The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-03-28
COACH SCHULTE---THE
Willy, UNBEA TABLE INDIAN

What manner of man is Henry F.
Schultz? This question has arisen in
the minds of athletes and coaches in
the Missouri Valley in the last few
years. Since taking charge of track
athletics at Missouri. Coach Schultz
has never lost a Valley meet with his
Gold and Black runners, jumpers and
| beavers.
Sport writer's have cOnjured against
| falls of his team and showing just
why the Tigers cannot win this time.
But each time the rival team has been
turned back again by Schultz and the
sport writer has been glad to pay
homage to the cleverness of the big
coach whose shadow can be seen be-
hind each 1.-THE runner he sends out
upon the track So the impression
has fast gained ground that the willy
Indian is unbeatable
Why should the big Michigan guard,
who has never run except in the line
of YOst's heavy football team, be the
peer of any track coach? 1t is an un-
answered question that has vexed the
sport page for the past five years.
Schultz talks little. Before a meet
he is reticent to the point of gentle
manly curtness to reporters. While
other teams are filing the city papers
at so much a column. prOphesying
One-sided score for the home team as
the outcome of the meet, the Missouri
coach is comparatively silent and IN
the meantime cunningly stores away
an ace or two for future use. When
the stage is set for the climactic event
that in one short evening will turn
itself into the history of the sport
annals of the schools. the crafty Mis-
sOurian uncOvers a dark horse that
can chagrin the touted heroes from
the rival camp. The next day the
newspapers marvel that H. F. Schultz !
has again waved the magic wand. /
rubbed the oily lamp or lOOsened the |
string to his ever present bag of |
tricks.
Speaking of dark hOrses-each sea-
son brings forth some speculation in 1
the Tiger stable as to who the horse 4
of the dark hue will be; for a Tiger
team is not complete without a dark
horse in one of the Varsity stalls at i
ROthwell Gymnasium. Some years he
is darker than in other years. but al
ways he is dark and clever. Two
years ago it was Grandpa" Duncan.
Last year it was Sylvester, and it can
be remembered that John Roney had
a dark spot or so on him last spring
also. This year it was Lewis, who.
without a neigh, gently surprised the
kansans into a semblance of mild in
terest SO this season Schultz will be
content to keep 'chucking" away until
he finds something else interesting
next year A glance at the records of
Bob Simpson. who is getting his
world marks catalogued for easy ref
worlds record in the century dash
and an indoor hurdle event. and of
Frank Osborne. all-American high
Jumper last spring. is enough to con-
vince the skeptical that all horses can
De dark. Dark horses made to order
ire a speciality out at ROthwell Gym
lasium II
Schultz is psychologist. Especial
Y does he understand the working of
he masculine mind All of his ath-
etes are his personal friends. He
inOws the little secrets that worry
hem most. These human organisms
hat win or lose races before the
rOwd that understands nothing ex-
ept the score board. are to him men
nd boys who are known and tuned
S lightly as are the strings of a mas
er's violin. 1t is because of this
mack that the people of Columbia
ave elected him King of Boyville"
7hen they unanimously selected him
: Boy Scout executive
Dreaming often makes a man a