Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-06

From the Washington Herald.
eleven years that has been one Of the lead
ers in the big Eight"
With Jones there is the same fault to
find that there Is in the case Of Page,
ex-Chicago; he does not know a great
amount about basket ball and track ath-
letics. His experience at Syracuse this
year win probably show what ability he
has IN dealing with other branches Of
athletics.
Westerners Want Place., Too.
In the west there are several men who
would like the Nebraska position. From
Colorado has come a glowing m
dalton of one Richards, who at present
is located at Colorado Springs. 1t is said
Richards was once coach OF the Colorado
School of Mines team when that institu-
ton had a winner. He is athletic director
Of the Colorado Springs High school, re-
ceiving a salary Of SO, 500, which Is prob
ably the highest salary paid to any man
in the United States for the same work.
Richards Is an aIl-round coach and has
had experience in base ball, foot ball. bas-
ket call and track athletics. The party
VIII, recommended Richards says the Col
orado Springs man would be certain TO
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ard that he would be willing to accept a
salary less than that which he is paid at
Colorado Springs just in order to show
the ~Cornhuskers what he car do.
Deacon Koehler, formerly coach at the
University Of Denver, would like the
place. Koehler was at the Denver school
for four years and there had a large
amount of success. His foot ball team
in 1908 was the champion of the Colo
RADIO region. Last fall 1t met but two
defeats, one by Haskell and the other by
Nebraska. Koehler instructed the Denver
ties in all branches Of athletics. He turned
out q star basket ball team one winter
and also had a strong track team for one
spring.
After the foot ball season last fall Koch
Ter resigned his position at Denver and
applied for the Nebraska foot ball coach
ing job. Koehler played foot ball at Ne
braska for two years in the early Oart OF
Booths regime and then went to chicago
where he played for two years.
In No Hurry to Act.
Besides the men who nave been men
toned herein, the Nebraska board has
had applications for the 'year-round job
from coaches at many universities In al
parts Of the country. Recommendations
have been received In all places. Several
of Coach Yost's former pupils who have
made q success Of coaching a asked
for the ~Cornhusker job.
The Nebraska athletic board has con-
sidered all the applications and all the
recommendations. but It is not yet ready
to make a selection. 1t iB waiting to hear
from other men and 10 hear about other
men. It wants to learn OF every man on
~ = a. n ,RAN1a
II any one knows Of a good man, who
might do for the Cornhusker position, the
board would like to be informed Of that
man.
When all parts OF the country have been
heard from. when every available man has
been listed; then the C%ornhusker mentors
win begin a sitting process that Will re-
suit In the elimination Of all the availables
excepting one. who hall become Ne
braska's year-round coach.
1t may be a month or two, OF more be-
fore the board finally makes a choice,
but the matter will not be allowed to darg
along until next fall, The Nebraska board
OF control wants a coach elected this year,
SO that he can take up the work OF train
ing the basket ball team next November.
king Cole has been reelected foot BAH
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have charge Of the C~ornhuskers in that
line Of endeavor. but with the close Of
the foot ball season the individual coach
Ing system VIII go, and the year-round
man Will come on the job.
Ia Year Good Lesson.
The exporter ce Of the present school year
has taught the Nebraska board a lesson
that has made Il anxious TO prevent a repe-
dtion Of the things that have happened
since last fall. Since DR.. Clapp resigned last
fall from his position as track and basket
ball coach, the C~ornhuskers have been
forced to do all kinds OF mental gymnas-
tics In order to figure out how to get
coaches for base ball. basket ball and
track, and yet keep down the salary list.
The result OF such a condition Of az
fairs has been that the board has per-
mitted the f~inancia consideration Of the
coaching question TO determine It's policy,
and the men selected TO train the various
have not met with the approval OF
the students and alumni The students arc
certain that better results could have been
attained by more skilled coaching and that
more proficient coaches could have been
secured by the expenditure Of a little more
money; the member OF the athletic board
agree with the students and are decided
thai the stingy policy OF the board shall
be dropped after the coaches for the pres
ent year are all selected.
A man 70 coach the track team Is yet to
be elected. l. p. Hewfl was elected 70 the
place once. but found Il Impossible to ac-
oept the offer Of tho Nebraska board. The