The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-07
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Outbursts of Everett True,

IN HE HOPES OF THOSE who
have favored athletics at the
University of Washington
have taken a leap skyward with the
arrival of the new athletic director.
Claude J. Hunt. late OF Carleton
college. Mortified. MINI. and his
announcement that competitive
athletics will continue just as they
have in the past.
Those who had TO do with the
placing of Hunt in his present po-
Bition are convinced. after show
ing him the ropes, that they have
landed the right man in the right
place.
The new athletic chieftain's
principal duty. altho he will
have general charge OF athletics.
will be to coach the football squad.
In thu line he seems a most capa-
BILE successor to the undefeated Gil
mour Dobie. In fact. both coaches
were recommended to Washington
by the same man. Doc" Williams.
the famous old Minnesota coach.
Hunt comes TO the local institu-
ton with football record unsul-
lied for the past three years.
Coach Stages University OF Chica-
10 team fell before his huskies last
season. Z to 0. The big Nine"
has a healthy respect for Hunt and
his teams, tho they hailed from a
small college in small town.
In the three years that he has
coached teams at the Minnesota
school his squads have piled up
907 points while their opponents
were putting over but 20. Some
record. eh. what?
THE NEW GRIDIRON mentors
nickname is Jump" He is a big
fellow. weighing in the neigh
borhood OF 100 pounds. and is
husky. He is a driver from the
word "go" on the football field, ac-
cording TO the reputation he has
built for himself. but when he casts
aside his duties. appears TO be a
good mixer.
As to his coaching system, II is
said to be patterned much on the
same order as that OF Gil Dobie's.
In his college days he was a star
at basketball and track. as well as
on the gridiron. During his prep
and undergraduate days he held
down center and guard positions
He won fame az a player who
could stand all the punishment an
opponent could offer.
Hunt graduated from De Paw in
1911.
APPARENTLY THE CHICAGO
White Sox are determined not TO
win a pennant In the American
league, and the Giants are just as
firmly set against living up TO ex-
pectatidns. Ever since IL became
evident that Charley Comiskey and
Harry Hampstead were attempting
20 set the style in flags, the two
teams they have trotted out for
public observation have been I'M
able to put 1t over.
This spring the Giants have
been on top OF the National
league on an assortment of days.
They have varied the visits with
trips TO second and even third
place.
The White Sox haven't done SO
well. Their only visits have been
scattered around among the posi-
tions beneath first place.
EVERY DAY WHEN there has
been chance for the Chicagoans
to Chamber over the champions,
they have done the opposite, and
lost along with the Bostonese. To
day they rest in second place be-
cause they did not whip the Sen
ators while the Red Sox were los
ing TO Detroit And II was the
third loss in a week for the cham
plons.
The Giants are reposing calmly
in second place. while the Phillies
are holding the top section. A
lower berth seems TO tit the New
Workers Just as well as an upper.
The Cincinnati Reds squelched the
Giants--twice II may be now or
never for the White Sox. The op.
portunity TO snare first place may
be made within very short time
II they can't take advantage of the
opportunity while the champions
!. are playing strong teams. they
have little chance OF ripping them
loose later.