Evening star., 1930-12-15

TEW changes will take place
r. this year in the coaching
i systems of the universities
and colleges in the South.
In two Of the Far Southern schools
rumblings were heard, but these
have ceased and right now it does
not seem that there will be new
head for foot ball in any school
south of North Carolina.
The only schools in which it has
been definitely announced that
new men are to be obtained are
North Carolina State College and
washington and Lee, with the
outside possibility that Virginia
they make some move looking to
q change.
The men who coached North Carolina
State and Washington and Lee are
definitely out, and lines have been
thrown in all directions to get new
coaches. North Carolina State has been
considering IN the main four men. It
has been in touch with Dick Harlow of
Western Maryland, but has met with
little success in trying to induce him
TO leave his present berth. It also has
been hoping somewhat that Gus Tebell
might consider leaving Virginia to go
back to Raleigh. Tebell left North
Carolina State last Spring to become
assistant coach in foot bali and head
coach in basket ball and base ball at
Virginia. Mike Palm, former Penn
State man, who assisted Lou Little at
Georgetown, Is the third man under
consideration, and Tom Ready the
other. If Slaughter, former Michigan
man, who has been line coach for the
last two years, Is not given the place,
IL Is likely that the job will be offered
TO Ready. Ready would make good in
the position without any question.
VTTASHINGToN AND LEE is having
w good deal of trouble reaching any
definite conclusion. One faction at
Lexington desires to bring back Jimmie
De Hart, while another is lust as stren-
uouSly opposed TO him. De Hart turned
out fine team at Duke this year and
Is O good coach. The chances seem
good that De Hart win go back to
washington and Lee, although the stu
alton Is very uncertain.
In some respects the University of
Virginia Is satisfied with its present
coaching situation, while in some 9TH
erS It Is not. Earl Anell's contract has
another year TO go, and there are those
who want to let him finish out and
others who think the coaching situa-
ton could be bettered. either by paying
Abel the full face Of his contract or
BY edecting some kind Of an arrange
ment that would give Abel q larger
influence in actual field coaching.
What, If anything, will be done at Vir-
Giu1s Is not known, and there is no way
of nndtng out with any degree of def
ntteness, because the athletic authori-
ueS, as lar as this phase of athletics
9t Virginia Is concerned, are keeping
their mouths closed as tight as the pro-
verbal clam.
THE two schools farther south in
u which foot ball rows have been
going on ara Clenaspn@ and LOU
teia11a State. At @CfeniSe1f about two
weeks ago Josh Cody, who has coached
tl1ere very successfully for the last
three years, handed In his resignation.
NO reason for It was given, but it was
generally known that It was because
OF MS inability to get along satisfactorily
with James @. Gee, athletic director.
That situation was met by retaining
Cody and accepting Gees resignation.
Cody now Is in full charge of foot bali
and other athletic affairs at Clemson
and probably viii continue in that ca
pactty for good while to come.
AT LOUISIANA State, where it is said
that some Of Gov. Longs political
maneuyers have taken place. Russ
Cohen was about to be eliminated as
mead coach. But it seems that there
arose such popular clamor for Cohen's
retention after the fine showing against
Tulane on Thanksgiving day, that Gov.
Long jumped aboard the band wagon
ana instead of wanting to fire The
coach, as he had previously reported 10
have been in favor of doing, announced
that Cohen would be kept and ne would
see 10 that. Cohen, however, Is in
rather peculiar position, as he, when
ne realized the situation at Louisiana
State and the politics entering into it,
accepted . job with Dan McGugin at
Vanderbilt.
IT is exceedingly interesting to know
4 that both Cody and Cohen were to
have gone to Vanderbilt and both had
decided TO get out Of their Jobs for that
purpose, Salaries had been fixed and
both had accepted places at Vanderbilt.
McGugin, who has been coach at
Vanderbilt for many years, said Il sup
pose We shall have to release Cody and
Cohen from their promises to come
here, as We do not want 10 stand in
their way II conditions in their jobs
have been arranged satisfactorily for
SAACAAAs 0ub bAA4AA bAACy aIC bOL1l WO1lQtf-
ful fellows, really good coaches, and
would help out greatly our situation
here"
CONE Of the coaching situations In
- the South are not beds of roses by
any means. In fact, some OF them
are Of such a nature that man has to
have q good deal Of courage even TO
accept one, no matter what the salary.
"a trsko be SvaV4 ek
affairs Of universities and colleges in
the Far South to much greater ex-
tent than in this part Of the country,
and foot ball Is not , immune to that
particular microbe. However, the gen.
eral opinion in the Gulf section seems
TO be that this win be rectified con-
siderable In the near future. The
Association Of Colleges and Secondary
Schools Of the South recently took
action throwing out of the organization
all the State institutions in Mississippi,
because Of the clsan-out 81 faculty
members that took place recently be-
cause of politics.
The immediate result OF that has been
pledges on the part Of virtually all
political factions that at the next meet
ing of the Legislature, laws will be
passed taking the State college and
State university and State college for
their boards shall no longer be con-
trolled by any Governor.
These facts were brought out by rep
fesentatives Of the Mississippi institu-
tions In their efforts to forestali a move
nent TO suspend them from the South
ern Conference on the same basis they
were barred from the organization
which controls scholastic ratings for
all colleges and universities in the
South.
IN REGARD 70 the coaching, though,
i the situation throughout the South
= improving rapidly. Coaches are get