New-York tribune., 1922-10-27

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! championships, have tied once and
thoge ton years.
Illinois didn't win TIE conference
title last year, bnt with ten regulars
slated to return the outlook for 1922
was particularly rosy. Then came the
| Taylorsville saster and the elimina.
tion OF nine Of those ten payers and
Zurpke's chances for another cham
pionship were shot TO pieces.
But Zuppks has had manv obstacles
to overcome, and he Immediately be-
gan to prepare for the upbIilding O.
another eleven which would rank with
his former great teams.
What did you do first In getting
Iliino back on It's feet" ! as4ed the
local mentor as he paced up and down
the side lines Watching his players
timber up.
Well,S he replied, 1--WE picked cut
the best eieyea lighters on tse squad
and proceeded to make football pay
ers out Of them.
"That isn't the worst looking team
! have seen," | suggested.
Mo. perhaps not" answered Zuppke,
but they're green as grass and we've
tad TO gmarten them up con nsiderably,
We simply choked football down t.ieir
throats. BIT they can stand a lot more
smarten 'ng"
A Likely Looking Squad
What Zuppke says is partly true,
but pTy cally Illinois is likely look
ing football squad. Zuppke says the
p ayers are all raw boned farmer boys
and such seems to be the case. They
are all young and most OF them are
only sophomores. And when these
raw-b med farmer boys became profi-
cient in this game. as they will un-
doubtedly under Zeppke's teaching,
the rest Of the con .erence teams are
gc'ng to have the. dickens of q time
hold nr them in check.
lupnke's men are young husk'es.
Fut they are OF q different type from
either the Wisconsin students or
Michigan plavers. They are not SO
rangy as the Wisconsin representatives
r nearly as fast as the Wolyer mes.
They are built solidly from the ground
up. much like the giants of Nebraska
Captain Wilson. an end Of the var
s'n tyre, is the only veter-n on the
team. He has for his running mate
also fighting for jobs on the WINS.
fugur and. Oakes are the t7ekles. Nc
Millen and UmnuE are the guards and
Greene the center. Bob Clark. brother
OF Petsy. former Illinois star, is play
NJ the quarterback position ard max
ng good Job of Il in this his frst
year on. the varsity. Clark was injured
N the Iowa game and Dawg-n is play
ing in his pos.t'or. McIlwa'n, Robin
son, Han~ emmy, Schultz and Woodward
are the backs.
Enthusiasm is the outsts-dinp fea.
ture OF Zurpke's squad pnd nraet'ce.
Y'u never saw more willing crowd.
lhey are all fellows who SIMPLY love
the ram land whn are willing to make
any kind Of sser' fees TO play.
McMilien a Fronting Guard
McMillen, one of the best looking
forwards. was novice Of the rawest
kind last year. who by constant prac-
tlce threu~hHut the entire eoileriate
year cf 1921 had made himself into a
romis!ng guard. So has Un,nus.
Dawson. ACCORDING to the lo,eI coach.
IS a fellow who by sheer VII power
mas developed into a good punter and
pretty good back.
Dawson and Clark are Zuppke's
klekers. All Of the quarterbacks can
ness, and both OF MS ends and the
pScks as well can receive passes very
ca"abiv.
zuprke, like Ro-kne Of Notre pame.
Is thorough se~cker and one Of the
smartsst football te.chers in tie coun-
try. Fe aever owerieoks a mistake on
me field. Each man has his work cut
out for him on every pla and the
moment he slackens zuppke spots him.
Also like Roekne. zuppie is q great
student OF the forw-rs passing game.
he has a flock Of formations ior the
execution Of the p-ss. He is wise
enough to plan shin~s SO that his
Iasser is well protected. No pass is
thrown haphazardi or inaccurateiy.
Both teams fight like fury on each and
every play. Michigan will find il dif-
hca't rushing the iinois RAISER.
1uppke ID somewhat fortunate in
having the aid of The coashing school
~ thl. Institution. Many good ulaysr
Who knew nothing about the game
when re naatrieulnted here has deyels
opsd snte. Arst class football PLAYER.
Wefk has heen stared on ths new
s5 200 600 stadium. which. when COM
pfleted. will be one Of the greatest in
ghs world. When eventually finished
= M vi ~ accommodate something like
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