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Show E. L Roberts Coming Back Director E. L. Roberts to Return Re-turn to Young University Univer-sity Next Fall. TO HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OF SPORTS Proov Sport Fans Eager to Welcome "Timp" Roberts Back to First Love Eugene L. Roberts, director of tho new Weber gymnasium, who has been on leave of absence from the Brigham Young university for nearly ,a year, will return' to his duties at the parent church school as head of the department of physical physi-cal education and coach of competitive compet-itive athletics, according to a report issued by President F. S. Harris, following a meeting of the board of trustees of the Young university Tuesday. Coach Roberts expects to spend the summer in the east under some of the most progressive coaches and physical directors of America and will return to resume his duties at his old school at the opening of the fall term in September. This news Vvill meet with the approval, ap-proval, no doubt of thousands of supporters of the Brigham Young university, it was said in Provo today, for hundreds of friends and fans have been bombarding the officials of-ficials of the institution for weeks. Their one question has always been, "Is Roberts coming hack?" Director Roberts has built up for himself an enviable record as a gymnasium director, is foundational foundation-al training for gymnasium work has been carefully done and always at the Brigham Young university he has featured gymnasium courses. His department of physical education educa-tion has been exceptionally strong. Young men and women who have gone out to teach in high school and elsewhere who have been his students have without exception made good. Director Roberts Is known throughout America as one of the leading coaches and authorities on basketball, his teams having won far more than their share of basketball basket-ball tilts. Although he has not played football for years, his constant con-stant interest in 1ho game and his keen analytical mind together have given him a fundamental understanding under-standing of the game that will make it possible for him to direct football in a superior way. He expects to take considerable football training during this summer and will have a strong assistant to help him put over a great football program. Some of the world's greatest nth-letes nth-letes on' the track and field have been proteges of Director Roberts. The records these men have made speak for themselves. In a school that had hundreds of high school students and but a mere handful of college men. Director Roberts has discovered to the world some of the greatest men in athletics, men who have won renown thronsrhont America and even in Europe where they have competed. |