Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-22
". & |. SECURES NEW
HEAD COACH FOR SEASON
Jimmy DcIlart, Famous Pit
Star, Selected to Sue
coed Raflcry.

| LEXINGTON. VA. Jan. While
announcement OF the selection OF
jimmy Deiinrt, famous pi;t star OF
several years ago and last season as
slstaht coach OF the sensational Uni
Nerriiy OF Georgia eleven M head
coach OF athletics at Washington and
Lee To succeed w. c. "Bin" Rartcry,
| Hlh not come az q surprise on the
immediate campus here, many alumni
VINO had not boon aware of the fact
| 'hh' selection was to be made so
soon have expressed their ratisfac-
| non 10 the committees choice.
Forrest Fletcher. physical director.
VINO ~ chairman OF the coach commit
Ice composed of T.. H. Davis. alumni
secretary: II NJ Smith. graduate man
nser: j w. Mcdonald. president of
ire student Athletic Council. and T..
! W. McWaho. prominent alumnus OF
l.ynchburg, Va. made known today
the fact that DcIlarts selection came
! only after number OF other coaches
OF national reputation In collegiate
sporting circlcs had been carefully
considered. lie was the unanimous
choice or the committee after his rec
ord had been considered ard recon-
in"ndhtione Of the highest caiib.r
had hecn received from Glenn Warnc;
~ PittshurB: Hoyd Chambers or
Cincinnati: logger Eicock. former w
and l.. coach. and Or. Sanford. OF the
! University 81 Georgia
D"Iihrts own record IL inprcss I'VE
and one calculated to- Inspire n great
deal of confidence In those Interested
! In tho future Of athletics at Wash -
inIt0n and Lee. Upon his graduation
from high school. he spen. "A year
NJ kiskic Preparatory School. whci Q
tie was !our-lcttcr man From there
he wen, 10 tho University Of pitts-
! hur:h whorc he was VARSITY back
IN 1914. 1913. l?l6 and 1919. he Was on
IN" baseball team In 1913, isl6, and
1917: TRACK, 1915. 1916. 1917 and var
| Sly basketball In 1917. iic was the
only f"ur-lcttrr man that Pit, has
ever had. ana has tho distinction Of
winning more varsIt: mCnograms
there than any other man. lie cap
taincd r!tts baseball team In 1919.
and was captain ana third baScman
on the baseball team in 1916 and
1871
Leaving PITT In tho spring OF 1917,
u" was commissioned II nrst lieu.
tenant in the aviation service. and
"a- later stationed at Mater Field.
california. as AN Instructor. De
Hart conchcd the Mater Field team
ia 1917. which defeated California
hnd tn" oregon AgEics, two of the
strongest teams IN the country at
tina, time, Waiter Crumn placed
),
which was practically equivalent TO
All-Amcrican. as there We're no col
leg" teams OF Importance in that
year.
He spent one summer win the
Pittsburgh Pirates and was assIs-
| 'ant coach OF football At the Uni
vcrsity OF Gcorgia In 1920 and 1921.
The team which las, fan was nosed
out by Harvard by a lo-tc-I score.
Jimmy Deiiart, as he is camil-
.ariy known. IS now 2s years old.
and lives AT New bethlehem. Pa. lie
was IN Lexington last week In con-
ference with the athletic council and
generally looking things over. He
expressed himself as being well
pleased wish conditions, and said
ms acceptance Of the position was
due 10 sympathy and admiration
Tor tho ideas ana ideals o: athletics
at Washington and Lee.
bclinrt viii not assume his new
duties at Washington and Lee before
next September. since Raftcry's CON
tract viii not expire until the end
81 tho present school year II is
certain that the new mentor OF ath
ietics Viii receive the cordial 90.
operation OF faculty and students
alike. since satisfaction with his So
fiction has been expressed in every
quarter.