Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-19
REGENTS AND PLAYERS AGREE
stishm Of Wisconsin to Coach the
Cornhuskers.
ATHLETIC BOARD WINS A POIE7
salary Not Vet settled, hut q is
Understood that e WIN ne Aroaaa
rwrpty-TwO hundred DoI-
lars Per Year.

LINCOLN. Feb. Especial )--speedy
action win be taken BY the special com
mittee appointed BY the Board Of Regents
70 act upon the recommendations Of the
University OF Nebraska Athletic board IN
relation to the choice Of an an-year coach.
President C.. s Allen Of the Board Of
Roxents. who. with the chancellor, was
named as the special committee to act
finally in the matter said this afternoon
that action would be taken Immediately
upon the return OF Or Avery Monday
evening AR. Allen further said that he
had not given the matter much attention
and indicated thar he would be governed
IN his choice BY the wishes Of the athletic
board and Or. Avery.
No announcement has been made relative
to the salary which the aii-year coach
will receive or the amount Of assistance
which VA be allowed him but It IL under
stood that the salary is in the neighbor-
hood OF $500 Probably only an assist
ant coach viii be hired by the board. al
though ss IN the past an help from tho
alumni must be purely charitable
FacuIty Members NieIa,
The selection OF Ewald o. stiehm over
c. c. Chnds was distinct victory for
western foot ball Although faculty
members OF the board were in favor Of
Childs the faculty members yielded to
the sentiment OF the undergraduate body
IS expressed IN letters and petitions to the
athletic board
Members OF the foot ball team last fall
had an opportunity to meet both Childs
and stiehm and all were apparently IN
favor OF the western man. Stehm Is
about q years OF age and has had
| fr
pressed those who met him as one Of
great possibilities, acuteiy versed in
western foot ball His knowledge Of the
western schools gave him a big advan-
tage over Childs, the eastern candidate.
Cornhuskers nave reason 10 remember
the ability OF the men endorsed by the
athletic beard. In 1908 the Cornhuskers
played with Wisconsin IN basket ball and
were defeated, 43 to T. Stlehm making
twenty-four points for his team. Three
times western critics almost without ex-
ception, selected him as the center on the
ALI Western eleven against such men as
Germany" Sohultze Of Michigan and saff-
ord OF Minnesota
stiehm well Endorsed.
His coaching record is almost as good,
For one year he had charge Of athletics at
Port Atkinson. Wis. where he formerly at
tended school. His coaching was done while
still student of the university and par
ticipating In university athletics His team
met defeat but once and scored 168 points
to its opponents twenty. In the following
year he was again elected coach and the
team scored 276 points 10 its opponents
eleven. Letters from RIppon college. where
he coached last year contain strong en-
dorsements.
Personally steihm was exceedingly popu-
lar at Wisconsin. lie was a member Of the
Apha Tau Omega fraternity along with
several honorary organizations and outside
OF his university athletic record was con-
sidered an exceptionally strong man. His
choice has aroused considerable speculation
in the Cornhusker camp as to what methods
VIII be pursued In coaching next year.
Michigan is regarded as the most typical
western school and King" Cole was one
Of Yost's p-oteges. The Nebraska style OF
play has been largely developed from
Michigan
The selection Of new man will mean a
revolution in the coaching but as stiehin
was member OF the Badger eleven when
Wisconsin was more OF a factor IN the
western foot ball world than at the present
time. the change is not regarded seriously
soon Besin Practice.
Outdoor practice for track athletics viii
start as soon as weather permits. Ne
braska has an abundance OF old material
which should make Il a comparatively easy
task to develop q championship team.
Nearly all OF last years team are back
Captain Reed and Powers are the veterans
in the spirits. May new man, Is fully
as fast as Reed or Powers and the trio will
give Nebraska an uneaualed representa-
ton in the sprints
The absence OF Clark from school may
injure the Cornhuskers in the long-distance
runs, but Anderson. Anderson and Nc
Gowan are still available and afford an
excellent nucleus for building up the team
In the field events the cornhuskers
should be especially formidable. Harmon
In the weight events. Munson in the broad
jump, Lindstrum and Graham in the pole
vault, Hiltner and Graham in the high
jump, with three others available for the
same event, afford an excellent outlook