HarknessHarl ness'ness Quits liedRed Wing Post DETROIT UPUPI history and banners one of the most successful coaches in outnumbered thoseprofavoring the home college history Wednesday gave up team by a 41 margin trying to make a success of the Harkness who joined the RedRed- and resigned as Wings as coach on April 16 1970 said general manager of the National in his resignation statement he con-con Hockey League club templated quitting in June but upped Citing almost daily pressures and the date because life is too short harassment from the media As coach at Cornell and earlier at Harkness said he was announcing his Polytechnic Institute resignation with much regret in light Harkness became one of fiefive college of my deep affection for Mr Bruce coaches to accumulate victories AJAA. Norris and the Red Wings during his career Harkness who went into seclusion He was the first man with no in Toronto while hisl s former team playing experience to make the jump prepared for a game there said I from college to pro coaching owe my first consideration to my ranksand it showed in his disastrous wife who has been ill and my own andstint behind the bench which lasted welwell being less than a season Ned has worked extremely hard Sid Abel whom Harkness replaced and with great loyalty for me and the as coach resigned as Detroit general Red Wings Norris said However manager on Jan 8 1971 when he the continued criticism by the media discovered he could not fire him the greater part of which I find un-un Harkness assumed the job and fair has made it impossible for Ned brought Doug Barkley in to coach a to continue short time later Norris named HarknessHarkness' assistant But Harkness though he rebuilt the Jim Skinner to handle the manager organization has not shown visible duties until a successor can be namnam- signs of restocking the farm system ed Top immediate candidates are Abel depleted with his trades of the coach of the Red Wings Alex young players for veterans to keep the Delvecchio and former Detroit starstar- franchise in the playoffs who now does color Detroit has made the playoffs just work on the national television once since last qualifying after the games 1965 season Signs and banners at Olympia 66Harkness 51 went into seclusion in Stadium in Detroit calling for Toronto and could not immediately be HarknessHarkness' ouster reached a new high reached for comment Owner Bruce AA. last Sunday when appeared Norris of the Red Wings tabbed for a nationally televised game The assistant general manager Jim Skinner Red Wings were soundly booed before to take over until a successor could be taking the ice for the first time in found