The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-08
University President
Seeks Removal of
Paul Davis, Coach

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Paul Davis, Coach
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the erection and dedication last fall
Of fine athletic field and stadium.
Made Athletics Pay
During his years as head of the
university athletic department,
Scklosser said, Davis has pulled the
athletic association out of debt, OBJ
tanned suitable equipment and par
aphernalia for his teams and in.
creased public interest by giving the
public better teams able to meet q
higher standard Of competition on
even terms.
Documents exhibited at the meet
ing of the board this afternoon
showed that President Thomas +.
Kane made q peremptory demand
for Davis resignation shortly after
an attack on Davis was launched in
the Dakota Daily Student, published
by the student body. Kane, copy
of letter written by him to Davis
shows, gave Davis only few hours
to resign if he wished to pervent
Kane from making recommendation
to the board Of administration that
he be dismissed. The board has
general supervision Of all state in
stitutions, educational, charitable
and penal.
The matter first came to the at
tention of the board a week ago
during a meeting at Grand Forks
at which Kane presented recon-
mendation that Davis be dismissed.
Charges made by KaAe were con-
sidered at that time but the board
deferred action. The .edi or of the
student daily also was questioned
regarding the matter at the Grand
Forks meeting.
Schlosser Comes Immediately
Schlosser, who has been making
his home at Indian Head, Sask.,
where he is working on an electrical
development project, left at once
for Bismarck when he learned that
the attack on Davis had reached
serious proportions.
Davis slapped Samuelson's face
last fall, Schlosser said, when Sam.
uelson called him q liar during an
alteration.
Samuelson vowed that he would
get even, Schlosser charged, and
has been attempting to stir up the
student body against Davis.
Charges covering three typewrit-
ten pages were filed by Samuelson
against Davis and his administra-
ton Of the athletic department.
After reading them at the meeting
yesterday, Schlosser labeled them
as "pure falsehood." Schlosser
said he had been an active member
of the committee which hired Sam
uelson to manage the stadium cam
paign and that he had personal
knowledge Of the facts as they ex-
listed at the university.
Has Inflated Ego
Samuelson graduated from school
several years ago, he said, but the
charges show him to have an "in-
flated ego, small knowledge and i'm.
mature judgment"
President Kane, Schlosser
charged, has been "cruelly unfair
and unjust to Davis"
Friction occurred between Kane
and Davis in the fall of 1925 when
Tod Rockwell was chosen as foot
ball coach, Schlosser said. The ath-
letic board, Of which Schlosscr was
the alumni member, accepted Davis
recommendation that Rockwell, q
Michigan man, be appointed.
Kane had nominee whom he in
sisted the athletic board recommend
for appointment. Tho athletic board
refused and an impasse resulted. It
finally was broken when Kane
yielded and agreed to Rockwell's ap-
pointment. Since then. however,
Schlosser charged, Kane has been
unfriendly to Davis as head Of the
athletic department.
When he left Saskatchewan
Schlosser was under the impression
that a vote on Kane's recommended
ton would be taken yesterday. Up
on arrival here, however, he found
that the board had decided to con-
duct y hearing in the mater which
will open at Grand Forks Monday.
His statement to the board yester-
day was reduced to writing and will
BE- considered in evidence at Grand
Forks.
Davis has been connected with
the university athletics for about
niEe years, serving first as coach
Of the university teams and later as
athletic director. Before coming to
the university he coached at the
state agricultural college.
AMBROSE PROPOUNDS AND
ANSWERS FIVE QUESTIONS
After having propounded and an
swered five questions concerning
affairs at the state university from
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