New-York tribune., 1921-11-30
Mentor Also To
Be Supervisor
OF All Sports
New Plans for the Future
Control Of Athletics Are
Formed al Bronx School
BY Ray Mccarthy


Al alsiner st Fordham last evening.
Ss,sx sssh %ssA attended ty most Of the stu
#I s.nts OF the university the Rev. Father
{sarles Dean, S j., faculty director Of
sskletics, made the announcement that
fsank S. Cargar had been appointed
fraduste manager Of ath 'etics Of Ford
ka:a and head scach Of the football
seams This announcement received
smu tsous greeting. Forsaham STUDENTS
srd alumni to-day are songrntulattng
esek ssSher on che appuir ssaent of tar
gan L his tn portant pss tsen because
4 promises SO much TO the university
% tar as athletics are concerned.
For several years past the condition
cf athletics at Fordham has been cha
stic. to say the least. There was no
5e6nite status regarding the eligibility
Of athletes. Managers of the various
1eans of the institution were finding it
6itfcult to schedule games with other
colleges. That wsS not surprising. in
view Of the way in winch tn.ngs we're
being run at the Bronx institution.
The climax was reached this fast.
when great majority of alumni banded
themselves together into real crgani-
sation and insisted upon a new regime.
The result was the appointment OF
Gargan. splendid young man, who
has the highest respect of all who
know him.
Coach Is Fordham Msn
Gargan is graduate Of Fordham.
he played on the football team two
years, and In 1900, his lsst wear theys.
he captained what was the best eleven
Fcrdham ever had. Gargan was
quarterback. In 1909 Fordham played
such teams as Cornell. Swarthmore,
Rut~ers, Hcly Cross. Georgetown and
Princeton. Princeton Ind fine team
that season and the Nassau students
we're the only combination to defeat
the Maroon. They won out in what
was wonderfully hard fought strux-
gle By score Of 3 to 0.
The next season Garean went to
GEORGETOWN. where he was assistant
fcothell coach and the following year
be became heed coach. In 1915 he
coached at Rensselaer, with good re-
suits.
In 1916 he returned to his alma
mater and turned cut good teams both
in 1915 and in 1917 At the close of
the 1917 season he entered the service
as q member of the Fordhem ambu-
lsnco corps and went overseas. In 1919
Car~sn took hold of the New York
University eleven when things were
goinc badly and brought the team cut
q had rut He coached the Violet
SSb A"~V cii4 a, Gill LILO tdil dAu IlduG
saeh Favorable impression on the
authorities at N. Y. U. that they
wanted him to sign another contract.
rfey were exceedingly reluctant to
see h IN depart.
Pvt whet is New York University's
loss is certainly Fordham's gain We
venture the prediction that within q
few yrars F'rdham viii occupy high
ran' in athletics. If Gargan succeeds
r. IS n ans end purposes it is not un-
lifclv that both New Yark University
and Columbia will arrear on the Ford
ham schedules in all sports in due
time.
Hopes for Cooperation
very mild-mc mcnnered. ouiet-spoken.
extremely we'll liked fellow, said: "I
am cnrtain'v hsnry I, be returning to
nv old college. and yu can rely upon
It sha'l do eyeryt ing in my power
4" inst.n y resl SYSTEM Of athletics
In srdham. There is considerable to
bf ''ene. nm co"ntin. en- the CO.
sTe-ati Of the fsc,'lt... the students
ar' he a'ur nj, and know they will
not fail me-
s.ea II Fo-dher, void establish
the cne-year rule. Gargsn said it was
Ike y. hut that he preferred not to
ann snnce any plans until later date.
x sNaii. NJ course. make several
cheH~es and shnl) first of all clean
hose thsr ughly Those changes
wi. announce later Meantime I can
say thot Fc~dhan will have football
team next fall We shali have basket
ball tenn this year; also baseball
tev~ and track team.
The contract Of Deviin. baseball
coach. hos exrired. anI whether ar not
he would be reaceointed Gargan would
no. say last night.
For our cwn rart we have not the
slightest doubt whatever that Gargan
will make good in every wav at Ford
ham He is fre high -principled
man who has the good will Of every
bodv who has ever met him. AS q
coach his merits are we'll known
eBvek" O'Neill Glenn Warner and
other cosches with whom we have
tailed al think very highly of Gargan
and OF his ability as a coach.
Thus Gargan takes rank to-day wt'h
Bobby Watt, of Columbia, the best
graduate manager Col,'msia ever had.
and with Cartain Hathaway, of New
York University. also q real man, who
Is doing much to make success of
athletics at New York. 1t is to be
hoped that for the good Of the game in
these three institutions the good work
thee men are doing will continue for
long time to come