Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-26
EUGENE IS AFTER
OUR GREAT COACH
With All United States to Choose From
Will Probably Give Preference
to DR.. Sweetland.

A personal interest is being taken by
the people Of Salem in the efforts Of
the athletic committee of the Univer.
sity of Oregon to secure a football
coach for the coming season. No less
than $50 person from all parts of the
United States have applied for the po-
Sition and yet the one whose name is
considered the most favorably at the
present time is that of DR.. G. j. Sweet
land, of Willamette university, although
he has made no formal application for
the place. A communication from En-.
gene states that all meetings of the
committee are held in secret and little
is known on the campus Of their activ.
tiles except the fact that DR.. Sweetland
would have been elected to the position
on at least two occasions if it had not
been for a speedy adjournment.
Although statements have been
made to the contrary" said DR.. Sweet.
land this morning, "I have not been of.
ficially offered the position and have
only allowed my name to be used at the
request Of friends, do not expect to
be named by the committee, for if
should be elected / would not take tho
job with any strings tied to it," The
willamette coach was found out on the
athletic field, dressed in working
clothes and high top boots, wheeling
dirt on to the field and filling in some
Of the low spots. This characterizes
Dr. Sweetland perfectly. lie H. not
afraid of work and when the good Of
the institution he represents is to be at.
tained, he gets in and works, with his
head; with his hands, with his whole
heart, lie has done more for athletics
at willamette university than all the
athletic directors Of other schools Of
Oregon have accomplished together and
should he accept a place at the larger
institution, Willamette would lose a
man whose place would be extremely
hard to fill.
Dr. Sweetland is just the kind Of a
man the University Of Oregon needs to
head its athletic work. For five years
now her teams have gone down to de-.
feat before the sometimes lighter ones
Of the University OF Washington, de.
spite the fact that almost unlimited
material was at hand The same forces
which in way have been the cause Of
these defeats are those lined mp against
the election Of Willamette 3 coach. Ger.
tain interests want "A man they can
rum who will play friends Of theirs on
the teams, and they know that DR..
Swcetland is not that kind Of coach.
If he goes 10 the institution up the
valley he will carry that democratic
spirit with him which plays the best
man for the place in that place regard.
less Of his fraternal affiliations.
His many friends in Salem would
hate to have the wiley doctor leave this
city and the school but they would Ger.
tainly like to see him given chance
in a place like the one in question, IC
has coachod teams in the past which
have beaten the 'unboatcn" DobbC
Of Washington and it is believed that
he could duplicate the feat, if given a
suitable opportunity Even with Tho
limited material present at the local in
stitution he has put out teams in foot
ball which have been the wonder Of tn,
northwest and in baseball he has bcatcr
not ony the University Of Oregon, but
the o, A, G, and Multnomah as well
If Oregon does not drop her petty fout
and secure the services Of the doctor
she will have missed one Of her colder
opportunities.