Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-23
BARRY TO LEAVE WISCONSIN
Coach of Badger Team Served with
Notice of Release,
WANT MAN TO GIVE WHOLE TIME
Students Divided over Question, hot
hoard Takes Deeisive stand
Angling Tor Mia Eastern
stars IN HIS Place.

MADISON. wis Dec 2.-(special) tom
Barry. the former Brown university star
who has been head coach Of the Univer-
sitv OF Wisconsin foot ball teams for the
last two years, was given notice OF ms
reieasd by Athletic Director Ehler TINS
morning. Tho matter has been hanging
fire for some time and 81 seemed as II
a strong student sentiment in favor OF
the retention OF Barry for another season
was going to meet with the approval OF the
new head. r
The letter which Barry received an
nounced that owing tn.a proposed change
in the department Of athletics he would
not be kept ana that the department would
hereafter be composed OF men who will
give their entire time to the teaching OF
sports. a thing that Barry. could not do
lnasmuch as he was engaged In the prac-
tice OF law In this city. II is not known
who Barry's successor will be, but II Is
rumored that Director Ehler is angling
for either Howard or Tad Jones or else
Ted Coy. Yale's phenomenal fullbaok OF
two seasons ago and. head coach last fail
spIlt over Coach Question.
The coaching problem is one that has
caused the, biggest split between the stu
dents and faculty In years. There are
some men In the faculty who have gone
after Barry with loaded guns for two
years When he met with defeat in the
Indiana game this year a howl went up
from all sides and Barry was termed any"
thing but a foot ball coach, The winning
OF the Chicago game put a stop to all this
hostile feeling and thereafter there was
q large number OF students who cham
poned the. ex-Brown man. petition was
signed by the members of the foot ball
team asking for his retention, and it was
passed unanimously by the student confer
ence. a mass meeting was held at which
arguments favoring another contract with
Barry were the main topic.
Director Ehler. however, refused to re-
consider his intention and when the matter
was brought up before the council he did
not recommend that the present coach be
given another chance saying that it would
throw out all his plans for the future.
Barry'h Plans.
While Barry refused to discuss his fu-
ture, Il Is thought here that he will go
either to Indiana or Notre Dame next
year, It is believed that his chances at
Indiana are good. Fnasmuch as DR.. c. =.
Hutchns formed Athletic director here.
now occupies a, similar position at the
Hooser school, which Is without a coach
owing to the resignation Of Jimmy" Shell
don. fit
There are many In the student and
alumni body of the university who believe
that Barry has never had a chance to
prove his worth, Tie has been continually
handicapped by iHeligibles, only two Of
the regulafs being up in their work al
the opening OF the season this fall.
Earl Driver. the old Cardinal star, viii
be advanced next fan II rumors are to, b,
believed psiver. has heretofore handled
the freshmen and has turned out some sal
teams He will be made assistant coael
on the varsity next fall and II negotiation
with star eastern players fall through HI
may be given the head coaching job Their
will be dearth Of good coaching materia
here in the fan with Jack wiloe. forme
fullback. and sveetand, the new crew
coach. who was q member OF the Cornell
team for three successive seasons, on tn
Job.