When the basketball season closes next term, Coach Bill Barclay will step into a new role as chief of the Crimson golfers. The former Michigan star boasts a long record in both professional and amateur circles, having coached for five years after establishing himself as State amateur champion before the war.

His competitive record started back in 1936, when he entered the National Intercollegiate championships in the first of three attempts at the crown. He was nosed out by Fred Haas of L.S.U., and met'a similar fate at the hands of two more Louisiana players in succeeding years. Barclay side-stepped this jinx long enough to defeat the famous Willie Turnesa in the 1937 event.

After reaching the semi-finals of the Michigan State Amateur tourney during the same three years, he went all the way to win in 1939, nosing out Yale-man John Bailey in the final round. With this title tucked away, Barclay turned pro the next year, taking a job at Cadillac, Michigan, for the season.

In 1941 he returned to his alma mater, taking on the strenuous task of assistant basketball and football coach, in addition to his jobs as head coach of golf and professional at the university links. There he remained until coming to Cambridge this fall.

Rigorous basketball schedules have kept Barclay too busy to plan out what he'll do with his golfing talents during the coming season. One thing is certain: he will start in the next sectional PGA tryouts. After that, he would like to settle down with his family at a local resort course; but if not, he plans to head back to Michigan where his reputation is already well established.