Evening star., 1942-04-19
New Grid Tutor
Made His Mark
AT WI. High
Reinhort, CoIonioIs'
Former Mentor, Now
Athletic Director
By FRANCIS r. STAN.

. hN.
In the third OF a quick succession
Of athletic reorganizations within
the ranks OF Washington colleges,
George Washington University an
nounced yesterday that Johnny Ba-
ker. one OF the Buff and Blues
finest quarterbacks, is the new head
coach of football and that Bill
Reinhart whom he succeeds, will
assume Immediately the duties Of d.
rector of athletics.
The announcement by President
Cloyd Heck Marvin came as no sur
prise. For several months q shake
up at George Washington was an
ticipated. Discouraged by Colonial
setbacks last fall, alumni groups be-
gan to suggest need for q new ath-
letic policy, and the names Of Tuffy
Leemans. halfback for the New York
professional Giants, and Bob
Zuppke, who resigned as head coach
at Illinois, were mentioned as pos
sible head coaches.
Baker, who was hired last year
as backfield coach after an impress
sive six-year term at Washington
Lee High School. understudied Rein
hart. who, in addition to acting as
director of athletics. also will con-
tinue to coach the basket ball teams
and possibly will coach baseball in
the future.
No Change Due ut Hilltop.
American University and the Uni
versity of Maryland previously had
announced changes in athletic set
ups this year. Stafford Cassell, di-
rector of athletics and football
coach at A. u. resigned recently to
accept similar appointment at Morn
ingside College at Sioux City. Iowa.
Maryland, seeking a new coach and
athletic co-ordinator, hired Clark
Shaughnessy, famed Stanford Uni
versity coach. Shaughnessy recently
assumed his duties at College Park,
and Cassell Is readying to leave for
his new post.
Only at Georgetown, where Jack
Hagerty and his staff are riding
high after several solid seasons, has
no change been made. Nor is any
likely.
Max Harrington, who has been di-
rector Of athletics at George Wash
ington for the last few years, will
relinquish his duties, but will con-
tinue his association with the
school as chairman of the Faculty
Athletic Committee and as special
assistant to the president to advise
on physical education and athletic
matters. The latter Is q newly
created post. Farrington's specific
assignment will be to advise on the
organization of a physical training
program to meet the new Army
and Navy specifications, according
to DR.. Marvin's announcement.
Baker Shines as WI. Coach.
Bakers rise is not surprising As
a quarterback at G. w., he was one
of the best in the history of the
school. Upon graduation in 1888
he was hailed as potential coaching
timber and he fulfilled this promise
by going to Washington-Lee High
School in 1885 and compiling a
6-year football record there of Al
victories as against four ties and
IL defeats. His 1887 and 1899 teams
were undefeated and generally re-
garded as among the strongest
scholastic elevens In this section.
His 1899 team won 10 straight.
Last summer the young coach, q
native of Anson, Tex. accepted a
position as backfield coach at G. w.
under Reinhart.' He will take over
the reins Immediately and will su-
pervise the remainder of the Co
lonials' spring practice drills, which
will be concluded at the end Of next
week.
In assuming Reinhart's job as
head coach, Baker is taking over a
hard task. With no r. o. T. C. at
George Washington, many Of Rein
hart's leading players were whisked
into the Army last year. AS a re-
suit the Colonials won only one
game-beating the 'breather team, u
Mount st. Mary's. They tied Wash
ington and Lee, but lost to Man
haitian. Georgetown. Clemson, VIII
liam and Mary Bucknell, Furman
and Wake Forest. Alumni critics
claimed the losses were not so hard
to take as were some of the lopsided
scores.
Farrington's Move No Surprise.
The Colonials were swamped In
the Georgetown, Manhattan. Will
liam and Mary and Wake Forest
games" read the official announce
ment. They failed to score point
between the opening game with
Mount st. Mary's on September Is
and the Furman game on November
8, which they lost. 1876"
Reinhart Is one of the best basket
ball coaches in the East, and his
record proves it. At the University
of Oregon, his alma mater. he also
coached baseball and was very sue
cessful Among his proteges is Sec
ond Baseman Joe Gordon of the
New York Yankees, acknowledged
as the best second sacker in the
game.
Farrington's switch is of no ma ajor
import. Last summer he resigned
the greater portion of his duties at
George Washington to serve as ex-
ecutive secretary of the Metropoh-
tan Police Boys Clubs. His was
part-time job and DR.. Marvin
long had been considering a special
post for him so as to allow Rein
hart to become director of athletics