Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-12
HAS FINE RECORD
AS COACH OF LINE
Navy BiIPs Plans Unknown,
but California Is Said
to Be Destination.
ANNAPOLIS, January H.
Edgar CRip) Miller, associ-

~ Edgar (Rip) Miller, aSSoct-
n ate of the Four Horsemen
on the Notre Dame foot
ball team of 1925, who now holds
a business position in Washing
ton, is being mentioned strongly
as Bill Migrants successor as head
coach at the Naval Academy.
Miller has been line coach at
the Naval Academy for four sea-
sons and has become we'll &C
quainted with conditions at that
institution. AS line coach, his
work has been highly satisfac-
tory, and it is believed that he
is thoroughly competent to as
sumo full charge of the squad.
An invitation to remain as line coach
next year already has been accepted by
Miller, and many hope that he will be
offered the higher position and will ac-
cept
Ingrams declination of the offer of
the academy officials was received yes
terday and occasioned much surprise,
as Ingram had intimated unofhcially
two weeks ago that he would remain at
the academy.
Ingram's Plans Unknown.
Ingram was offered a contract for
two seasons and this in itself marked
special action by the officials, as it has
been the settled policy at the academy
to engage all coaches for single sea-
son.
Just what Ingram's plans for the
future are is not known here, not even
to the extent of whether he will remain
in foot ball and take up some other oc-
cJpation. Before coming to the
academy he coached at William and
Mary and the University OF Indiana.
At the bottom of IngramS unwilling
ness to remain at the academy is be-
ieved to be a feeling that Navy people
in general expect more OF the team
than it is able to achieve.
Ingram feels that the Naval Acad-
envy seldom has the material to pro-
duce a team on par with the strong
est teams of the country and this Is
expected by all Navy people. In sup
port of his contention, Ingram points
to the low average age OF students
entering the academy.
Migrants first year at the academy
was 1926, when his team was rated the
best in the country. but none of the
succeeding four teams has been up to
that standard
Only one former coach, Bob FolweI,
has equaled the record of Ingram as
head coach at the Naval Academy for
q period Of five years.
May Go to California.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, January IL Dr.
William A. Ingram, foot ball coach at
the Naval Academy for the last five
years, Is leaving Annapolis to coach
elsewhere, presumably at the University
of California.
Capt Henry C. Cooke, director of
athletics, announced that Navy Bill
had resigned by telegram, and said de-
tails must come from Ingram, now at
his home at Jacksonville, Ind.
At Jacksonville Ingram said he had
resigned; that he intended to continue
coaching, and that the school which
employed him would make the an
nouncement in the near future.
MY reasons for arriving at this de-
c1Sion are known to the athletic de-
partment at the Naval Academy" he
added, land any further statement in
that regard must en1anate from that
source. The authorities at the Naval
Academy have been fully cognizant of
all negotiations I have had with any
Three weeks ago Ingram, in denying
that he was negotiating for the post of
coach at the University Of California,
declared that he had mo idea of not
returning to Navy"
Ingram was gridiron and rowing
star for Navy, and later foot ball coach
at william and Mary College and Uni
versity Of Indiana.
Wanted Longer Contract.
There have been reports that he and
Navy athletic authorities disagreed over
the terms Of his contract. During last
years spotty season he was under a
one-year contract. He asked for a
Ehree-year contract, friends said, and
the Navy offered him one of two years
When he became coach In 1925, and
turned out an undefeated eleven, his
brother, Comdr. Jonas H. Ingram, was
director Of athletics. Another brother,
Homer, died a year after graduation.
Navy Bill" resigned from the service
In 1922 At Berkeley no confirmation
Of the signing of Ingram to succeed
Eibs Price as the California mentor was
available. William W. Monahan. grad
uate manager, who has been in the East
seeking new Bear coach, has returned.
Ingram has been mentioned fire.
quently as a possible successor to Price
Two weeks ago it was reported that