Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06
'zuPPkE TOO SMALL
FOR FOOTBALL TEAM
Illinois Coach Has Shown His Worth,
However, as an Adviser-Devel-
opcd Many Gridiron Stars,
HIS MOTTO, DON'T GET HuRT'
Also Play Along the Theory That
There Is Not an Eleven That Can
Tseat Us"-His Training Methods
Prove Successful.

Bob zuppke. who coached the Ili-
nois football eleven so we'll that
the team climbed to the crest of West
ern rootball, never played with n reg
ulnr team.
zuppke attended Wisconsin Uni
yersity. He had football ambitions, but
the coaches there looked him over,
pronounced him too small for varsity
PURPOSES, and showed him off to the
sidsiines. Unable to help the varsity
tesaH with Drawn, zuppke decided to
heR6it with his brain. From his posi-
tieHSon the sidelines, or on the scrub
coaching system and he discovered
ways in which the teams efficiency
might be increased.
Boistering un courage one day.
Tuppke told the head coach of his find
ings. The head coach happened to be
human being. lie didn't spool at
Zuppke,s suggestions. He accepted
them because he saw ut once that they
had weight-lots of weight.
All during the rest of his college
career Zupnke continued to act as ad-
wiser for the team. His advice was
suggestions hell al the Wisconsin team
tine gradua,s9. but he left college
team with his brain, but not with
Drawn. And the Drawn assistants were
the ones who got the sweaters and the
coveted letters.
zuppke Goes 10 Muskcgou.
After graduation, Zupplte went to
Muskegon and coached the team there
into the ehampionship. His work was
Chicago. offered him job as coach.
The salary was q stable one-nnd
Zuppke accepted; Zuppl5c took. charge
OF, Oak Park High and developed
ioke-iooking team into world beatcr
among high school eleve0s
Not only that, but he developed q
flock OF mediocre players into stars
back the rudiments Of football H." liz
taught Pete Russell, the Chicago
Der. one OF the beet half backs in the
West. and lie turned out n score OF
others who. since have made their
marks In college football.
The success Zuppke scored at Oak
Park High Influenced the University of
Illinois people to offer him job there.
There There were some som, among the Illinois
giving Zuppke the job. He'd never
played on big college eleven. SO they
didn', think he knew much about
jcritr ruled on that committee. And
mnnt. IT was a mighty lucky thing for
zuppke went to Illinois when 1li-
nois looked to have just AS much
chance TO win the Western Conference
championship as the Cincinnati Reds
have of winning the 1915 world series.
But Zuppke turned the trick
In his first speech to his new charges,
Zuppke said:
Boys, we Will have n motto. and that
motto shall be We don't get hurt
And, in the second place. we will play
along the theory that there isn't n
football eleven in the world that can
beat us. In the third place. boys when
you go against team that outweighs
you. don't worry. Use, your brains.
When Drawn and bulk are lacking,
brains will turn the trick"
theltning. They played with never
say-die" manner. They fought md
fought, and kept right on lighting.
whether they were miles ahead or miles
behind. And the result was that they
won every game they played, against
the strongest, greatest teams in tho
West.