Austin Mentor Will Be Head Man In 3 Top Sports
Attractive Offer Stipulates $4,400 For Three Years
Genial Toney Burger, who in eight years has given Austin High five district basketball championships and has played a major role in the success of Maroon football teams, will soon become head coach of football, basketball, and baseball at Jesuit High School in Dallas.
A $4,400 per year contract for three years was approved for him Tuesday night by authorities at the Catholic school, and Burger immediately announced his acceptance of it.
Although his current contract here does not expire until July 1 of this year, Burger may be given a 30-day leave of absence in order to go to Dallas and take over the private school's football team during its spring drills, but in that event will return here in time to help in spring practice at Austin High.
In any event, Burger is expected to go to Dallas within the next few days to sign his new contract.
New School
Jesuit High School, which occupies buildings formerly belonging to the University of Dallas, has only been in operation as such for about three years and its hiring of Burger, who has made a splendid record here, is indicative of its desire to build its athletic program.
A 1930 graduate of St. Edward's University, Burger came to Austin High in 1938, and his first Maroon basketball team won the District 15 championship but was eliminated in the regional finals by Sidney Lanier, which went on into the state finals.
His 1940 and 1941 teams were both beaten in the district finals by the San Marcos team that went on to win the state championship in 1940.
Four Straight
Starting in 1942, Burger's teams won four consecutive district titles, an outstanding achievement in schoolboy coaching circles. His 1943 team was beaten in the state finals by Jeff Davis' first state championship ball club. The 1944 team was eliminated by Childress, which went on to the state finals, and Paschal, which went on to win the state Class AA crown, eliminated the 1945 team in the state tournament.
This year his team lost a one-point overtime decision to powerful Thomas Jefferson in a game that decided the district championship.
In announcing his acceptance of the Dallas job, Burger expressed his regrets by leaving Austin and his many friends here.
Source: The Austin American, Wednesday, March 13, 1946.
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