Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-07
PROF. WAGNERIS
H0NUS' NAME
At CARNEGIE U
Old Pittsburgh Shortstop Is
Member of Technology In
Stitute Athletic Faculty
as Base Ball Coach.


as Base Ball Coach.
The call of the wild has drawn
John Honus Wagner, banner short
stop of the Pirates and veteran of
thousand diamond battles, out of
his lair Last year "Honus" de-
clored he was through with the
game, but every afternoon he may
be seen on Schenley diamond of the
Carnegie Institute OF Technology at
Schenley park, Pittsburgh, putting
the Carnegie candidates through
their PAGES. He is no longer "Ho-
nus" but is now Professor John H.
Wagner, general athletic trainer and
a member of the Carnegie faculty.
He bears his new title with the quiet
dignity ard nonchalance that he had
when he was scooping up daisy cut
ters" with the Pirates.
Professor Wagner is facing a Sc
rious problem in producing team
at Carnegie for the available candi-
dates are limited in number. When
Uncle Sam called, the first men in
Carnegie to respond to the call were
the athletes, and as great number
Of these men are still in service the
available supply is rather limited
Associated with Professor Wag-
ner are DR., William L. Marks, Ath-
letic director of the institute; Cap
tain William ]. Hazel, track coach;
Walter P. Steffens, football coach,
and William H. Munhall.
DR.. Marks, who has been with the
institute for a number of years, was
well-known athlete in the Uni
versity of PENNSYLVANIA, and made a
name for himself in all forms of ath-
letics.
Captain William ]. Hazel, the
track coach, is one of the youngest
coaches in the country and comes
to Carnegie from Fosdick commits
sion on training camp activities. He
has been teaching army calesthen-
les to $4,000 men. Captain Hazel
was originally Springfield college
man, where he played left half back
on the varsity football team and
shortstop on the baseball team.
He is in charge of the track team
and is facing the same shortage that
Wagner is experiencing. He is,
however, very versatile athlete,
being a trained boxer and wrestler
as we'll as general athletics, and it
will be no surprise if he turns out a
crack team for Carnegie. Walter P.
Steffens is coach of the football
team.
One of the most valuable ad-
juncts in Carnege's athletic faculty
is Bert" Munhall, who is in charge
of the equipment and well-being of
the athletes. Munhall gained his ex-
perience as a member of the old
Sterling Steel Works football team
and later was a member of the
Sterlings of Williamsburg when they
won the championship of Ohio,
Pennsylvania and West Virginia in
l909-l9l0. He has a vast store Of
knowledge of all things athletic and
sees to it that no athlete represent
ing Carnegie goes into any sort of
contest unless he is in perfect con-
dition physically and equipped with
the proper accouterments. His quick
eye instantly detects any Irregular
ity in the playing of candidate and
his sklllful fingers know the tricks
of taking out "cricks" and Charley
horses"
Among the available track team
material, Capt. c. B. Schmidt is reel
ing off the quarter and half mile in
record time. Although only 20 years
old, he has done the quarter in 50
flat and is looked for to cut the
two-minute mark on the half. M. S.
Care of Northampton, Mass, is an
other youngster who is shaping up
on the quarter. and although new
man, gives promises of plenty of
speed. Hitler of Attica High school,
Attica, N. Y, is doing pretty work
on the quarter and will also be an
entry on the 100-yard dash. On the
hurdles, R. c. Pttry of Urichsville,
O., is skipping the low hurdles neat
ly and R. w. Arnold OF Norwich,
Conn, is taking both high and low
in good shape.
George Ellerton, jr., OF wickley,
Pa, is the most promising of the
candidates for the shot put. Al
though only a youngster and a lit
tie fellow in the bargain he heaved
the l6-pound shot 40 feet and E
inches and threw the lighter r.
pound shot Is feet 7 inches. A
small, but choice selection, Of can
didates for jumpers are turning out
every day. F. L. O'Brien of Hart
ford, Conn, is sure to land a place
among the wide jumpers. Z. Y Da-
wilson of Washington, D. G.. clears
the broad, r. L. Hamman of Wheel
ing, w. Va. does the high and the
pole, while NJ. L. Smith, a versatile
young chap from Olean, N. Y, does
the high and broad, and is a clever
fellow with the pole, as we'll.
Although the war has sadly de-
pleted the ranks of the base ball
squad nobody has yet cinched a
place on the team for in the small
squad Professor Wagner has in
stilled so much pep that lively
scraps are on for practically every
position on the team. The eltire
team will, no doubt, depend largely
on the work of Capt. E. NJ. Gretz.
Ter, who is probably the strongest
man on the mound. Although early
in the season, Captain Gretzler seems
to have plenty Of steam and hopes
in this, his graduating year, to lead
his team to victory. E. Golden Of
Fredonia, N. Y, is the most likely
of the backstop aspirants. but L
Devin of Patterson, N. J., is chas.
ing him closely. Ray Dougkerty Of