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Former Ohio NorthernUniversity Grid Star New Scholastic CoachJCJmor F. Hnytlnr, or Barberton, a xraduulo of Ohio Northern university at Ada, and several yearn ngo tin Jnflolder for tho Zanesville has'*-biil! Ifjam ct tho old Central league, baa bean namod coach of athletics at Wnshinnion high wchool, fiUcocGding John ftnavely, who has nccetU ed a similar position at Fast Tech, Cleveland, according to -announce-ruojit today by L. 11, York, superintendent of Hchools..Bnyder today aaeurnctj the rojns an aUiletio Instructor when prepa-rations for I ho 1920 gridiron cnrnpiilr.n wore outlined, the flrrtt football practice of the, miusou being called for thin afternoon on tho Long follow school grounds.The new coach comes nero fmm. Girard, where last season n.v established a reputation as a YitmaUlo football tutor, dovoloplng tho strongest ftcholiiHlic olGvon that qliy has nvnr had and loading it to ait IS to ivictory over Warren high, one of the allffost high acho-ol leumn in tho Hi at. o find ftu arch rival of Girard,Snyder's reputation us aa nthlotio coach apperirH to be wnil e3Ubltah(id.Vv'hllo at ton fling Ohio Northern unrepresented the loeal school durin,vcrsHy ho played end on tho football to«iin und purliofpnled in basketball and baseball. Tho new coach atterui-i d high school in Rarborton, but di.l r;ol graduate there, going to Wooster Academy, wbnro ho completed a preparatory collogo course. From Wooster academy lie entemi Ohio North-eru and, after graduating from that Institution, look a post gradual fourno #i«. Ohio university ut Athous. While at Ohio Northern Snyder played end for the strongest gridiron I cam that college has ever turned out.Snyder wan selected frorn a number of applicants, and school authorities assert that ho will capably ffII tho position loft vacant by the resignation of Suavely, who v/as recognized as ciio of tho best *,chulaalilt;j football coaches In tho state. Tho now couch will hayo charge of fool-ball, haakethall and track, Hu hn.i Inuglit school nix y-jarn and mil Leach mathematics In tho local institution.A squad of over 50 candidate-! | were oxjKcied to respond to tho call j Tor Ural, gridiron practice this after- ; noon. With not quite two wicks in j which to Haiti for the ft rat game, | stiff practice ruhkIohh will he in ! order from I he atari.l'roKjx'cts for a strong eleven, on a plane with tho Loams whkh havetho pant five years, are bright. Although a number of regulars of the 15)3Li loam were lost by graduation, many promising candidates will hid for positions this season.Delbert Howells, a veteran witn Uirco yeans experience, will captain tho orange and black on I he gridiron. He bus played right end during throe campaigns and last season was one of the stars of the team. Other veterans who will aid Howells in his tusk of puning the local aggregation to the frrihl will bo J. Tilton and Harrison, regular tackles of last sea-Ki/n, Heti.-f, Gray bill and Greonfeldey, hitch (Sold velerans, and JL. Tilton, an end, Grabcr, a tackle, ami Fasnacht. tin end, mi bat lluto players last •mason.Most promising among the new candidates for this year are Logan, a giant inch Jo weighing 170 pounds, v/ho baili from Wadsworth where ho played t’wo seasons; Nelson, a 100 pound lineman; Roth ami Lynns, centers, Jamison, an end, MoHet, a lineman, and Ulrich and Roseuberg, baclillold cadldales.It is tnv ambition to maintain tho standard of scholastic athletics which tho local school has established, Coach Snyder said today. “We will ho out working lo give Massillon I ho best high school foat-hnJI team in Its history nm? wiil also rrmko the saiiio effort in other branches of uttdoticB.'*
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Evening Independent
Massillon, Ohio, US
Wed, Sep 08, 1920
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