Show I I SUCCEEDS STAGG I a s Y Sa 7 r lr 5 Following the retirement of Alonzo Stagg veteran athletic director of Chicago university Thomas Nelson Metcalf above has been named as his lis successor Metcalf has tendered his resignation from a similar post pest at Iowa State college to accept the new appointment Stagg's retirement the result of a university age statute statute will bo be effective next June METCALF FROM SMALL SCHOOL Stagg's Successor Figured in Oberlin's Surprise Win Over Ohio State Oberlin 7 Ohio State 6 That was was- the score back in 1921 which emblazoned Thomas Nelson Metcalf's name in footballs football's hall of fame ame and started him on the thc path that hat has led to the post of director of f athletics succeeding Amos Alonzo Stagg at Chicago university Oberlin coached by Metcalf was wasa a small schooL Ohio State was a prospective prospective pros- pros Big Ten champion The Oberlin Obern Ober Ober- lin n eleven was supposed to put up a good practice game for the big machine manine ma ma- chine nine down state Instead the game was one of those surprising upsets in which the underdog under under- dog og not only won but showed a clear superiority Oberlin went wenton on to finish the he season undefeated I Metcalf played on Oberlin's football foot foot- ball all teams at end but was too light to o do much damage He was better nt at t track being the first man west of the he to run two miles iness inless in less ess than ten minutes I After graduation he was an a assistant assist assist- ant nt coach at Oberlin two years then went to Columbia for tor his doctors doctor's degree where he became coach and led cd Columbia through an undefeated season eason in 1915 Metcalf was back at Oberlin from 1919 to 1922 letting other teams In- In eluding Cornell and Ohio State decat de de- feat cat his but three I u. u i four our years Two years at the Uni Urn of Minnesota as head of physical phys phys- ical al education were followed by eight years ears of similar work at Iowa |