Evening star., 1935-08-04

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set-up to take effect with
~ the start of foot ball practice
on September 2, but Frank M. Dobson,
who will be field coach of the grid
squad, will be the only newcomer to
the coaching staff.
This reorganization was made nee
essary by the complete severance OF
all connection with athletics by H. c.
Byrd, who is acting president of the
university. His last athletic otf1ce
to 60 was that of chairman Of the
Athletic Board, which will be headed
by DR.. L. B. Broughton, head of the
chemistry department and State
chemist
John E. (Jack) Faber will remain
as head coach of foot ball and will
be in full charge of the squad and
will direct the team in all its games.
Faber became head coach last Fall
after serving as member of foot
ball coaching board during the 1888
season.
.Broughton an Old Liner.
DR. BROUGHTON has been contin-
uously connected with the univer-
sity since his graduation in the class
of 1908 as a classmate Of Byrd's, and
has been a member of the Athletic
Board for a dozen years. He will
have as his fellow members OF the
Athletic Board Prof. c. s. Richard
son, who has been a member Of the
for q Ty- - Ar,1lon1or1
dean of the Graduate School; Maj. J.
D. Patch, professor of military science
and tactics, and Prof. L. w. Ingham.
Prof. Richardson, in fact, was the
man most instrumental in having
Byrd return to his alma mater in the
Fall of 1912 to teach and coach
athletics.
George F. Pollock, secretary Of the
Alumni Association, will act as execu-
tive secretary of the Athlete Board
without voting membership and will
handle all correspondence.
Athletic Council to Help.
TN ADDITION to the Athletic Board,
which will have full authority in
all matters concerning athletics, there
has been organized an Athletic Coun-
Gil, which will act in an advisory
capacity to the former.
This council is composed Of men,
bers of the Athletic Board and the
coaches, H B. Shipley, head coach Of
basket ball and base ball; John E.
Faber, head coach Of foot ball and
lacrosse; Prof. Geary Eppley, head
coach of track, Roy Mackert, profess
sor Of physical education; Lieut.. John
w. Harmony, head coach Of boxing;
Leslie w Bopst, head coach Of tennis,
and Pollock.
Each head coach will be responsible
for his own sport, or sports. and will
arrange his own schedule, or sched-
ules, and have entire authority over
his teams and their development, sub
ject to approval Of the Athletic Board.
All Of the head coaches at Mary
land are graduates Of the institution,
except Lieut.. Harmony. who is
West Point product, both as an officer
and boxer.
Has Made Fine Record.
nOBSON comes to Maryland with
brilliant record back of him Be-
fore going to the University Of Rich
mond he was freshman grid mentor at
Georgia Tech, assistant coach at Geor-
gia and athletic director and grid
coach at Clemson College.
However, it was at Richmond that
Dobson, in spite of lack Of material
that measured up to that of a great
many of his opponents, compiled such
an enviahle record During his stay
there he won a total Of 582 contests,
lost 2s6 and tied 10 in the four sports
he handled-foot ball, basket ball, base
ball and track.
He was away from Richmond one
year during his regime there, during
the war period in 1918, when he served
as athletic director at Camp Jackson
and coached the foot ball team at the
University Of South Carolina.
His record at Richmond, by sports,