The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-20
RUSH. PRINCETON TRACK
MAN, TO direct FOOTBALL
New Coach Did Not Appear on Gridiron
While in College but Has Since De-
veloped Good Teams for University
School in Cleveland

Princeton, N. j., Jan. 20.-John ii.
Rush, of Cleveland, o., who was grad
uated from Princeton in 1898, has been
selected as the head coach for Prince
ton football, according to the announce
ment made yesterday by the Athletic
Board of Control, following the ratifi-
cation of the election by the Faculty
Committee. Mr. Rush has accepted the
position and will move to Princeton
with his family in the near future and
reside here the year round.
This announcement settles the battie
that has been waged by undergraduates
and alumni for permanent one7hian
coach, and is in accord with the plan
announced after the Board of Control
meeting in December Mr. Rush Will be
given full power and responsibility, and
will work in cooperation with the cap
tain, to whom greater powers have been
given than to any other recent Tiger
football leader. These two will have
an advisory committee, whom they can
call on for advice.
The new committee that has been
appointed is one of the strongest that
Princeton has ever had. Howard ii.
Henry, '04, is chairman, and the other
members are Knox Taylor, '95; William
III. ("Big Bill'O Edwards, 700; w. w.
Roper, '02, and Ferdinand Eberstadt,
'13.
The committee of FIVE which was ap-
pointed in December to select coach
made careful survey of all the candi-
dates and only after lengthy discussion
decided on Rush. For the past 13 years
ko In. L. ho Of ath n
the University School in Cleveland,
where he has turned out well-coached
teams that have made splendid records.
Hoggsett, of Dartmouth; Barrett, of
Cornell; Weatherhead, of Harvard, and
Scovill, of Yale, all began their careers
under his tutelage. He has had many
other offers, but his alma mater was
the only one that he considered.
The name of SPEEDY Rush is un-
known in Princeton football history, as
he devoted his time to track, being one
of the best sprinters who ever repre-
sented the Orange and Black. He holds
the Princeton record of 9 As seconds
for the 100-yard dash, which he estab-
lished in '9S, and he finished second
in the century and furlong at the In
tercollegiates of '9S. He was prevent
ed from participating in football, which
he had played prior, to coming to
Princeton, by an injury which, if ag-
gravated, the coaches feared might en-
danger his track ability. Before COM
ing to Princeton he played football at
Grinnell College, la. He has kept in
touch with the modern game through
his work in training the school eleven,
and the 'Alumni Weekly this week
predicts success for him here.
He will come to united Princeton
and everyone is anxious to help him.
The schedule for next season was ap.
proved at the meeting Monday night.
1t contains eight games, Georgetown ap-
pearing on the list for the first time in
several years. The Washingtonians will
open the season, while Rutgers has been
booked a week later. All of the games
with the exception of the Yale contest
will be played in the stadium, Harvard
appearing on November g. The com
plete list follows: September %,
Georgetown; October 2, Rutgers; Oc-
tober 8, Syracuse; October 16, Lafa-
yette; October %, Dartmouth; October
80, Williams; November 6, Harvard; /;
November 13, Yale, at New Haven.