The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-19
COLUMBIA'S COACH
HAS UNCERTAIN JOB
Mctcalf Must Wait Until Next
Spring Before He Can Sign
New Contract.

n Yale wanted to get r. Nelson Met
calf. head coach OF the Columbia loot
ball team. up to New Haven and he de
sired to 20 Columbia couldn't hold him
after June, 1916. As much as the
Columbia alumni vOuld like to tie the
former Oberl'n I up to a three or five
ear contract under the present system
II can't. II developed yesterday that
Netcalf. being I'm officer OF the uniNcr-
sity ard Il member of the department OF
physical education. can be appointed for
only one year at a time.
While II rs almos certain hat Met
calf will he head coach of the Blue and
White football team next year. he can.
not be signed up until next spring. Hs
has little intention Of going elsewhere
next fall. but with the scarcity OF good
coaches the Blue and White undergradu'
ates wish he could be held on TO rs
firmly as Cornell can hold on to DR.
Sharpe.
Under the present arrangement. which
will hold until 1920. the coach has to b,
a member OF the department OF physlca
education. The best the Columbia Uni
versity athletic association can do ~ ~
draw up a contract st.puEating that 1
the coach meets with the approval Of thu
faculty he will hold tho post for three
years. II Metcalf has "A season as goo,
as last fall IL Is almost certain tina
such a contract will be draw up mex
season 10 prevent any other college from
spiritlng him away from Mo~rningsid'
Heights
This was the explanation Harry A
Fisher. graduate manager Df Columbi,
athletics, gave TO questions concerning
the appointment of next years coaci
Metcalf In satisfied with conditions a
sLns= NV IL INna not Ia1tA,.n zu,n
that with so many restrictions the spor
ever will grow to such pretensions tina
Yale. Harvard. Cornell. Princeton AM
Pennsylvania can be looked upon ~
natural rivals to the Blue and White
He tried to convince the alumni tina
with about one-hfteenth Of the un'ver
sity eligible TO play football Columbi
Will have 10 he satisfied to rank on IN
gridiron at leas, as a small college.
Not many Of them are convinced tina
such will be the case. Cornell or Penn
kylvAnia is sure to be booked as tn
big game every year once tho probation
AIRY period Is passed. II the graduates ca
bring II about. Pennsylvania is incline
to view Columbia as its natural riva
In basketball. baseball and crew the NV
colleges are scheduled to meet eac
other on the big days at either universit,
The same it is believed will hold tru
of football.
Unless the weather man brings lot
of cold weather for the next TWO month
Columbia will not play home games {
hockey. II has found il impossible I
assure ST. Nicholas Rink to play on. ;
all of the nome contests will have to |
played on the outdoor rink built on Eas
Field. coach Rufus Trimble took
squad Of thirty-five men down To N
81. Nicholas Rink Friday night for IN
first practice ON ice this year. lie sal
yesterday that it was the most promisiu
squad Columbia has had in wears.
Coach Trimble has seven men wi
have played hockey at Columbia ar
four who have played at other college
The remainder Of his squad ia made q
of ormer prep school stars. II N
weather permits his team will open II
season December 81 on the East Fiel
rink with Williams.