The Washington herald., 1922-01-28
GRID COACH WON'T.
Be GIVEN ANOTHER
YEARS CONTRACT
Catholics Arranging Best
Football Schedule
In Years.
By RAY HELGESEN.

Information from reliable sources
at Catholic University indicates
that Harry Robb. former Penn
State football star and one of Wal
ter Camps selections for his second
All-Amcricsn team in 1919. will not
be rendered a contract to coach
the Brooklanders' football team
this coming fall. Robb has coached
at the Catholic institution for the
last two years.
With only mediocre material in
1920 the former Penn State star
turned out one of the best grid
machines the Catholics have had
in many years. Following his sue
cessful work at that time students
and faculty alike were loud in
their praise and he was again
signed for another year.
Last season q Failure.
Last season. however with the
best prospects the Catholics have
had in years, the eleven was a COM
plete failure. Internal dissension
developed and the Brooklanders
were able 10 win only two games
throughout the season one of them
being the big" contest with
George Washington.
At a meeting of the Athletic AS
ISOLATION last Thursday night 1t
! was definitely decided not to offer
Robb another contract. No reason
has been advanced by authorities
! at the school for this action but it
I Is believed 10 have been caused by
! opposition of students who claim
1 that Robb failed to make the best
use OF the material with which he
I had to work last season.
Some members of the faculty
/ have also been against retaining
! Robb since his first season. These
! members. however were won over
/ last year by the student body
which was heart and soul with the
| former State star.
Students at the institution. how
ever. soured on Robb last season
when the coach began playing pro-
| fcssional football. The studen,
body and faculty alike were against
Robb's participation in professional
| contests, they claiming that he was
| giving too much time to that work
and not spending enough time with
the squad.
Had Trouble Last Year.
/ Trouble. in fact. developed be-
fore the season was over last year
and when Robb insisted on engag-
| ing in professional contests il was
a foregone conclusion that he would
not be retained as coach for this
! season.
Asked about the release Of Robb,
members of the Catholic faculty
refused to confirm it but also re-
fused to deny tho report. Coming
as ii does from reliable sourct.
however. it will no doubt be con-
firmed officially within the next
| month.
Members of the faculty and Off
Gals of the athletic associat ton
were noncommital when queried as
10 who would be named as foot
bail coach this season. Many stu
dents and 4 majority of the faculty
are said to be in favor of retaining
an aiumnus of the institution in
this capacity.
As the Brooklander. arc arranE-
ing one OF the heaviest grid sched-
ules they have ever had for the
coming season il is considered like
ly that the squad will indulge in
spring practice and for that rea-
son il is probable that the naming
of a new coach will come in the
near future.
Danny Curran. nashy little quar-
terback. who led the eleven to VIC
tory over the Hatchctites last sea
son and who was later named cap
tain. left school at Christmas. Ed
die Lynch last night was elected
captain in his place. Lynch is also
captain of the basketball team and
is considered one of the best ath.
; letes in the District.
Holy Cross. Bucknell. Lafayette
Fordham and University OF Nir-
ginia are some of the elevens with
which the Brooklanders have al
ready closed negotiations. Games
with these elevens give the Cain.
olics the strongest grid schedule
. they have had in years and one
) of the hest schedules any local
college team has had in the last
: decade.