF foot
ball so thoroughly that it is believed, he
would be a good man TO have charge OF
the cornhuskers.
Another man. whom soma e the mAutasa