The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-17
Definite Announcement Made
by StanSbury; Will Report
September 20,

BUC(kHNNNON, Aug. lY-Earl
Neale, out0elder for the Cincinnati
Nationals and one of the best known
athletes in the state Of West Viz
ginia. will be head football coach at
Wesleyan College this year. Detil-
mite announcement to this effect was
made this morning by Harry A.
Stansbury athletic director.
j. S. Kcllson, another athletic
star turned out by Wesleyan, will be
assistant coach. Neale will also
coach the basketball team, and Kel-
lison will remain throughout the
year as gymnasium instructor and
assistant in other branches Of attn
letics than football.
Both Neale and Kellison are dis
tinctly Wesleyan products and while
the selection of these men does not
by any means indicate that Wesley
an will definitely adopt a system OF
graduate coaching, it does indicate
that OF all the large number OF appli-
cants for the position Of coaches here
that these we're considered the most
available. Neale was secured only
after long and tedious negotiations
for his release from a contract which
he had signed TO coach at MUSK
ingum College in Ohio, but since MS
phenomenal success with the Musk
ingum squad in 1915 1t has been the
set purpose Of those in authority mere
to secure him If possible. Neale came
to Wesleyan from Parkersburg high
school where he had reigned su-
preme and terrorized all opponents
by his skill at handling forward pass
es in football and his great all round
game at basketball. Here he imme-
diately made himself local idol by
contributing in a large measure 10
Wesleyan's winning her first state
championships in football, baseball
and basketball. After leaving here
in the spr'pg Of 1914 he played with
Toledo in the American Association
at baseball and the following year
with Wheeling in the Central League.
From this club he was drafted Dy
Cincinnati and has been making goou
in the "big show" with a vengeance
KeIlison has for four years been all
state selection as tackle and ms "lue
exnerience as well as the great pres
uge he has throughout the state
should stand him in good stead III
his duties here. ~,
The bringing of Neale and Kelll-
son into Wesleyan athletics places
the entire authority in athaetics
here under graduate control Stahs-
burg having been reelected grGuu.
ate manager and athletic director last
lime. This trio played a most I'M
nortant mart in the bringing Of Yves
ievan's first championships here IN
1919 and it Ia singular that after a
lapse Of only four years they shou4u
be seen in the places OF authority :
Neale and Kellison will have a
tough row to hoe this fall since Yves
Ieyan is scheduled to meet Washing
ton and Jefferson, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania state, Georgetown
Marietta, Westminster, West virgin .,.
ia and other minor teams and tne
schedule is generally regarded as tne
most didicuIt that any Orange ana
PIack team has ever had to play.
The time for Neale's reporting mas
not been definitely decided but 1t Is
expected that he will be abe 10 e.
away by September 20 at the lat-
est as it is apparent even at tais date e
that Cincinnati is not factor In tne
"ooua's race for the pennant.
Neale was a student at Wesleyan
during the three years, 1912 to 1914
inclusive, but did not secure his de-
gree on account Of dropping out to
coach and play baseball. He was
captain of, the baseball team In 1914
and of the basketball team the same
year, but was never at the head OF
the football team, being elected IN
1914 but failing to return to college,
Kellison had a long career at Yves
leyan, being permitted to play more
than his allotted four years ana
being captain Of the eleven in 1919
He received his bachelors degree
from Wesleyan in 1916. During his
college career Kelison took an active
part in all forms Of athletics and not
exactly in football as many suppose.
Stansbury, also, has been at Yves
leyan for many years and was cap
tain of the football team In 1912
the first team, by the way, that Won
state championship. He received
his bachelors degree in 1918, and
was elected athletic director at the