Letters concerning A. G. Reid, an applicant for position in athletic department at Utah Agricultural College

Clammer, George

Lane, Wallace R.

Shelton, Chas. Eldred

Tilton, John L.

English

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Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU Applications for Staff Employments Faculty, Student and Graduate William J. Kerr 7-14-1905 Letters from Chas. Eldered Shelton, John L. Tilton, George Clammer, and Wallace R. Lane Chas. Eldred Shelton Simpson College John L. Tilton Simpson College George Clammer Wallace R. Lane Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/kerr_applications Recommended Citation William Kerr papers, University Archive, 03p01s04d02Bx001Fd15 (Application for Faculty (Athletics), 1903, 1905-1907) This Application for Faculty (Athletics), 1903, 1905-1907 is brought to you for free and open access by the William J. Kerr at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Applications for Staff Employments Faculty, Student and Graduate by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact rebecca.nelson@usu.edu. '. , (~) Indianola, Iowa . July 14 , 1905 TO THOSE INTERESTF.D: -Mr . A.G. Reid is a graduate of Simpson College and was emp~_oyed as athletic director for two years and t he foot-ball season of t -nis year. His work was satisfactory in every sense of the term. He thoroughly t-ndefistand s all forms of out-door athletics, is a succe~rnful player,, and not only a fine instructor in his line but his personal character is of the sort we like to have our students come in contact with. I com.:.-nend him for such a position witllout reserve. Very truly yours, Chas. Eldred Shel ton, Pres. Simpson College,, ~) Indianola, Iowa, July 14th. 190ij . TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Mr . A. G •. Reid, a graduate of Simpson College ,1 has served us two years and the foot-ball season of this year as coach of our athletic tea~rJS and as an instructor in our faculty. During his undergraduate course he won the reputation of being one of the best "backs " in this part of the country, an excellent catcher and a first rate track man . He still holds our college record on the hundred yard dash and the running broad jump; he approached the records on the 440 yard dash, , the hammer throw and the discus. As a trainer he has done good work. His thorou Gh familiarity with al~ the details of out-of-door athletics made it possible for him to develop new material rapidly and properly. He was careful of the men and developed them wit :'lout over training them. He kept them well under control, and made them obey him. He was in sympathy with pure athletics and could be constantly relied upon to sustain the "con.ctrerence" rules. As a manager, both as a student and as a coach, . he was thoroughly reliable and capable, and not extravagant in his arran6e.ments. He carijn ot only be trusted with money but he can also be relied on to turn in an itemi7.ed account t h at is complete. In character he was allri ch t . I am not aware that he uses either liquor or tobacco. We have always felt t ·iat a team was morally safe under his care and have never knovm him to be careles n I• in his oversi ght of the teams. In short he is a good all-ro und athlete of go od character, , a good trainer ,i and a go od business manager . I und erstand he wishes to coach to aid him in meeting his ex penses while completing his course in Law. (Co PY) Yours truly, J"ohn L. Tilton, Chainnan of the Faculty Committee on Athletics. Simpson College. \~) Ft. Ca l lins, Col o rado . J u l y 17, 1905 . TO \"JHOM IT MAY CONCEPJ\J" :-I desire to say sornethinc;; in commendation o f Err . A . G. Reid . I have kn o wn him since his boyhood and am thorouGhlY conversant with his work in football and othe r college sports, both as a player and as a coach . He played th r ee years on the Simpson College team o f I o wa, and during that time the team ra n ked wit h the leading teams of that state. Reid's position was full back and h§1s work there 6 ave him rank among the best players in Iovm . After leaving Simpson he went to Michican and played on the second team and was a most consistent ground gain , r abainst the team that made the name of Michi 6 an famous. He was a member of the Michigan track team and did some excellent work in the weight events . After one year spent at Michigan he returned to bis Alma Mater and coached the athletic teams for, ; I think, three years . He is in all thin~s very hard working and conscientious and this applies to his work as a coach. He is a good trainer and every team thet he has !!Toached has been in fine physical condition . His kr:owlediie of football is aided by common sense c1nd orit;;inality which has adapted thc1t knowledge to the conditions he is required. to face. I may state in brief that Mr . Reid's work caused him to rank ru~ong the best football co~ches in Iowa. In addition to his decided athletic ability, I wish to say emphatically that Mr. Reid is e. christian gentleman . He is absolutely clean,, of best of habits and his example, with the rules that he enforces among his .men is of the greatP-st be n efit to them. 2. To say more might sound like undue praise and defeat its object. I, therefore, conclude by simply saying that in Mr. Reid one may find a coach of football and other at hletics, who . tho roughly knows his business, has the ability, knowledge and perseverance necessary to brin g out g ood teams and at the same ti me is withal a gentleman whose influence is always for the best. I am, (Copy) ;: Very respectfully, George Clammer. (~) Des Moines, Iowa, July 15, 1905. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Mr. A. G. Reid I have .known for several years past, and although I have not been intimately acquainted with him,, I have come in contact with him in various ways during this time. In the first p:ihace, 0 I would say that Mr . Reid is an upright ,i strai ght -forward gentleman of excellent morals, and I believe him to be a person so thoroughly ac.quainted with athletics o:f all kinds as to be capable of handling the athletics of any institution properly. He is particularly proficient in foot ball work,, not only as a player, but his ability to train men has .been frequently demonstrated in his work in the pa 'st three years -at Simpson College, Indianola, , Iowa, where I have had some opportunity to watch his work. When I first came west to start the practice of law, I had recently graduated from the Yale Law School and having been in athletics at Yale, I was requested to referee some foot ball ga..'Ues i r;_ tne colleges cif the middle west, ) and in doing this ·work ,, I refereed some games for Simpson College when Mr. ·Reid was a member of their college tea.'11. His clean, hard, stnaightfor Mard playing called my attention to his work,, and although I was not acquainted with the gentleman at that time, it was evident to me that in Mr. Reid one would find a man of high standing. This has been demonstrat '-ed since that time when I have seen the team, , which Mr. Reid coached,, play,) for each member was playing with the earnest purpose of winning , and yet if the team lost,, each took the defeat like men who were fairly beaten, and I have particularly noticed that none of the men on tea:ms v,..-hich have been under Mr . Reid's instruction have used oaths while they were upon the field which is something of a reeom.mendation of itself in my opinion. Wallace R. Lane. Die • W. R. L. "C" (~) (Copy) 

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