Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-01-07 | Page 12 | Harvard Discards Policy to Sign New Grid Coach

Harvard Discards Policy To Sign New Grid Coach By BILL KING KIG 1 Associated Press Sports Writer 1 11 L CAMBRIDGE Mass Jan Jaa 7 Discarding 7 a a graduate coaching policy S that dates back 60 years Harvard has called on Richard Cress Cresson on Dick Harlow to leave Western Mar Maryland land and lead the crimson back to the gridiron heights it once held In calling an outsider Harvard Har L Is 13 following the example of Princeton one of its Big Three mates males which has met mel with great success S since it ena engaged encased cd Fritz Crisler to handle lt JL Tigers Harlows Harlow's appointment as or of oC the resigned Eddie Ca Casey cy one of oC the brightest brighte t stars was cas announced announced an an- Sunday Sunda night by Athle Athletic ic Director Bill Bm Bingham who has i b been beci combing the football highways for more than n a month The committee on the regulation of Harvard athletic sports evidently e confirmed it at a special session for this group which represents the alumni faculty and student bodiC bodies was WM not scheduled to hold a regular meeting until Monday night Just what arrangements Bingham has made with Harlow were not dis dh I dosed closed He probably will serve without with with- out lout lout a contract for only one of Harvard's Haryard's Har- Har yards yard's many coaches coach Frank Mitchell Ml varsity baseball director holds hold one lIt ill It is believed however cr Harlow will receive more than the less a aI general 10 per cent cut salary given I Casey I Harlows Harlow's position In Cambridge will be an year all affair alfair and only a afew afew few days ago he rejected a offer otter to coach the Boston Redskins professional club Every other coach in Harvard's history has worked on ona onn a n seasonal schedule although Casey and his predecessor Arnold Hor Hor- also directed spring practice Harlow 44 years old married and anda a world war veteran played football at Pennsylvania State from 1908 11 before entering the coaching cOl field there in 1912 1012 In 1918 while In the arm army he coached a championship team at Virginia Poly tech He moved d to Colgate m in 1922 and alter after five I reasons went on nit to Western Mar Mary land where he also served ed as athletic i director He lie was born in Philadelphia a and andI I prepared for college at Episcopal He graduated from Penn State in 1912 12 and received n a m master Uter of science dc degree ree there the following year His hobby is ornithology fa a branch of zoology which treats of birds and he is also a distinguished botanist t. t Harlow started his coaching career as ns an ardent member of the Warner school but he has modified that standard attack with many of his own touches He has been highly successful sue sue- c sul at Western Maryland for tor in eight seasons his Green Geen Terrors lost but 13 out of ot 81 games and averaged averaged av aVo av- av 22 points per conflict The i greatest stars developed by him wore Eddie Trone of Colgate and Bill BUI Shepherd now at Western Maryland