Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-06
Athletic Board Decides to Make Radi.
cal Change in Policy Of
Department.
NEW PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR
One Man viii Be Given Charge Of
All Divisions.
STEFFENs MAY GET THE JOB
Chicago Man Being Considered, To-
gether with Many Others,
CAMP OFFERS "TAD" JONES
Applications for Positions Arc Coming
In, but Board is stin Searching
for Available Candi-
dates.


for Available Candi-
dates.
We're looking for a year-round coach,
some one to beat X. u.
Some one to shield us from defeat, some
one who'll always brew.
LINCOLN. MNrch A-(spscial)-These
foregoing words, set to tho tune Of Do
Wolf Hopper's successful comic opera
song, I'm Looking for a Husband" have
formed the campaign slogan for the ath-
letic board OF the University Of Nebraska
in its quest Of a coach to take chargs
OF all athletics at the Cornhuskers school.
Tired OF meeting defeat in foot ball,
basket ball and base ball season after
season. the Cornhuskers have resolved,
that; II good coaching will bring a change
for the better, with victories in most
branches Of sports, then that change shall
come soon, The Nebraska board has de-
cided to hire a year-round coach, and TO
hire him at once. or as soon as the right
man can be found.
TIL Cornhuskers want a coach, who can
instruct the students in foot ball, base ball,
basket ball and possibly in track ath-
letics. They want a man who can fill a
position similar to that occupied by Alonzo
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and they are willing to pay the right man
a good salary. The place will be ready
for the new man to step into 1t by Novem-
Der /, but the Nebraska board wishes to
elect the future occupant at once. n
has started out to canvas the field Of
coaches available for the job.
At a recent meeting, the board unani-
mously agreed that a coach who should
remain at the state school all the year
was the one thing Of which Cornhusker
athletics are in dire need, and voted to
start at once a campaign that should
bring to Nebraska q modern Osiris, who
shall bolster up the ~Je6rnhusker athletic
teams and again place this local school
on the athletic mar OF the middle west.
Can Man BE Pounds
In the midst of it's enthusiasm over the
decision to get a general coach, the Ne
braska board claimed itself and asked; Can
the right man be found? Is there avail
able In the country another Stage, a man
woh can teach all branches of university
athletics with a fine degree Of success such
as has blessed Chicago university for the
last ten years?
Some Members OF the board doubted very
much that such a coach could be found:
others were not certain about the cues
ton, but said they thought a capable
coach for all branches Of athletics ought to
be discovered. for there must be several
embryo Stages around the country. So
the Cornhuskers decided they would seek
the aid Of the leading physical directors
and coaches of the United States In getting
the right maj for Nebraska, And now
the campaign is on.
Letters are being written to ali the lead
ing colleges and universities telling OF
Nebraska's wants and asking for lnforma-
tion regarding men who might be able TO
fill the position OF general coach. From
Coach Stage of Chicago the board has re-
eeived strong recomme . Iations in favor
OF two OF his former pupils-Walter stef-
fens and pat" Page-both all-western
foot ball stars. OF the two Stagg thinks
Steffens would be the better man for the
work that Nebraska wishes him to do.
Steffens won his letter in four branches
OF sport at Chicago. He was captain OF
the foot ball and track teams and was a
Atar on both the basket ball and base bali
teams. He learned the fine points of the
game, so Stagg says, and was one OF the
best all-round athletes that ever graced
the Midway campus. Whether he could
impart his knowledge of the various
sports to the %Cornhusker athletes 80 that
the local school could have winning teams
Is a matter for which even Stagg could
not Youchsafe. though the Chicago coach
said that his former pupil made an able
assistant for him In training the foot
ball team at the Midway last fall.
In his recommendation of pat Page,
Coach Stage declared that this former
Chicago player would probably make a
better foot hall coach than Steffens, but
that he would not know as much about all
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Because Page Is not adept In all branches
OF sports Stage was inclined to believe
that Steffens would be the better OF the
two men for Nebraska.
Camp Recommends Tad Jones.
In answer to a letter from DR.. Clapp Of
Nebraska, Walter Camp, the veteran sage.
Of Yale's athletics, declared Tad Jones.
the famous ex-Yale athlete, to be the best
man for the Cornhusker position, In his
opinion. Jones was a great Yale foot ball
and base ball player. In the opinion Of
Stage he was one OF the best players that
ever played on a Yale eleven. Other men
were mentioned by Camp, who might fin
the Cornhusker Job, but Jones was given
preference over all others by the Yale
mentor.
Jones has had some experience in coach
ing since he left Yale. Last fall no drilled
the Syracuse eleven. His team was not a
successful one. and was defeated by both
Michigan and Illinois. According 10 foot
ball critics, that condition Of the Syracuse
team was not the fault of Jones'; the mate
rial was seanty and the ex-Yale player had
10 work under a great handicap, Camp
says Jones ought 70 be able 70 produce a
championship eleven from a far amount
OF good material.
Some OF the members OF the Nebraska
board are inclined 10 look with great favor
upon Jones. Or, Clapp. himself a graduate
and a former noted track athlete Of Yale,
is a strong believer in the efficacy OF Yale