Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-18
! PROSPECT J NOT
BRIGHT FOR The
ILLINOIS SQUAD
Coach Zuppke Faced With
Problem Of Making Team
From Rockies.

Urbana, ILL.,, Aug. ia prelimin-
ance Of second string gridiron as
pirants, a flock Of expected green
material and no outstanding stars are
conditions at Illini WHICH are expect
ed to force Coach Bob Zuppke to re-
construct his 1922 football team from
the ground up. ~
Illinois, with not even a promising
quarterback to pilot the Orange and
Blue gridders. is hopeful and conf
dent that a helmsman will be turned
out by the time the Big Ten season
begins. Bob Zuppke Is counted on to
mould an aggregation representative
OF Illini's battling spirit.
Captain Dave Wilson. the end who
played his first full game last fall
when the Zuppmen pushed Ohio state
from top place in the conference. will
be an asset to the Illini squad. His
work during the spring training was
spectacular and forward passes are
easy for him. Spectators "a he Will
be a second CARNEY II Zuppke can
perfect q passer who will work with
Wilson as well as Lauri Walquist did
short passes were dart-like and were
curacy.
One Of the chief aspirants for the
pilot Job is Freddie Majors, Cham
paign; 8. A. Coutchie, star on Burt
1ngwersen's freshman varsity team Of
last fall, will be his only other ma
for this job. Both can punt. pass and
run with exceptionahability. The loss
of little Joe Sternaman, whose
strongest point was his speed in re-
turning the ball and drop kicking,
will be felt. Hellstrom, who is also
a drop kicker and who was a star
end two years ago, probably will not
Of the broken ankle he received last
summer. II
Illinois lost AL Mohr, sMilt Olander,
Johnny sabo. John Teuscher. Dick
Reichle and Chuck Carney In the line.
Even though material this fall will be
slight in weight, some of the players
are said to be good candidates, I'LL
nois has a Mcmillan, also called 3D."
who is a strong center. Bodman,
substitute last year, and Roberts, a
freshman last season, are the only
other possibilities for the pivot Job.
Paul Anderson. Rock Island, and
undoubtedly land a berth at guard,
while E. C. Lesche Of Danville, q
freshman last year, is a strong tackle.
A. C. Bauer, formerly of Schurz high,
Chicago, is big and husky and with
some find line ability. His showing
may land him on the Illini line. Otto
fVogel, baseball star Of home run rep
utation, is not a candidate for the
squad He will concentrate on bas-
ketball and baseball. L. Umnus of
Menomtnee, MIch.,' Is out for guard
position.
In the backfield Jack Crangle's po-
sition probably will be filled by Tubby
Woodward, substitute last year. Tom
my Mccain, baseball pitcher, Dutch
Durant, substitute last year. George
Dawson, H. Hall, Don Robinson and
Hapenny are the list who will be out
for a half back. Dawson is the pass
ing artist. while Hall is a good punter.
Paul Anderson, Freddie Majors and S.
A. Coutchie are the best on the list
of punters.
Practice begins September Is at all
the conference schools and Illinois
opens her season with Butler here
October IA. The first conference
game is with Iowa here October p.
The next weekend will see the In
dams at Ann Arbor, Mich, for their
tilt with the Wolverines, and then
Coach Glenn Thistlewaite. former Oak
Park high grid coach and newly APP
pointed coach at the Purple inst1tu-
ton, brings his Northwestern team
here. Illinois meets the Badgers at
Madison, November II, Chicago at
Chicago, November Is and Ohio here
| November 25.