Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-12-20 | Page 11 | Chicago Seeks Gridiron Coach

CHICAGO SEEKS GRIDIRON COACH Prominent ent Mentors on List of Candidates Stagg Shuns Advisory Job JobBy JobBy By Dy KENNETH D. D FRY United d Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO Dec 20 Stan 20 20 Stanford rd Fordham and various spots between them hem seem to be having haing trouble settling settling settling set set- 1 the problem of hiring football I coaches but if one-half one of the gentlemen gentle gentle- men mentioned in connection with the he vacated p post t at the University of I Chicago locate there then the University University Uni Uni- of Chicago ChIcag Is going to be very I well fixed indeed for football I IcO cO coaches Amos Alonzo Stagg retired will draw a pension of a year from Chicago and will seek seck other fields to tol develop manhood and football teams Nelson Metcalf newly selected to succeed succeed suc sue the Old Man as athletic di director director di- di rector has indicated that he docs does not want Stagg And Stagg has indicated that he does docs not want the advisory position which Chicago offered him CHOICE A QUESTION Since those events took football football foot foot- ball coaches have been mentioned around the midway with bewilderIng bewilder bewilder- Ing ng frequency Metcalf has not intimated intimated intimated inti inti- mated his choice but if he happens to o be able to take his pick of the names mentioned hereabouts then Chicago will have a coach and make no mistake about it 1 Here is the list of names Pat Page Jimmy Phelan Don Peden Dana Ei- Ei jle ble Fritz Chrisler Nels Norgren Walter Waiter Steffen Jess Hawley George Hunk Anderson Howard Jones and Otto Peden coach at Ohio university is the latest latest lat lat lat- est to get on the bandwagon and Maroon men about town wag their heads knowingly when his name is mentioned I CHATTER QUIETED Some time ago there was talk blk go goIng going go go- ing about that many C men of other days were going to turn to their C buttons unless Stagg was retained as c coach ach That chatter seems to have disappeared recently There are arc still sentimental mutterings about the theOld theOld theOld Old Man in certain circles but the consensus seems to be now that the alumni would like to see Stagg re remain remain re re- main at al Chicago in an advisory capacity capa capa- city They feel that the Old Man is 15 a abit abit abit bit too ambitious in seeking newfields newfields new newfields fields to cOl conquer quer Certain it is that whoever gets the Chicago job is going to have some material next year year year-if if some of those lads ads remain eligible I