Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-19
Two Schools Fill
Coaching Jobs;
:.
I Still Hunting
BY the Associated Press


The East became the center
Of football speculation today as
Colgate's athletic council went
into action to seek a successor
to ambitious and successful
young Hal Lahar.
Lamar. who compiled a 24-17-4
record in five seasons at Col
gate-his first head coaching
post-resigned yesterday to take
the job as head coach at the
University of Houston.
The move had far-reaching
effects. Iowa State College,
which had listed Lahar as one
OF its two top prospects, promptly
selected the other. UCLA line
coach Jim Myers.
Syracuse. where Floyd (Ben)
Schwarttzwalder has been show
ing signs of restlessness, began
to wonder if its Upstate New
York football rivalry with COL
gate would spread into the
coach-hiring field and other
Eastern colleges with coaching
vacancies began to wonder about
their chances of getting a top
rank man.
Seven Posts Vacant
At this stage seven major COL
lege coaching vacancies exist
three in the East. Harvard
dropped veteran Lloyd Jordan
last week, a move which drew
an angry reaction at the Ameri-
can Football Coaches Association
meeting, and the only candidate
who has been mentioned promi-
nently is backfield coach Harold
GOSH Williams. There appar-
emily is no outstanding candi-
date for the Boston University
job. which Buff Donelli vacated
to go to Columbia.
Other vacancies exist at the
University of Washington ant!
Southern California on the Pa
cific Coast one of which
Schwartzwalder apparently is
considering-Arizona and In
diana.
After meeting with the SYRIA
cuse athletic board Thursday
Schwartzwalder held off signing
q new contract until he could
talk to officials of the unidentified
Pacific Coast Conference insti-
tuition.
Wants Quick Decision
Colgate Athletic Director Ever
EFT tEppy( Barnes said he hoped
to have a selection committee ap-
pointed in time for a first meet
ing today and added. I'VE hope
to make quick announcement"
He was uncertain whether Fred
Rice, Lahar's No. / assistant,
would apply for the head COACH
ing post or would accompany
Lahar to Houston. Lahar didn't
know, either. about assistants
until he has had time to talk to
Houston officials.
Other names dropped purely in
specultion about the Colgate Job
included those of John Bateman,
Columbia line coach under Lou
Little; Bill Yeoman, former
Army captain now a Michigan
State assistant; Vic Fusia of Pitt
and John Prendergast. a Colgate
graduate now on the Yale staff.
At Houston, Lahar replaces
Bill Meek, who moved on to
Southern Methodist last week as
successor to Woody Woodland,
now University of Wichita coach
The terms of his contract
weren't disclosed. but the Iowa
State job he turned down will
pay Myers $4,000 a year. Lahar
is former Oklahoma guard who
played pro football for the Chi
cago Bears and Buffalo Bills and
coached at Arkansas and West
Virginia before going to Colgate.
Myers. IS. succeeds Vince d
Francesca. who quit the Iowa
State post before the end of the
season. A West Virginia native
he played college football at
Tennessee and Duke and coached
At Wofford and Vanderbilt
Twelve of his UCLA linemen
have earned all-conference rec
ignition.