The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-31
WHAT'S Up NOW?
Washburn Has Big Athletic Sc
cret in Cold Storage.
Are IchabOds to Have New
Coaching System!

what's the washburn athletic Sc
There is no secret about the fact
that tho Ichabods have not won
single basketball game this season.
There is no secret about the Iact
that their gridiron prestige was tram
pied deeper in the mud last fall than
ever before.
But. nevertheless, there is a Wash
burn athletic secret that is being
guarded as safely as the Turks have
guarded the Dardanelles, and that is
causing mountains of curiosity among
the friends and students of the 81 hool;
The secret was solemnly discussed at
a meeting held on the campus Satur-
day afternoon, at which members CT
the athletic board were present, as was
Dean McEachron and probably other
members Of the faculty.
All Are Silent.
But this is practically all that has
ever been learned of the meeting, and
probably is more than those who at
tended intended should be known. Fol
lowing the meeting, an attempt was
made to get a statement from those
who were present, but all stated that
they had agreed not to talk and that
any information given out would have
to come from Dean McEachron.
one rumor that was sprung shortly
after the meeting was that the attn
Ietic board and members of the facul-
that would require the freshmen foot
ball players to return the w sweat
ers that were awarded to them some
time ago.
Another was that the meeting was
held to consider the demand Of Coach
Gray that he receive an increase in
salary next year for coaching the foot
ball and basketball teams. And still
another which carried larger fol-
lowing than either of the two pre-
viously mentioned. was that the meet
ing was held to take some action look
ing to the enga ging of a new athletic
director for next season. This rumor
was backed up by another which was
to the effect that a number of students
had started a petition asking for
change in the athletic policy of the
school
No Assistant Coach
When asked this morning regard
ing the meeting Dean McEachron
stated that proposition to provide
money for the employment of an as
sistant coach for next season was con-
sidered and turned down. But the
dean denied that any action was taken
looking to the employment of new
athletic director for next year and
stated that so far as he knew Coach
Gray would be back again.
1t is known that prominent MEM
bers of the student body have been
working on a plan to put Washburn
back in the running" by having an
assistant coach to help the head coach
next season, and also to have a paid
business manager to look after the
financial end of all intercollegiate
athletics And it is known that some
OF the students have expressed dis
satisfa ction with the present coaching
system and have let it be known that
they would like to see a change.
Also, it was rumored several weeks
ago that the students were planning
to present a petition to the faculty
and athletic board requesting a
change. But if any of these matters,
except the assistant coaching PROPOSE
ton. were discussed at the Saturday
meeting. those who were present at
the discussion have been successful in
keeping quiet about it.