New-York tribune., 1920-12-12
Shifts
Among Coaches
Likely i'm 1921
Washington and Jefferson in
Market for Capable Foot
ball Mentor Next Season
By Ray Mccarthy

at least six institutions is unsettled
and, from all appearances, will not
be settled for some time to come. In
any Of these places. While there will
not be SO many shifts probably as
there were last year, a few, ncverthe-
less, will be made. and we'll defined
rumors are going the rounds that sew
eral startling changes will be wrought
in the personnel Of the coaching staff
of various colleges.
Washington and Jefferson is In the
market for good coach. It's alumni
have raised $4,000 to install sound
coaching system. and the authorities
at Washington are OH the hunt now.
DR.. Morrow has announced his retire
ment and says he will not return un
der any consideration. If the presi
dents can obtain the service of good
always have good material.
One man who is being prominently
mentioned for the post is none other
than Gilmour Dobie, the Cornell grid
iron mentor. True, Dobie has a three
year contract, and it isn't likely that
either he or Cornell viii break it. But
We have heard some Comedians eX-
press dissatisfaction over Dobie, and
if one were to believe the tall tutor
himself he would get the impression
that the former Navy coach was quite
unhappy in his new sphere. OF course.
all this is current gossip picked up
en- route, and is to be take at it's face
value.
It is reported that "Cutic" Spears
will not return to Dartmouth. This,
too, may or may not be true, but it was
told Us in good faith by q fellow who
apparently seemed to know what he
was talking about.
Jones's Return Uncertain
Whether OF not Tad Jones will re-
turn to Yale is not known, and will
not be known probably for some time.
Tad says even he doesn't know if he
is to be retained.
They were clamoring for Heisman's
head all fall over ut old Penn and as
the team Was being boWled over by
Penn State. Pittsburgh and Dartmouth
the clamorings grew louder and more
raucous. But at the eleventh hour
and Blue flag would drop entirely
from sight, the team rallied, whipped
Columbia decisively and hen over
whelmcd Cornell in a surprising man
ner. And then the mutterings died
down to whispers, so we don't know
now just how Hesman stands.
Foster Sanford, who has done much
to put Rutgers on the map, is one of
those being mentioned for the job at
Washington and jefferson, but Sandy
is pretty busy man here in town and
probably will not be able to accept
the CALL even if he should get it.
Here is one fact, however: "Swcdc"
Youngstrom, Dartmouth's great guard,
who coached the line at Amherst this
season will be in complete charge of
Lord Geoffrey are expecting big things
from him.
This coughing league is grand
scramble. When you're winning they're
all with you. but when you're losing
everybody boosts you with many a
good kick.
Bezdeh Il Fixture
Of course there is the other side
Of it, where peace reigns and where
everything promises to be serene for q
few years to come at least Penn
State thinks so much of Bezdek it has
signed him to a seven year contract,
as Was mentioned exclusively in this
column some weeks ago. Pitt wouldn't
part with Warner for any sum. Prince
tonians arc highly clated over Bill
Roper and if smiling Bill continues to
put the Tigers over as he fas been
dong, they'll probably build him a
monument
The Navy and The Army will stand
pat with two good coaches, Folwell and
! DAILY. Boston College is taking it's hat
OH TO none Of them, SO long as Frank
Cavanaugh remains. Columbians arc
broad minded enough not to charge UT
the defeats this year to Buck" O'Neill
and the former Syracuse coach will b.
seen directing affairs at South Field
again next year.
Syracuse has q grand little coach IL
chick" Meehan, who made q splendid
success last season--his first as heat
ranks with the best Of them in the mat.
ter OF football brains, and our little tt,
is to keep Your eye on this bird in sea.
sons to come.
Stevens, also, is very we'll satisfied
with Roy Durborrow, who has done ex-
ceptionally we'll with the Hoboken stu
dents. Holy Cross and Wesleyan have
no coaching worries to trouble them
and Williams will have Joe Brooks as
long as he will stay. But we wouldn't
be bit surprised to hear of Brook
shlftng TO bigger institution one oi
these days, as he is fine teacher
Meantime here is our own advice or
the matter of coaching. Larry Bank
hart is, so far as we know, free anc
available, and if Washington and JEFF
ferson or any other college is perplexec
as to where to find the right man II
ought to grab him. He ranks with thJ
very best, q winner If there ever was
enc.