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James L. Zink

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James L. Zink
Zink pictured in The Drift 1899, Butler yearbook
Biographical details
Born1870
Johnson County, Missouri, U.S.
DiedOctober 2, 1937 (aged 67)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Alma materVanderbilt University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1897Butler
Basketball
1897–1899Butler
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1891–1893Indiana
1895DePauw
1895–1898Butler
Head coaching record
Overall3–0 (football)
2–5 (basketball)

James Lilly Zink (1870 – October 2, 1937) was an athletic director at Indiana University and DePauw University as well as one of the first head coaches of the basketball and football teams at Butler University.

Biography

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Reported to have been from Greencastle, Indiana,[1] Zink was an 1891 graduate of the School of Gymnastics at Vanderbilt University.[2] From 1891 to 1893, he was an instructor in gymnastics and athletics at Indiana University where he held the title of Director of the Men's Gymnasium within the Department of Physical Training.[1][2][3][nb 1][nb 2] At Indiana, he was a member of the Pi Chapter of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.[1][4][nb 3] Zink was succeeded as IU's Director of the Men's Gymnasium by E.C. Syrett in 1893,[4] then was the Physical Director at the YMCA in Alton, Illinois from 1893 to 1894.[1][2][4][5] In 1895, he was the director of athletics at DePauw University.[2]

From 1895 to 1898, Zink was the director of physical culture at Butler College in Irvington, Indiana.[2] [nb 4] In 1897, Zink took over as the head coach of the university's football team.[7] In his only season at the helm, Butler went undefeated in three games.[7] Zink was also the head coach of the men's basketball team at Butler from 1897 to 1899.[8] Over two seasons, he compiled a record of two victories and five defeats.[8]

After resigning his position in 1899, Zink opened an office in Indianapolis for the practice of "medical gymnastics".[6] In 1902, he advertised himself as a "medical gymnast" specializing in "Hygienic and Corrective Gymnastics, Massage and Hydrotherapy".[9] Zink's was mentioned as a third-party in the appeal of a personal injury case brought before the Indiana Supreme Court in 1910.[10] He was noted in the judgement to be the superintendent of the Zink Gymnasium and Orthopedic Institute.[10] A 1901 issue of American Medicine listed Zink as a "stockholder and subscriber" of the journal.[11]

The United States Patent Office granted Zink a patent for an arch support in 1920[12] and one for an adjustable hanger for brooms or mops in 1932.[13]

Zink died on October 2, 1937, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Indianapolis.[14]

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Butler Christians (Independent) (1897)
1897 Butler 3–0
Butler: 3–0
Total: 3–0

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Basketball

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Butler Christians (Independent) (1897–1899)
1897–98 Butler 2–3
1898–99 Butler 0–2
Indiana: 2–5
"ARMADURA Z29 HELMET ARMOR Z29" by OSCAR CREATIVO

Total:		 2–5

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Notes

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  1. ^ One source states that he started at Indiana University in 1890,[1] however, this conflicts with another source that states he was at Vanderbilt University until 1891.[2]
  2. ^ The University of Chicago Annual Register July, 1898 - July, 1889 notes his position Indiana University as "Physical Director".[2]
  3. ^ According to an 1899 directory of the fraternity's members, Zink was in the class of 1896 but never received a degree from IU.[1] An earlier source of the fraternity placed him in the class of 1895.[4]
  4. ^ A notice placed in The Indiana Medical Journal stated he served as the physical director at Butler for four years.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Hanna, John Calvin, ed. (1899). "The Chapter Roll: Indiana University". Catalogue of Beta Theta Pi in the Sixtieth Year of the Fraternity. Junius E. Beal. p. v, 159. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "The Affiliated Work of the University". The University of Chicago Annual Register July, 1898 - July, 1889. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago. 1899. p. 137. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "XXII: Department of Physical Training". Annual Catalogue of the Indiana University for the Sixty-Eighth College Year, 1891-92. Indianapolis, Indiana: William B. Burford. 1892. p. 83. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d Rooney, Frank M., ed. (October 1893). "District VII: Indiana University". The Beta Theta Pi: The Official Organ of the Fraternity. Vol. XXI (1). pp. 440–441. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  5. ^ "Year Book of the Young Men's Christian Associations of North America for the Year 1894". YMCA Year Book and Official Rosters. New York: International Committee. 1894. p. 38. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  6. ^ a b Brayton, Alembert W., ed. (August 1899). "Personal". The Indiana Medical Journal. Vol. XVIII (2). Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Medical Journal Publishing Company. p. 95. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  7. ^ a b c 2010 Butler Football Guide. 2010. pp. 32–33. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  8. ^ a b c "History/Records" (PDF). 2011-2012 Butler Basketball Records Book. 2011. pp. 121–128. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  9. ^ Earp, Samuel E., ed. (December 15, 1902). "(Advertisements)". The Medical and Surgical Monitor. Vol. V (1). Indianapolis, Indiana: Medical and Surgical Monitor Company. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  10. ^ a b "William Laurie Co v. McCullough (No. 21,414.)". The Northeastern Reporter. Vol. 90. St. Paul: West Publishing Company. 1910. pp. 1014–1019. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  11. ^ Gould, George M., ed. (April 6, 1901). "Stockholders and Subscribers". American Medicine. Vol. I (1). Philadelphia: American-Medicine Publishing Company. p. viii. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  12. ^ "Arch-support (10-Aug-1920)". IP.com. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  13. ^ "Adjustable hanger for brooms or mops (18-Oct-1932)". IP.com. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  14. ^ "James Zink, 67, Succumbs Here". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 3, 1937. p. 11. Retrieved June 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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