The daily star-mirror., 1922-06-08
UNIVERSITY LOSES
KELLEY AS COACH
RELEASE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
WHO GOES TO MISSOURI AT
$45O0-NO SUCCESSOR NAMED

Thomas Kelley, football coach and
athletic director at the University of
Idaho for the past two years, has
rendered his resignation to become
head football coach at the University
of Missouri and the resignation has
been accepted by the state board of
education, according to announcement
today from the presidents office The
resignation becomes effective Sep
}tember 1.
Every effort is now being made to
fill the vacancy and university au-
thorities have given out assurances
that Idaho will have the best football
coach obtainable on the field by Sep
tember l.
To Receive $500
Kelley is to receive $4,000 to take
charge of the Missouri football work
from September to June, according to
the terms of the offer from T. G.
Klevenger, athletic director of the
University of Missouri. Kelley will
have charge of the football season In !.
the fall, will have classes in football
in the winter, and will take charge of
spring football practice He was line
coach at the University of Missouri
before coming to Idaho.
The year that Kelley had charge of
the Missouri line the Missouri eleven
won the Missouri valley conference
championship and the success of the
team was attributed to the strength
of the Missouri line.
Upham Makes Statement
We have no one in mind at the
present who will take Kelley's place."
was the statement of President A. H.
Upham "The student body and friends
OF the university can rest assured.
however, that every effort will be
made to fill the position with the
best man to be had Definite an
nouncement of the new appointment
will be made as soon as possible. We
are sorry to lose Mr. Kelley but we
feel that we cannot stand in the way
of his betterment."
Kelley's resignation comes as
distinct shock to the university. In
his two years here Kelley has raised
the standard of Idaho athletics to a
high level. Arriving here when the
athletic situation was at low ebb he
has placed Idaho athletics on par with
the foremost colleges and universities
of the Pacific northwest In addition
to turning out two successful elevens
under Kelley's administration of the
admitted to the Pacific coast confer
ance.
Remedies Athletic Field
This spring Kelley has planned and
the making over of Mac
Lean field, university athletic grounds.
The gridiron has been turfed and a
new cinder track, not to be equalled
~ any cinder path in the northwest,
S now being put in. The field has
been enlarged to allow for a fast
baseball diamond. AS result of
<elley's work his successor will have
wo football fields on which to work
lext fall
II am sorry to leave but l feel that
am bettering myself and l feel that
would be making a mistake by not
accepting the Missouri offer" was the
statement made today by Coach
Kelley.
Released From Contract
The acceptance of Kelley's resigna-
ion means his release from an un-
illed two-year part of his three year
contract Kelley received $4,000 at the
University of Idaho as football coach
md head of the athletic department
IS athletic director Kelley has put
daho football on firm business
aSlS and IN his two years mere foot
'all has been big source of revenue
Kelleys resignation coming at this
ime is distinct shock but it is not
egarded as an irreparable injury
Kelley has paved the way for future
oOtball success and Idaho authorities
re confident that most capable di-
ector can be obtained to fill the
acancy.