The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-02-27
TOM KELLEY TO Be
FOOT BALL COACH
BELIEF THAT IDAHO UNIVERSITY
HAS SECURED GOOD MAN
FOR THIS PLACE

Thomas Kelley of Mt. Vernon, ILL.,,
has been offered the position of Uni
versity of Idaho football coach for the
1920 season, according to announce
ment made this morning from the Of
flee of President Ernest H. Lindley,
following Kelley's recommendation by
the athletic advisory committee, COM
posed of students, faculty and grad
yates. Coach Kelley was line coach
of the University of Missouri eleven
which won the Missouri valley confer
ence championship the past season.
Missouri's success was due to large
extent to Kelley's unbreakable de-
fensive line.
AS coach of the Missouri School Of
Mines. Kelley developed a Missouri
valley champion in 1914. In that year
his team ran up total of $50 points
in the eight games played and the Mis-
souri, eleven was not scored on.
Coach A. A. Stagg of the University
of Chicago recommends highly the
Idaho selection for football mentor.
Walter Meanwell athletic director of
the University of Missouri, recon-
mended Kelley without reserve.
Kelley played four years under
Stagg on the University of Chicago
teams OF 1906-1909. In his last two
years, 1908 and 1909, he was selected
as tackle on the all western eleven.
In 1910 he served as assistant foot
ball coach under Stagg at the Un1ver-
sity of Chicago.
During Kelley's three years at Num-
lenberg coll g. at Allentown, Pa, his
eleven lost but four games and in
1914 and 1915 his work was sensation
ally satisfactory at the Missouri 2
School of Mines
Kelley practically duplicated his
Missouri record with his University of
Alabama team in 1916 and 1917. He
resigned from the University of Ala
bama giving up a three-year contract
and entered the service.
Upon discharge from the army the
football season was in full swing and
Kelley was unable to get a position as
head coach but he was offered the po-
sition of line ocach for the University
of Missouri.
Parle HI. Davis, member of the
national football rules committee said
that Kelley's 1914 Missouri school of
mines team was the best team of the
year in the country.
While Kelley will coach football
his four years experience as star
weightman of the University of Chi
cago will probably be used in the
training of coming Idaho weight
.hrowers.
Kelley's recommendation by the
athletic advisory committee of II
members came as the result of an ex-
laustive study of all the available
coaching material in the United
States. Enoch Bagshaw of Everett,
Wash. famous high school football
.oach, was one of the many promin
mt candidates who was seriously con-
;idered. An effort was made to Sc
.ure the services of Charles Moran,
,oach of the sensational Centre col
ege eleven of the last season.
The salary which Kelley was offer
ID was not made public.
Idaho students welcome the offer
% Kelley of Idaho's football leader
ship. In the recent seasons Idaho's
weakness has been in the line. Coup
ed with the line strengthening Kel
ey is sure to develop next year and
bacllfield material avail
lble Idaho is sure to make a healthy
lid for northwestern conference grid
ron honors.
While Kelley has not accepted the
,ffer it is practically certain that he
will accept according to members of
he athletic advisory committee.