The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-11
NO SUCCESSOR
TO A. ". CHEZ
VARSITY AT PRESENT WITHOUT
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.
Will Not Affect Plans For Spring or
the Practice For the Football
Season.
BY Carl p. Leath.r,unnd

Speclal Dispnt' b IN the lu-eiiiE-ucer.
MORGANTOWN. w. Va. May To-
one OF the. most important happen
ings In athletic circles during the
past week was the resignation Of
Anthony ". chez. mead Of the athletic
department and his wife who looked
after the physical DEVELOPMENT Of the
wennen attenoin1 tia University ----
According to the plans Of AIR. and
Mrs. =. ". chez. i'm 1900. they made
vow 10 take "A long vacation AT the
end Of ten years work. but IL is two
years over that time now. Director
chez stated that ne and his wife would
sever their connections with the ms
titution at the end Of the present term
and would then leave for the west and
northwest. They will spend some
/ time In Alaska on a mountain climb
7 ing trip and will upon their return
from this government possession con-
sumo about a month on a trip through
, Yellowstone National Park. Accord
ing 10 inside information Director
/ Chez has accepted "a position at the
Purdue University. but he denied this
when asked 'he fore part Of this week
The resignation 81 Director chez will
! not affect athletic conditions NJ the
University in the least az the football
/ schedule. such as 70 Is. has been ar
ranged FOR next fall. The schedule
a. % looks az present e. about ns weak
I as any played by W. V 4. for many
I years but ~ Is understood that an at
/ tempt will be made to make 70 more
/ attractive by arranging some games
I with big colleges 20 Offset those al
| ready contracted for with small insti-
| tutious
/ 40 ono has az yet been mentioned
/ Tor the positions made vacant. but
na H.. 10 D.. "a
| the students 10 secure BOYD chambers
I 81 Marshall College Mr. Chambers
holds "a similar position az Marshall
I and besides being head ~ the athletic
I department coaches the base ball.
| foot ball and basket ball teams and
/ teaches in the Institution besides The
/ team that represented Marshall last
D fall against V. Y. y. was undoubtedly
I one ~ the best coached teams % APP
/ pear on the University neld for many
/ years and ~ ~ on account - this fac,
/ that local athletic men want Chambers
| It e. not known whether ho would ac-
I copt but o. is understood that he
/ would take the position 10 n good offer
I was made
/ Hard practices.
Tho base ball squad had hard week
/ IN tho way % practice az Coach
/ ~ the showing on the FIRST invasion
] frIU. put the men through several
| swift sessions on Monday evening
I tho scrubs completely outrlassed tho
/ Varsity. defeating the rgulars hy The
| score 0f O. tD 8. fn fha second inning
i OF tho game Captain Lentherwood of
d The Erfortru. turned his ankle in
Q sliding 90 second base and tho injury
| viii l1v him up FOR some time Hans
I ford and Bugesas formed tho battery
I FOR che Reserves. while Adams and
l Hayes worked FOR ~ first team
| so practice was hold Tuesday evening
| m account of wet grounds. but % rtiG
I ~rG7irr wI~ held or "wednesday rteu-
INK Dol 0ral preparation Tor tho two
game with Nor'a Uamn and thf
/ chinese team. Tho second and lari
. trip viii Hr fakrn rrNt week. Four
games hrInr played
Reserves on Trio.
Assistant Manager Hodges Ia rauid
/ lr completing arrangement for ri road
. trip through fha central part ~ ma
state hg tha Reserve. ff fa not dsI.
/ nfriv Known Just vhrn fna trim will
be token buf o. will Dol around fho
I middle ~ tho month. A. least three
I different teams VIII Dol played which
/ viii likely include Tairm0rf Normal
I Vroaddus and Davis EIkinr GIrrviu-
] Normal wants two games. h.r on acc
I count m tho location 0f the institution
/ % is not likely that tho offer win be-
| accepted