Show o Spears Heads West to Discuss Offer at Oregon School Minnesota Makes Last Minute Attempt to Retain Mentor I. I MINNEAPOLIS II Minn Jan 16 CAP AP With the University lt of or Mm- Mm making la last t minute efforts to keep him hIrn as 88 ashead h 11 head e 0 a a. d football coach Dr Di- Clar- Clar enco TV W. Y Spears 5 S started today for forthe forthe forthe the west wet with tho tim c offer of ot an 11 1 annual salary as 18 gridiron coach at nt the University S of or Oregon Oreon awaitIng awaiting await await- ing him l Dr br Spears was elected coach at ft Oregon on at nt a am m meeting of or the In- In pears executive tive tivo council at Eu Eugeno ene last night and ho Ito will vilL meet Dr Arnold Bennett Bennett Ben Ben- nett Hall hail president of or the Oregon school it tt Missoula Mont 1 Friday to discuss final acceptance Coach Spears has been dl dissatisfied s U fled fied with management of or athletic affairs at Minnesota especially ov over r financial matt matters relating to assistant assistant assist assist- ant coaches conches and their salaries The Tho men mentor o receives a year ear at Minnesota and devotes all his time to football At Oregon Ina in a addition to the salary Increase he would be permitted d to practice m medicine medi medi- l- l cine chic In the tho off oft football season HURRIED MEETING rho Tho senate athletic committee governing Eo body of or sports at the Institution hastily Gopher hed a a. called meeting late yesterday to tu discuss s the situation with Dr Spears While the tho meet meeting was behind bo- bo hind closed doors it Is understood that Spears aired his grievances ances fully ully an and presented conditions under under uner un un- un- un der er which ho might remain here Dr Spears camo to Minnesota ota five y ars ago from West est Virginia Vir ir ginia Finla university lt During his tenure as Coach at Minnesota tho the Gophers have won 28 8 8 games gaines lost 3 I and tied three |