The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-16
'Maully' One Of Greatest
Football Players of
History
SUCCESS AT PHILLIPS
Developed Championship Con.
tending Elevens in Four
Consecutive Years

SALTWATER. Jan. l5.--John r.
N,ulbctsch, who. for three years,
1914 Is. l6, was the mainstay OF the
University of Michigan eleven under
Fielding u. Yost, and first choice
NJ Walter Camp, Frank O. Menke
and other for all-American half
back, will be the head coach at the
oklahoma A. and NJ. college, be-
sinning July I. lie Is to supervise
spring football practice for the Ag-
. ries. although his coaching work at
phlll.rs university continues until
summer
Coupled with the announcement
OF Maulbetch's selection by Presi-
dent j. w. Cantwell. Is another an
nouncement OF note that OF "A reor-
sanization Of the department of ath-
ietics at A. and NJ. Il. G. Gallagher,
professor OF physical training Tor
men and coach OF the wrestling anq
track squads, will also be director
coach Of the two sports Maulbetsch
will be at the head OF the football,
basketball and baseball coaching
staffs. and beginning next fall viii
teach classes in coaching. Assistant
coaches OF the various sports will
be employed.
James Il. Pixlee who has resigned
as head coach, effective July /, will
offer during the second semester be-
ginning January "a course in the
coaching and direction OF athletics.
Hoot Sackett exprofessional player.
who served as special baseball coach
last year. will he re-employed. II pos
sible for the coming season.
Maully has a great record. Maul-
betsch In his playing, called MRully
Johnny. the demon, bullet, and other
names, has a remarkable record
one rarely equalled and in the whole
history of the gridiron, seldom sur
school at Ann Arbor. Mich. he
played four years OF football, basket :
ball baseball and track. Each year
he was chosen as halfback on the
all-state team. In the fall OF 1919
he entered the University Of Michi-
gan and was picked as captain Of
the all-freshman team.
For three successive years he
played haifback on the Wolverine
varsity under the famous Yost. When
Maulbetsch was in Michigan Yost's
men played Harvard. Cornell, Syra-
cuse, Pennsylvania, and others OF
the larger universities of the east,
west and south. He was all-Ameri-
can halfback in 1914, and In 1916
and 1916 was all-western halfback
during his senior year in 1916. ne
was captain OF the Michigan varsity.
Graduating in the spring OF 1917
he went to Phillips university in the
fall. now rounding out his fourth
year at the Enid school.
Aiaiiiha tQCh has dpna ro ~, n RI n III q
well at Phillips. He selected A. and
NJ. as a place OF greater possibilities,
a,place OF undeveloped resources. A..
and NJ. selected him because of his
record as a player. his training. and
tc attract, develop and pol.sl, his
men. There is In him that all
necessary power OF impartins the
will to light to his players. From
the president of the college to the
youngest freshman Aggie fans are
strong for Maulbetsch. Particularly
are the athletes and graduate ath-
letes pleased with the selection OF
him, Morale has mounted high since
u became definitely known today
that the Yost portege now expert
.he.d as q choach, had been selected
10 mead the Aggie corps.
Recently there has been great
eemand by the alumni Of the college
10 place Ed Gallagher ut the head
ot the department OF athletics. In.
.lUdlng the department Of physical
trainlng. This arrangement, which
Maulbetsch Candidly approves, per-
inlts Maulbetsch to devote his en-
IRE time to the various angles of
coaching, plus his class work.