Show UTAH ATHLETE TELLS WHY HE BELIEVES I THAT COACH COA H BENNION BENNIN SHOULD BE FIRED By y LEROY E. E WORTHMAN Owing to tho the fact that tt a true truo to sportsmanship sportsmanship sports sports- sport sport- manship attitude is a square deal THE TH TELEGRAM has kindly kindy consented conent to devote devot some somo space saco to dealing with the te other side of ot tho the Coach Bennion affair Part Par of at my iny discourse will b ban bean ho be hoan an an answer to tho the article in last lat Saturdays Saturday's Saturdays Saturday's Satu- Satu Satur Satur- TELEGRAM Bill Yates days day's by BU Yate whore where Coach is upheld as aa a leading loading Rocky mountain conference coach and where I and two other oter football foot foot ball bal men arc are labeled as disgruntled members of the tho 1913 football team tea In a proposition such such as I 1 am backing back backing ing ins it is only fair air that a careful survey sur stir vey of the thc conditions bo be taken into consideration I will wi state that I have boon working on this affair afar for the past two years lars and that it is h not a thing thin of recent origin That That Coach Fred Bennion i is incompetent not only in football hut but in every branch brach of athletics ath nih- lotic is tho honest honet opinion of the majority ma- ma of tho the student body Not No that all al will wi come conic out and say ay so 50 in a straightforward manner but this is tho the case casc nevertheless There herc aro are many lany stu students dents who do not wish to get mixed up in the tho affair there are arc man many who aro arc afraid som some because so of future athletics nh ath ath- should the case cao cro fail and others other because they lack Jack the tho ri right h amount of proper col college gc spirit There aro students stu stu- dents and some of them athletes who openly assailed tho the coach and who oven even 0 suggested 8 a change but who when the thc sentiment took a tangible form If I space would woul permit I could be convincing n for a fact Says Say Hos Ho's Not Disgruntled Now for Bill Yates Yates' article Being Bong Be Bo ing ng the leading lending insurgent I ma may as well wel hit straight from the shoulder Bi Bill Bills is s really reaB kind when he states that I appear to be sincere Anyone Anono would bo be both joth fierce and sincere if he ho know knew tho conditions Tho The petition has not yet ct reached the board bOrd of regents but those hose who have hae been interviewed pre lure present sent an open mind minI and are arc eager to hear I bot oth sides of th the argument r eater What more moro I could Tho mo members of 01 tile the faculty save have ho c no direct connection with wih I the he thc affair in the least for they are hired the tIe same as the tIe coach Their views however arc worth considering and talks have hac not been in vain ain Prot J. 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F Merrill er told mc me nothing concerning concern concern- concer- concer in ing ng the tho petition but bitt ho Io did tell mo tue 10 that he regretted the absence of ofal valuable val val- men who were willing willing- willingto to a assist He Hc stated that ho be had had been told that several sc crl first class men had actually been icon insulted by hr Coach Conch Bennion anti and ani naturally would not offer ofer assistance TOW now noor or even oven even respond to an art invitation This is a well vell wel known knon fact and not a lon long ong while ago either Disgruntled accompanied the he te team m to California anti and Tolman to Colorado Both men are ant eal easily pleased and ad were the hardest men to convince to come In with lh us 15 I haven't a great cat deal dealo dealto to o be dl disgruntled about abut I took bo both I trips played playe In four of or the six six big games and won my letter hotter Im Tin I am arri a disgruntled at all at It Is because of oC tho treatment of or orthe the bc team as a a whole Yates YateR Is abSolute abSolute- 11 h- h y wrong In fn his statement of oC motives I 1 will wi say say- that Tolman was 1 a a stronger stroner pla player r than men v. v who 1 0 took tho coast trip rip Players Arc Quoted Coach Bennion has been too lenient with his hs athlete but the tho men who prospered under this fault faul are those whon who ho In n general en support him If I Bennion would get rid of oC tio men who used tho the hammer t as suggested b by ho hue would not have hat had a squad after aCer the first game gmt In fact th the thc big hig majority oCren of oC imen ren took occasion to hit rather sc- sc erel before the first game same Queer Isn't It t I have heard hueard eVer every member of oC the squad with the tho exception of oC Captain Sutherland elect Captain ct Hamilton Hamiton an and ard Howar Baker remark as to the potency of oC and ind I J will wi go farther arther and state that I L know the the honest honest opinion of t three Yates sU suggests a little D 0 A. A Callahan stuff A little hittle wouldn't touch the tIm situation situa- situa siua- siua lon tion ton Its It's too fierce The entire secret of the iatter latar Is that T I have havo had about three years ears of or that Callahan Calahan stuff stutT and the thic rt rot that Is dished out h by Coach Reunion I Is absolutely foreign Coach Bennion Is excused at nt every e cl ha hand n because o of the green material This la In an absolute error rr but thin tho hides behind this blind and hn has hns even oven excused himself on these grounds ground lieutenant Nelly who I IK is an n authority In made Bennion's the following folo presence remark to the squad Material 1 b h- h Utah has lIas better helcl material ma ma- tonal this thin year than limn T had bad two of or my my four y years ar irs at rl West Point Point What Ut Utah mt 1 hasn't got ol Is the right richt f lighting fighting spirit You Tou c cant fight Rather nather