The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07

Chester c. Dillon, who in 1919 turned out winning Bulldog team as head football coach, will return to the East Lake institution as Athletic director; Jenks Gillem remains as head football coach and Robin Hood will be Fresh man coach. This announcement was made officially from Howard officials Saturday afternoon. Dillon will ar. rive and take charge of athletics at Howard immediately, it was stated. The employment of Dillon as athietlc rector marks the instillatfon ot new system in athletics at Howard, that oi having an athletic director in control of all athletics, with special football man in charge of the Bulldog eleven. With the announcement of com pletely renovated coaching staff tor the next year, one of the broadest athietlc expansion programs ever undertaken Dy Alabama's smaller colleges was revealed by Howard college athletic officials Sat urday afternoon. Retention of one coach, securing of an athletic director addition of another coach, and plans for an unusually heavy athletic pro, gram for the next year were included in the announcement.
 The C0aCnIng SCdil
 Chester c. Dillon, who was head coach at Howard in 1919, will return to the East Lake institution as ath, letic director, with jurisdiction over all athletics at Howard.
 Jenks Gillem, who succeeded the late Harris G. Cope as head football coach at the start of the 1924 season, has been retained as head football coach un- der Athletic Director Dillon..
 Robin Hood, who for the past three years has been turning out state prep championship contenders at Woodlawn High school, will take over the reins as Freshman coach, with complete charge of first-year athletics at Howard.
 Above announcements of Howard coaching staff for next year were made by Dr. James Alto Ward, president Of the Howard Alumni association here; According to Dr. Ward, alumni and college athletic officials have been work ing on the coaching problem for some time, although final terms were not reached until this week.
 With the signing of the coaching contracts, completion of plans for the next 12 months program, and Work progressing nicely on schedules in the tl.ree major sports-football, basketball and baseball-those higher up 1T Bulldog athletics have only to sit back now and watch developments after the launching of their new system ot en ploying both an athletic director and head football coach.
 Dillon Has Fine Record
 Chester Dillon returns to Howard with a splendid record of accomplish ments since leaving the East Lake school early in 1920. In the fall oi 1920. Dillon was football coach at Osh kosh college in Wisconsin, winning tho state championship for that school fol that season. In 1921, 1922, 1923 ant 1924 Dillon was head coach at Coffee vile, Kan. winning the state preT championship in each of those years During his four years reign at Coffee vile, Dillon's football teams met defeat only twice.
 Dillon's team at Howard in 19l! made a splendid record. Chief amont the achievements of that Bulldog clever was the holding of typical, smashing Auburn eleven to 19 to 6 score, ant the defeat of Birmingham-Southern' all-time greatest team, by to score
 To the cerdlt or Dlllon IS piaSeu tHe development of such former Bulldog stars as Peahead Walker, O. B: New man, Bo Brindley and Burney Acton.
 In announcing the signing of Dillon Howard officials expressed themselves as well pleased with their new ath- letic director, and that they are hoping Howard athletics rise to higher plane with the adoption of their new program
 Gillem Returns For Football
 Jenks Gillem will return as head football coach next season. The manner in which Gillem handled the 1924 Bull