The Washington herald., 1922-12-12
GEORGETOWN :: !.
JOB is NOT /,
ACCEPTABLE /:
TO EXENDINE
Hilltop Mentor to Notify Au-
fhorities He viii Not Accept
Position As Director in 1929.

fhorities He VIII Not Accept
Position As Director in 1923.
By BRYAN MORSE.
A LBERT A. EXENDNE, for
~ mer. Carlisle Indian player
and coach of the George
town University eleven for eight
seasons past, barring the war
year 1918, will not return nexf
fall as Hilltop football mentor.
The proposition submitted Exen-
dine by the athletic council Of
Georgetown University is not &C.
ceptable to Exendine and be will
notify the Hilltop authorities
formally today that he will cast
his lot elsewhere. Day before
yesterday the sudden and rather
unexpected announcement came
to Exendine that the policy of
all-the-year-round coaches would
be put into effect, beginning in
1928. Exendine was offered the
position as director of football
by the Hilltop authorities and no
one else was considered.
Yesterday Exendine went 20
Georgetown University to talk over
the proposition with Vincent g.
AcDonough. g. J.. faculty member
o. the athletic council :
The proposition submitted by the
athletic council was gone into by
Exendine ana the faculty directof
Of athletics. Last night Exendins
announced that he could not enter.
tain the Hilltop offer and that he
authorized the announcement that
he would not return TO Georgetow1
under the conditions stipulated.
In 1914 Albert A. Exendine came
to Georgetown University as. coach
OF football. His advent was the
signal for the Hilltop eievens "a
begin Immediately a steady ciimb
upward in. strength.
In 1913 Exendine had been &C.
sistant coach to Pop" Warner ~
Carlisle when that worthy was a.
recting the football destinies Of the
Indians. Exendine had played urc
der Warner some years before ana
had been rated as one Of the grest
est ends in the country. -
HELPED FOUR DAYS.
Georgetown was intent upon de-
feating Virginia in those days and
at the instance Of Charles r. Cox.
graduate manager Of athletics, Ex-
endine was brought. from Carlisle.
Pa, four or five days before ths
Virginia game 20 assist in coach,
ing. a. =
Mine Point" Harry Costello dia
the trick for the HIlltoppers. as
usual. but Exendine had made such
hit in that short time at the HUI
top that he was asked TO come and
coach the next season. With the
exception Of the war year. Exile.
has been at Georgetown ever since,
'Georgetown's proposition In mo-
attractive to me-" said Exendine
last night. Il shall make known
my intention of making other con-
nections, as it viii be Impossible
for me- to stay in Washington al
the year around. ~
It have a law practice in Ol<isr
homa, and this necessitates mn
being there for some time during
the year. =
First and foremost I am a foot
ban coach, and, while, ] have ne
idea Of just what I shall DO. Il b
probable that ! viii coach next 90,
son. I am leaving Georgetown with
regret and have nothing bot the
very best to say of my treatment
there. / have many personal friends
have made through Georgetown
connections and i shall be sorry to
lose them" 90
NO ONE CONSIDERED. .
As announced at the Hilltop yeS.
terday. no consideration has been
given anyone but Exendine. T1&
Hilltop authorities. I'm pursuiuI
their new policy. held out the JOB
to Exile" and he has said that his
refusal will be on the way shortly
| The athletic council win meet 4
month hence and the question win
be taken up at that time unless q
special meeting is called. In the
meantime the making Of next yeaxss
football schedule viii 90 on spAcS
There win be applications for
"Exie's" Job in all probability.
Washington win regreat the pass,
ing Of q real football figure. the step-
ping out of a first class man. and i
sizeable factor In the development of
the gridiron sport in the South Al,
lantic section. II was inevitable, uf
i course, that the elevens south of
the Mason and Dixon line came to Z
realization of possibilities. but it wsa
Exile" and another gentleman
named Fred Nielsen who woke