weak Mk remark T I haven't Now Nov Its It's s yon Oui 01 sn any seen any on time to get c hu busy y The bl biggest ret ah absurdity In Yates Tales article Is 11 that certain defeat facets faces Utah If IC ulon Is removed lie He states that knows ts Rocky nock mountain foot football l. l and tl that hint thata t a Denver authority stated that lie ho haul bail forgotten oten more conference football than thana thann luau a n new hew neW coach conch could learn leant In a twelvemonth twelve twelve- month It I wa was waR either Coach of Boulder pr r Coach of Colorado Spring who remarked that If It theY iad lat last years year's ca rs r's train team tam they thie- could develop It to tn a a. n point where here It would defeat feat an any team west cst of the I And nd t they 1 would probably use UP SOniC ome of o the Ideas that tha t Coach COch Bennion has baa not riot yet for forgotten otel Yates Tale quotes Lon Ln as ga Bennion Ben Ijen- rita nion f Iff tho tim greatest tl t coach Utah over ever hat lund bad It 1 Is also known that Lon Ion remarked that the only onh Teal real lie le ie received at atthe atthe th the U tY was WS his freshman year under Maddock This Thus too I IK is a broad statement hut but baa lias M said Ir It It Jimmy AVade WaIe WIIl certainly fok sooke his mind at nt bo tho letl banquet hanQuet anti made made 11 It I perfectly per per- clear r where hue tho trouble la lay Ills His talk tal was talk wa was lo based upon uton three contentions mt material and coach 1 known now flOWN Utah h In M fairly wel well equipped Professor Merrill erl tta stated tN later hater In he he canine that hat of was scent pent The Tho Influx of or athlete from over tho the state at least 1 Pt at t the material fo so 10 what remains Nothing l hut ut lh ti lie I oh Wale 31 stated state tate that In iii tO 1003 Utah 11 had a n roUen rotten team lint hut the cause rause were ere ferreted ferrete out and next year par bad liati 1111 I Ithe I Ithe the th Greatest team nb cbs lias hise lied hud h. h ever er hAC Tb Tn Tb action wn was n t the e o of Coach Coh MM Idock I- I lock dock olk after the dismissal al of or lie HIP th IM 1502 UIO ent could get the tho Co Coach ch T Bennion b th th r toast Personality lt Our movement I Is not one Because we ve WI were d defeated d. A u STOCK good coach can cnn fa fall Cal I Ito I to win H a I single 11 1 game dle and still be he hp a good goo o coach oal A Aon on on plAyer plater re remarked remarked re- re marked after aCer It un watt vax p s. s 1 Co cond talk niI It il haul had to h b b cUen T I could not lot hwe raid pali the flue same ini for Cor f fear la r of nf k- k In fown down I Is a fellow hut n a poor och rind wo we all nl Jno know it I T I football with wIh him Mm and we arc are pals Bennion can an ni mit Ot l TIIs flint nr lr I it Il L lit lit- of at J i li secondary The Thc Principal le oron of or I any on conch coach 1 Is I n a personality that thus of or men flier fen undo undo- hiru him nn 1 Coach nb absolutely falls fails I In III tiui till r respect ec t Utah toh s soult get ot t th the lii lx leit et man ma mi possible pa for Cor the tho position a and ld rl over Team Lacked Proper Poper Coaching So Sf Coach Bennion knOn knows a n creat creat deal lual about but Rock mountain football LI Listen ito rho Miners Miners' for Cor the tue past few yeu's elU lies has nf been becu i IO A t per nor cent ent shift Everybody kno no thai that th the same Mme me was waR true tn this season l. l Utah Uth made a fizzle In solving the tho Colorado ordo I I cle college c shift und and knew the tho weak spot Au An Joo good coach would have hac spent pelt tho tH hl big majority of oC hits his time to build up lip a aln t j so 10 o dangerous a ft shift Coa h Ecu Ecu- Eel Eel- I 1101 often oCel told tol us that our offense was as ns good gooth oll hiie ht Utah team leam should ha have haC C been overworked u cd a against gui t th the he shift formation but hut the only e. ces excessive vo thing In iii this lila connection con a was was- the constant consta nt remark rk of ot Coach B Ion Bern that If J we we solved 1 It the first Crt 1 few rew the Miners were t beaten aten Yes that word If II pl plays S 'S a part I n n. n assert Feit Fert that If it W we had been coached Cu FO fO as to 1010 it no we 0 could have ha stopped It before the first touchdown Tho The freshmen were cr taught tic tho shift hut but scrimmaged J with wih us bu but twice during the tho week Tile They played thu shift a ul In three and simply s riddled Utah Now ow ow grants granted that Bennion Ben n nion on knows conference football wh why didn't he lie prepare the team earn for Cor tho the Miners Miners' mainstay Jall- Jall maui main stay He lie probably expected ctr someone to pick up a fumble tumble anti and score in this fashion a us DS a against Colorado college collese olt Again It for grunted that Bennion Ben Den nion knows know toot football bal Is tills this all aU that Is l necessary Nut Not ot In th the least Thai greatest great est eat t requisite al any aimy coach must have o 1 Is a strong personality that demands respect of or thue tc men nien under tinder unde him him- himA A t coach cach must hue h n ablo to tl stir m men n into n ii 1 fighting moral and proper spirit us did thid 1111 Needles to say t a an any coach who has lias the goods can Kt get t tho the aspect u-aspect on l fh fight h front from lila Ills tp trail team l. l In conclusion I would like to tl rako two remarks that can an bo be taken at face aco value lluc Conch Coach i is known t tu to have wild said I trust truit that Coach will 11 riot not bo lo removed cd because It I will wl l be 14 I all ihl I the thc easier for tor me mo next year jear Joo Jon 1 IR 1 also known to have remarked after the tho If U I could hue tho Aggie g game get Job JobI J I would quit uit the ranch much mich and coach for fur another an au- other |