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Show EDDIE MAHAN WILL NOT ACT AS COACH St Louis. Mo., Feb. 12. Eddie Ma-han. Ma-han. the Harvard gridiron hero, has declined an offer to coach the St Louis University eleven next season, declaring that ho prefers to remain in the East The Billlken berth was offered to Mahan by Father Hermans, director of athletics, after a petition had been presenteJ by the St. Louis Universitv students. The St. Louis University offer will he ignored because Mahan fears he will jeopardize his amateur standing. "I do not care to go to St. Louis," Mahan said, in reply to the proffer. "I do not care to run the slightest chance of endangering my amateur standing, as I desire to play on the Harvard baseball team In the spring." |