The Washington times., 1913-01-10
May Leave Princeton Foot
ball Affairs for Better
Position There.
WOULD BE DIRECTOR
FOR THREE SEASONS
Former Central High Athlete Sue
cessful Coach on Grid
iron.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Logan Cunningham, Princeton, 10.
successful coach of the Orange and
Black elevens of the last two years.
Is considering a handsome offer from
Northwestern University, Evanston, Iii,
to become director of athletics for three
years at a contract equaling the we'll
nigh fabulous salaries offered big
league ball players. He has turned
down one offer. but the last one has
him considering it thoroughly.
We intend TO make you an offer
that you can't refuse said a letter
from Northwestern to the former Cen
trail High School athlete. and here 1t
is We want you out here and intend
to have you
Cunningham, at the close OF the foot
ball season at Princeton, went to Pitts
burgh, where he is now employed by
the Steel trust. learning the business
from the bottom up. II has been MS
westerns offer has him wavering, and
he is expected to accept it.
Hammett's Resignation.
The resignation of Charles E. Ham
NETT, the most successful coach since
Walter z. Mccormack, has caused
Northwestern to look about for the best
man available. The eleven was a gooi
one last year, and it is the intention
of the athletic committee TO have more
good ones.
Robert e. Zuppke, coach of the crack
Oak Park High School eleven, of Chr
cago, and Jack Marks, the former Dart
mouth fullback, coach of Notre Dame g
winning eleven last season, have been
considered, but when II was iearnei
that Cunningham might be obtained.
correspondence was Immediately opened
with him. His work at Princeton has
made his reputation all over the coun-
try. and Northwestern decided to seek
no further, IL he would consider an
Offer.
Cunningham wrote that he would
consider an offer IL Ii was to take
charge of all sports. not football alone
Harry L Allen, member OF the gradu-
ate board and captain of the 1904 eleven
at Northwestern, replied with the re-
quired offer. Now Cunningham is eX-
recfed to send on mis- acceptance almost
any day.
Game Was Abolished.
Football was abolished in 1906 for two
seasons, and.it was not until last year
that the Methodists began to hit their
stride once more. Although there are
900 students in the university, some OF
the professional departments are twelve
miles from the practice field This has
always been a problem with the
coaches, as some of the best athletes
are in the graduate schools.
It IL more than probable that Cum
uinxham, IL he decides to go to North
western, viii depend more upon the
academic classes for his athletes than
upon the professional schools. In this
way he will try TO overcome what has
always bothered coaches in the past :.
Cunningham is a graduate Of Central
High School In this city, and was first
- In othlaffre the fnOfhall and
baseball teams of Central back in 1902.
with Chris Cox, Kid Kelly, Block"
Kip, sidney Kent, Rodney McCatheran
and other athletes, including Paul
Magoffin. afterward captain of the
University of Michigan football team,
school games.
Was Star Athlete.
In 1903 he was a member of the foot
hall team and captained and pitched
on the championship baseball team. In
company with Kipp. Mccatheran and
Kent, Cunningham went to Wesleyan
University where he played baseball
and football.
He left Wesleyan in 1906 and entered
Princeton University While at Prince
ton he developed into a dropkicker,
spent his first year with the scrub team
Oh account of residence rules, and bios
seemed out in 1907 as a member of the
VARSITY where he was considered one OF
the best dropkickers and punters In his
day.
Princeton "Cunny'' gained an enviable
reputation, and for the past two years
has been head coach. Year before last
he brought the Tigers forward to an
undisputed championship