Show er ity C ach Hands in h Resignation O to tO Pre Frede ide O t Tho Th a I 1 A TRICK TERMINATES fP pa 4 FUL COACHING B 1 CAREER A AT T UNIVERSITY for Resignation Resignation- Cause ness Beacons R ea ons Given as Comes as Severe Blow to University Athletics f r of i Resignation Does Not Take Effect Until Un Un- i oD til ill End E nd of Present Season II 64 r to ro Q 4 Fitzpatrick who for tor five and one half halt years ears has been his resignation to President Geor George o coach at the submitted the end ot of the tho 1922 to take effect at resl resignation the tho I F 23 season blow blew to supporters of ot athletics a severe sc such action com comes s as nf ot ti Notice has been ono one of ot the most popular much as Tommy Tom m d. d i n n the tho campus e. coaches In as who vh ever over served at the institution r formal notice of ot Intention intentions I. I s t Tho The W Ier rt cads ads t Please find herewith my the Un 0 at athletic coach 1 d lon on as I 5 of Utah tho same samo to take e J effect at the end of at tho the 19 23 1922 23 2 school I resignation nation br benr 1 ear ear I r am ten tendering my and at atee reasons I I ee ause of business fi pia hIS h is time so that you OU and the tho athletic t It will have ha plenty of at time c lied d athletic coach a at t th h t S Ito o secure another for next year PU P aho University sS El ElsS Business Reasons as his forRed fork for I Fitzpatrick gave k Red the position that tho the salary o oat s as incomparable with that offered b by they ther f institutions and th th- year one of office plan In vogue at the I I University J was not fitted for Cor the tho po post post- IA Moo Ion Ho He says I r do not see any any j V Brilliant nt Hoor or prosperous future futuro by stay- stay rain trl trl ng as athletic coach at the rd r- r d' d Hy because of the salat salary an and tenure the thea t f oco arrangements and I have haye hayea a to give ehe my school all I can he tirs lils season and then rotor into j on onla one one- 1 la 13 f t two business propositions which which I ru e rare e been offered to me I I When asked If It ho lie Intended to quit J he said that he had hall not I IJ ully lly d decided on this point tIcs have been dear Athletics always Us I Id jat o 0 me me he said raid and I have havo spent a atm tm rest reat deal lIeal of timo time In all branches of oC 5 rl ollege athletics I am considering th nother coaching offer now but will C ot of follow fonow up athletic work if H the docs does not look more encouraging and t han it does at present at the tho p uni-I uni I 1 Likes Athletics I IU ro r I 1 have tho best bet athletes that I 1 Ilave I U lave Hive ever er had at the tho University and h hb work my hard hardest cst for Cor the rest of ofal al y sta stay to give Utah winning teams Id nl nd tf to develop some Bome strong material suu or the Lh future athletic coach at my d I I tJ Ca j Dr Thomas refused to comment on L the the he situation saying that tho the mat matter er tm bo be taken talen up with the council councils s t its next meeting r r The Tho exact nature of oC the circum- circum ailers leading up to tho the resignation not known but it St has lon long been o fc- fc el That hut the salary paid coaches atthe at the the thc University has not been at all aU l with those paid by other universities and that tho the one ono year I w of ot office plan In n Vogue Brogue at the tho University is unsatisfactory tho the con- con i attention U cation being that tho three year conr con- con r tract system has been almost un- un adopted at other tt tiles d ec cco U Served cd Five hc Years Yeans r n With the completion of this years year's fl Ff fled Fitzpatrick will have j I I ed cd d five and nd ono one half halt years ears of coaching t the tho University Previous to his I to the varsity he was for tor two years coach of ot the University I freshmen and for J Jk three years was wase e 4 coach at the tho East High school Thea The a requirements at the University are aro 1 that the coach will direct four u branches of athletics football basil basI bas bas- il I ket ball haIl track and baseball and OT Tommy Tammy has been unusually s success success- U UI in turning out winning winning- teams I s fc t In case casc tho the school authorities des dek de- de s k clde to accept accent the resignation there thero l f. will bo be ample time for tor them to look 1001 lookaround II around for Fitzpatrick's successor as I the t resignation docs sloes not take tako effect G the end Oj of j this ja school year |