Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-09
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DIR. STEWART WILL
SUCCEED STIEHM
Coach of Oregon Aggics Will Be
Director of Athletics at
Nebraska.
sr1EHM THROWS UP HIS JOB

LINCOLN. Neb.. Jan. ESPECIAL Tele-
gramD-NebrasNa' new athletic director
will be DIT +. J. stewart. famous director
and foot hall coach Of the oregon Aggies,
according to announcement made here to-
night by the Nebraska athletic board.
Stewart succeeds Jumbo Stiehm at the
helm Of Huskcr affairs with a remark
able record OF achievement in all branches
Of university sport. The offer OF the
Nebraska athletic bou0d was forwarded
TO Stewart early I'm the week, and his ac-
ccptance received today completes the
deal
At the same time the Nebraska board
announced Captain r. y. Rutherford, the
Cashing leader OF the 1918 Huskers, would
assist DR.. stewart in his work in a newly
created department which will give Ne
braska the services OF an assistant all
year coach at a salary OF $500 a year.
Rutherford's selection marks the crea-
ton OF a new department i'm university
athletics with special attention to the de
velopment Of high tschvoi material.
To Get $4,000 Year.
The contract with DR.. Stewart calls for
a salary OF 5000 tho first year. with an
increase to $500 the second year Il he Is
retained.
Guy L. Reed Is TO remain as assistant
director of athletics and manager of an
increase in salary OF from 81. 200 TO s.. COO
Nebraska's new coach Is 90 years OF
age, stands five fee eleven inches and
weighs 1876 pounds. He has all the ear
marks Of trained athlete and isexceed-
ingly pleasant TO meet
DR.. Stewart first took three years of
collegiate work at Mount Union college
in Alliance, o.. and then completed a
four-year medical course at Western Re-
serve university at Cleveland, where h,
secured the degree OF b. 5. and NJ. d.
His medical studies were taken with a
special view toward fitting himself for
the life work of athletic director
He further specialized in athletics at
the summer course of Chautauqua IN. "
School of Physical Education.
seven Years Experience.
DR.. Stewart bring to Nebraska seven
years OF coaching experience His first
work as athletic director was at Mount
Union college. where he developed a con-
ference champion foot ball team during
the two years he served there. He was
then called to Allegheny college at Mead
! ville' Pa, where he whipped a tail-end
eleven into conference champion against
SUCH rivals as the famous Washington
and jefferson, Pittsburgh and Carnegie
! Technical elevens
Ut stewart next took charge of basket
| Dali at Purdue university and raised
the boilermakers from the cellar posi-
ton In the big nine conference to run
ners-up for the championship There
| the new director developed a five which
! defeated Wisconsin and by a strange
turn of fate, Jumbo" Stiemh, the man
| Ste, art succeeds. was playing center on
that Wisconsin team.
At Oregon Four Yea-..
The Oregon Aggies furnished the next
field OF endeavor and It is here that
Or. Stewart achieved his most notable
success. In the four years DIR. Stewatt
was at Corvallis. he took a squad OF
| root ball material that had hardly seen
a foot ball and developed a firat-class
eleven.
His feat OF whipping the Michigan Ag.
giles by the score OF 20 TO attracted
widespread attention and brought All.
American mention to his star performer
Abrahams. While his 1915 team was
! strong. his 1914 eleven was generally
| credited with being the best ever de.
| veloped on the Pacific coast II held
the famous Dobie aggregation to a o to
| tie and according TO reports, outplayed
the eleven coached by the WIZARD of the
Pacific coast.
Nebraska's new coach has participated
in practically every branch OF athletics
| He played quarterback on the foot ball
team. was captain OF the basket ball
and base ball squads and a member OF
the track squad.
Stiehm Throws Up Job.
Jumbo" Stiehm sprung a big surprise
on the Nebraska Athletic board tonighi
| by handing In his resignation to take ef
feet Immediately.
Stiehm and the board reached a salts
factory agreement over the matter OF
salary and the lengthy mentor then an.
nounced his Willingness to withdraw II
it was felt that his presence might in
any way interfere with the CornhuskeI
plans. The Nebraska board accepted the
! resignation.
Stehm's action will neccessitate
change in the Nebraska plans. An eff.
fort will be made to have DR.. Stewart
the new coach. take charge OF the ath
letics Immediately
Stiehm's resignation comes as a Gilman
as the bitter situation, which arose ovei
the signing of "Dick" Rutherford by
Stiehm to accompany him to Indiana
The Nebraska board had previously in.
dicatsd its plans of retaining Rutherford