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Show Sutherland Silent as Rumors Of Pitt Coaching Change Fly PITTPBURGH. Doc. 29 ( AP) The realm of the mighty Golden Psnther of the University of Pittsburgh swaited todsy a reply from the man who boosted it to national prominence taciturn "Jock" Sutherland for an answer to a rumor he would resign s head football coach. The story had been whispered hero for weeks, but Harry Keck, sports editor of the Bun-Telesraph. coach and W. Don Harrison, former bead of tha department, reached a climax a year ago after Pitta victorious vic-torious trek to the Rom bowl and the coach won. Jamas Hagan succeeded suc-ceeded Harrison. Sutherland complained com-plained that he bad been required to give the players his own money to celebrate their victory. In his 14 years at Pitt, Sutherland's Suther-land's mighty teams have notched up 103 victories against IS defeats and 10 ties. brought It into the open with a declaration decla-ration that Sutherland Suth-erland "was reported re-ported to hare lost favor with Chancellor Chan-cellor John U. Bowman and other oth-er administrative officers" at the university. Keck added he had been Informed, In-formed, by a source he did not disclose, that the canny Scot who came to this eoun- i try an Immigrant mitherlane) boy and received bis education and his opportunity to make good at the university, "was virtually signed to succeed Howard Jones as coach at the University of Southern California Cali-fornia beginning with the 1939 season." sea-son." Neither university would admit nor deny the report- Officials of tha University of Pittsburgh would not comment. At Southern California Cali-fornia It was pointed out that Jones' contract would not expire until March, This left a reply to Sutherland, who was due last night in New Orleans, where Athletic Director James Hagan of Pitt previously had gone, to attend sessions of the National Collegiate association and other groups. Sutherland's brilliant record at his alma mater has not precluded dissension .In the department of athletics. Friction between thsj a |