Show Pay High Tribute to Departing Coach Romney Urges Support of New Athletic Regime By Telegram Sports Editor If It were possible to line up the most brilliant men it has been my privilege to m meet et in my travels about the earth including earth including the men of the greatest capabilities men capabilities men who stand out for their sheer personalities per per- men men able to meet critical critical critical cal situations situations' in their lives manfully manfully manfully man man- fully Ott Romney would have to tobe tobe tobe be in that line Thus did Dr Franklin S. S Harris president of Brigham Young university university uni uni- I couch his praise of Ott Romney at Provo Thursday night when of Otts Ott's friends gathered to pay tribute to the man who leaves the Cougar institution after fter eight and a half years as its athletic director and coach Ott on a six months' months leave of absence absence-a a departure nevertheless nevertheless nevertheless less which is expected to mark his voluntary exit from the states state's coaching ranks and a permanent entry into a new field of endeavor Hopes lIe He Returns Dr Harris is hopeful however that Ott will return to the Provo institution He said in conclusion Go 0 with our good wishes We shall wait impatiently for your re re- re turn George S. S Ballif went to records records records rec rec- declaring that they nominate nominate nom nom- mate Ott for a lasting place in the community's memory When Ott came to Provo the theY theY Y was averaging tenth place in inthe inthe inthe the R. R M. M C. C football race Since then the Cougars have averaged fifth Under his direction the Cougars have won the conference basketball title once the division Continued on Following Page |