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Harvard athletic officials have been meeting during the past two days about football coach John Yovicsin's acceptance of a job at Suffolk Downs Race Track, and there are indications that they are unhappy about his new post...
...When Yovicsin announced Tuesday that he had accepted a job as a special assistant to Bill Veeck. president of the track, it appeared that he had received the University's approval. "Harvard has given me permission to do things on the side." he said at the time...
Adolph W. Samborski '25. Director of Athletics, and Dean Watson, chairman of the Faculty Committee on Athletic Sports, have not denied that Yovicsin-who was a physical fitness consultant for H.P Hood last spring-had permission to work part-time elsewhere...
Harvard, however, was not aware that Yovicsin was going to accept a position at a racing establishment. "It is obviously not the proper area for a Harvard coach to be in," another Harvard coach told a Boston Globe reporter...
...Yovicsin's new position is involved with promotion. His job would be to convince businessmen and other organizations that Suffolk Downs is a good place to entertain visitors and friends. He said Tuesday that it was a "perfect activity" for him, but there were indications yesterday that if he were given an ultimatum, by Harvard to choose one or the other, he would remain a coach...