The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-07-10
U. OF |. APPOINTS
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
b. L. MATTHEW'S, BASEBALL
COACH AT UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON SECURED


r. L. Matthews, head coach of base
ball and freshman football coach q
the University Of Washington, ha
been secured as director of athletics
at the University of Idaho, accord
ing to a statement issued today BY
President A. H. Upham of the uni
versity.
Mr.. Matthews resigned his position
at the University Of Washington to-
day and will take up his duties a.
the University of Idaho the first o1
August
"Mr. Matthews is a coach of con-
siderable repute," said President Up
ham, "and it is my opinion that We
have secured very good man fol
the position of athletic director. We
have considered more than forty appli-
~cants and persons eligible for the po-
sition and are firmly convinced that
we have made the right choice.
'He has made an enviable repu-
tation for himself at Washington and
other places where he has coached
and the interest with which his work
has been followed by other educa-
tlOudl 1lStlJuLlOuS OVCA tAO COuAC1 y
places him well in the forefront among
athletic coaches.
Furthermore he is a man ac-
~quainted with the northwest and well
known in the northwest, and we de-
,cided that we would choose, insofar
as possible, man conversant with the
territory in which he would have to
work.
Has Very Successful Career
Mr.. Matthews spent three years at
Notre Dame university where
he received his football training. He
played the positions Of halfback
quarterback and end After leav-
ing Notre Dame he coached athletics
at private school in Texas for one
year From there he went to Ken
yon college, Ohio, where he directed
all sports for three years.
After coaching seven years at
Willamette University he went to the
University Of Washington where he
directed varsity baseball and fresh
man football for one year, with ex-
emplar success.
Matthews is a young man, being
but thirty-four years of age, but has
established a reputation that speaks
well for him wherever has has gone.
Makes Good at q. of w.
AS head coach Of baseball at the
University of Washington Matthews
has the distinction of putting out
the winning team in the Pacific coast
conference league. AS an induce
ment towards securing his services
for the coming term the University
of Washington offered him the OPP
portunity of going east on a tour
with the team next summer.
With the freshman football team
at the University of Washington,
Matthews was no less successful than
with the baseball nine. His squad
defeated the invicible Husky eleven
in the only practice scrimmage be-
tween the two teams, and he so ar
ranged his freshmen schedule as to
have two teams nlaying on the same
day at different places. His squad
overwhelmingly defeated the w. 5.
C. freshmen team which triumphed
over the Idaho freshman eleven.
VarneIl Recommends Matthews
varnell, sporting editor of the Spo-
kane Chronicle and northwest auth
ority on atFiietics, and others, highly
recommend the work Of Matthews at
Washington and elsewhere and as
sert that Idaho is particularly for
tunate in securing such good man.
Matthews is very anxious to get at
his new work and expects to be train
ing for the fall schedule as soon as
he gets properly situated on the
campus. This should be by the [
middle of August.
Arrangements for the division of
coaching in baseball and track have
not been made between him and
Coach David Macmillan, but it Is
quite likely that they will each take
one of the sports.
In speaking Of the appointment of
Mr.. Matthews, President Upham was
very enthusiastic in the choice that
nas been made and is confident of
rood year in all departments OF COLI
ege sports.