..Debris . The Redemption of Our Athletics Five years ago the Purdue Athletic Association was three thousand dollarsin debt. Under this state of affairs, expensive eastern coaches and more expensiveincompetent undergraduate managers had to be dispensed with. Then came the struggle. Athletic victories go hand in hand with an opulenttreasury; a depleted exchequer begets defeats on the gridiron, diamond, and first step was to employ Mr. Esterline, graduate instructor in the electricaldepartment, as manager of athletics, on as small a salary as he could be inducedto accept. As it was, th
..Debris . The Redemption of Our Athletics Five years ago the Purdue Athletic Association was three thousand dollarsin debt. Under this state of affairs, expensive eastern coaches and more expensiveincompetent undergraduate managers had to be dispensed with. Then came the struggle. Athletic victories go hand in hand with an opulenttreasury; a depleted exchequer begets defeats on the gridiron, diamond, and first step was to employ Mr. Esterline, graduate instructor in the electricaldepartment, as manager of athletics, on as small a salary as he could be inducedto accept. As it was, the salary consisted mostlj- in promises of payment if othernecessary expenses could first be provided for. As a coach for the football team,former Captain Jamison, of the Varsit)-, also an instructor in the University, wasprevailed upon to take up the work, the inducement being the promise of a verysmall salary and the gratification of his love for the Old Gold and Black. Thebaseball and track teams got alon
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