The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-12

SSoss$o - WOtS 10 xVE TIC JOy 0tlO Ueus
eft It will afford. want to see the
east stand completed and the two
sides filled to capacity at our foot
ball games which ID . thing I sin
cerely feel can be done. ] have Wis
uali1ed and dreamed the edific> from
the time ] started to work " its in
terest and long before the present
unit became . reality. ! have given
the stadium the best that ! have had
in me for the last two years. I,have
had implicit faith and confidence in
the entire undertaking anc I believe
that confidence has been sold to
many pople, with all of whom there
ID . faith to fulfill, and also that the
realization Of this confidence needs
but Q large vision and good mana
gerial ability to bring crowds to our
university that will fill the present
stand and the one to b built to an
overflowing degree. ! do, not think
Mr.. Davis has eithe- the foresight,
the ability, nor the ambition to
carry out these efforts, ~ think
no better proof Of this inability can
be shoWn than the results Of this
fall. The opportunity WI! never be
grepter and yet he did n It realize the
possibilities Of the opportunity
Lack of Results Cited
10. do not bt Ii, e Mr. Davis
Is coach equal to the task and abil-
ity needed ct our institution. I think
! need only refer to the results Ct the
past nine years for proof Of this
assertion. believe the best proof
that can be presented that h, is not
. basketball coac., was manifested
when Coach Letich came here and
took hold Of the SAME team that Mr..
Davis had l zen di-,ectino and which
he at that tim. stated cor not be
made into . Winning team because
they wer not worth meterial, but
Of which Mr.. Letich made q team that
were runners-up for honors in our
conference and we have had winning
teams under Coach Letich ever since
he first came here. But perhaps the
most :agic Of our athletic results is
the football showing we nave made
In the past nine years. / . pitt
full state Of affairs when an insti.
tuition with the field tat we have to
draw from for at. letes m st bow in
defeat ~ we have to smaller insti-
buttons, such e. South Dakota state
college, the University of South =
kota, Carrie: n, he a. 'icultural col
lege and ott;r ~ often as have
had to. Th~-e is Soothing wrong
some place and in zee ibin for
the ailment / believe we must first
get at the 1t Of he evil ana eradi-
cate the cause befo we ca expect
results. Mr.. Davis and others have
stated that he is not now coaching.
Then why does his own report in the
office indicate football so- IL of
his Is hours teaching scheduled per
week, and what was he doing on the
fiel in the fall? The only v-ey /
can feel that Mr.. Davis does not
co.ch is see h: absolutely absent
from tn field during practice, and
the only way ! CO. feel that he does
not have . har >, the co ching and
football sit. ,tion is to see him abso-
lutely abra 4. this institution.
Our situation !; unwholes .1e ong
! have found 20 many dur
ing this drive that have no conf
dence in the athletic situation he
because of Mr.. Davis col ection. I
do not believe they will have such
confidence until he is entirely re-
moved from any connec.ie witt the
UNIVERSITY.
al. Mr.. Davis has been negli-
gent in his capacity as an instrcc-
tor of physical training. I do not
believe that the physical aiming
men receive in = institution has
been prope ~ cond ,ted Or organ
FED ID have often heard Of stu
dents who considered their physical
training ct this school q farce.
"12. Mr.. Davis has not cooper
ated with the memorial campaign.
This is probably due to = personal
dislike he seemingly has me, but
feel that in Z matter Of this kind,
feeling should be eliminated
and the proposition should have uni
fled support Of the athleti: director
Of the institu' on Of which such .
is q part.
Charges Denied
"Since November q, when the "a
kot8 Daily Student started its at
tack on Mr.. Davis / have heard
from many .ourcG that it was / who
promoted the attack made by the
editor, Mr.. Moeller, and tina I had
. part in the writing Of the articles.
Mr.. Davis has made statements to
this effect. Mr.. II .ller can best
clear hat charge. ! am sure that re
will tell the world that The campaign
Of articles was all his work, and /
think he is very proud and insistent
for all the credit that is forthco-l.
ing. ! had absolutely nothing to do
with any Of It. Mr.. Davis should not
Judge others 20 much by his own
ways and methods. He should not
think that because he 20 freely prac-
tices back-stabbine, undermining and
striking without cause or warning,
that ! will ..ttack him through any
anonymous or undetermined proceed
ure. ! will say whatever have to
state in the open, ard over my sig
nature. Mr.. Moeller has not seen
these charges, nor has be an. knowl-
edge Of their contents. Neither have
! had IN. thing to dg with Mr.. Noel
II have waited until soday to pre-
sent these cha -ecauge my con-
nection VIII the memorial campaign
ceased today and have always TAX
On the stand that / would LIT involve
myself in any affair outside Of the