The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-16
H|L[TOPPERS PUT
GRADUATE COACHES
IN SUPREME CHARGE
Dap Daley Becomes
Supervisor Of All
Athletics.
BY THOMAS KIRBY.

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Football followers in washington were
today surprised. to say the least, at the
action taken by the Georgetown ath-
ietic board In changing from the profess
sionai to the alumni coaching system
for It's football teams.
The great success of the eleven last
fall led many to believe that there would
be continuance Of the same policy, but
the committee yesterday appointed for
mer Capt. Vincent Daley as coach, with
Frank 0argan. Wayne Hart. and Mike
Cunnin as assistants. In addition to the
football position. Daley will be general
supervisor of all athletics on the
Heights and will act az adviser to the
undergraduate managers and the cap
tains In all important questions that
may arise during the course Of the year.
TO attempt to pass snap judgment on
the dction Of Yesterday la not only mis-
leading. hut unfair to the members of
the board. who discussed the. matter for
hours before arriving at the decisioa to
the graduate Goa hing system at
Georgetown was Inevitable. Last fall
saw BY far the laksest squad that has
ever assembled at Georgetown fisid. and.
with but a single assistant, much OF the
most promising material went untutored.
In putting In head coach with three
heleprs. Georgetown has followed the
lead OF all the larger universities.
Not Backward Step.
The men named may or may not be
the best for the places. but 1t may be
assured that the step taken is far from
being a backward one. That Nielsen
, would not be re-engaged appeared to
be decided for several weeks, but every
| indication pointed 20 the selection Of
Eddie Daley, of Dartmouth, for the
place. Daley was an old schoolmate of
Captain HeGarty, md had the matter
been left entirely to the Georgetown cap
tain, Daley would probably have been the
man to obtain the position. The Dart
mouth system of football has heen
successful In many places and this. to-
gether with the fact that DAILY seems to
possess al. OF the qualities for a sue
| c..ssful leader. made him by far the
strongest candidate for head coach had
The idea Of bringing ni"n from ether
colleges been continued.
No man in the history Of the uriver-
| tity has done more for Georgetown
football than Vincent Daley. and no
honors hcaped upon him would be ex-
, aggerated. In the rise CT the lsiue and
Grsy from a comparatively low place
TO absolute supremacy In these PARTS,
years ago Georgetown considered itself
| fortunate to escape defeat at the hands
| Of some OF the smaller colleges in this
section, but from the day he was ele"t-
earnest manner that after his second
term as leader he had the stisfaction
| OF having pln" ID Georgetown football at
| a height that had never before been
reached by an eleven captained by any
| of his predecessors.
Daley Responsible.
At tie finiih OF su. h a brilliant sea-
sen as lest fall it might appear in
vidious to single out any individual for
particular praise, hut without attempt
Ing to disparage the work Of anyone
else connected with the team, those
| closest to sridiron affairs know and
appreciate the fuct that 1t was bailey
who was primarily responsible for the
marked success of the great team of
1GlI.
Among the names presented in con-
necti0n with a successor of Nielsen has
been that Of Branch Boccck, but it Is
doubtful II he could have been obtained
had the office been offered to him. For
two years Bocock has been endeavor-
ing to divorce himself from football.
and It is doubtful II he will again have
the most consistently successful coach
ever sent out from Georgetown, but he
has other plans for the future, and
while North Carolina has been making
every endeavor to retain his services,
he has yet to give his consent to remain
for another year
| The new coaching board will have the
undivided support of Georgetown men,
| something that has not obtained entire
~ In the past. Percy Given. for one,
is indignant at report that he has
knocked the new plan, and insists
move.