Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26

ming ability before he ever sees them
in a football suit.
Early September is given over to
what Rockne calls skull practice
which is a schooling in smart football.
No matter how big or powerful a can
didate may be, he can't hold a position
On a Roekne team unless he shows
evidence of possessing brains.
Doesn't Favor Strict Training
Some of the greatest stars in Amer
lean football have been developed by
Rockne. Among them was George
Gipp, one Of the greatest backs of all
time, who came to Rockne with nc
football experience. There was Desch,
the national hurdle champion. who
never had "A football shit on before
1920, and Morbardt. most famous star
of last year, who didn't know what a
football was until Eockne brought him
out.
Knute Rockne not only teaches foot
ball but is professor of chemistry at
Notre Dame Last year his team came
east and beat West Point $50 one
trimmed Rutgers $50. The night be
fore the Rutgers game the team, in
stead of talking over football prob
lens, studied chemistry.
Rockne is not a believer in strict
training. During the football season
/ his men can smoke or do anything they
like as long as they keep fit. But they
have regular hours all through the col
iege terms, UP ut 6:15 in the morning,
and to bed by 10 at night.
Hugo Bezdek of Penn State, q great
player himself, has coached for many
years. His theory of football is that
a strong offense is the best defense,
and that if his teams can keep the bali
the other fellows won't have IA chance.
y popularity Of Bezdekis teams is
that they have an astonishingly strnog
finish. Often rivals have scored ear
~, and the Penn State has cranked
up and made points faster than any
other team III the land.
The game Penn State lost To the
Navy this year was the first tossed off
by Bezdek's combination since 1919.
Rezdek is head of all athletic activities
in his college. running the base ball
track and basket ball teams as well
as the football team. Before going to
Penn State he was manager of the
Pittsburgh Pirates.
Stage Star Pitcher at Yale
Amos AloDzo Stagg of Chicago is
one of the finest men in the college
athletic world as well as a great coach.
He is a member of the faculty at Chi
cage, where he has handled all athletic
sports for the past 10 years.
Stagg was Il great athletic himself,
at Yale, where he played baseball and
football. He was one Of the three
best pitchers Yale ever had. IA south
49,. ETl.o 1+ho- v,n tUarn 'arfn.. atJ
Hutchinson. Stagg won every game
that he ever pitched at Yale.
lie was also end on the Yale foot
ball teams back around 1883. He went
to Chicago after graduating from the
Sprinfield Training school when he
had completed his course at Yale.
AS a football coach A. A. Stagg has
given Chicago some splendid teams.
He won the conference championship
last time in 1913, but IS always near
the top.
Alonzo Stagg keeps up his personal
interest in athletics. While taking a
rest a few years ago he went To Pine
hurst. where he learned how to play
golf. His natural ability is shown by
his performance there. Starting III
tournament play as soon as he had
learned a little about using his clubs,
he was in the fifth flight in his first
competition, then in the fourth. the
second. and twice IN the first flight.
He shot a score of IS on the No. ,
course at Pinehurst, in competition,
before he left Pinehnrst. Today golf
IS his %favorite sport. lie never had
any coaching, but watched some of the
professionals and using his natural
keenness in seeing the fine points Of
INV athletic feat, quickly taught him
self.
Stage has a great fighting spirit.
which he instiIls into his teams. Some
years ago Mr.. Stagg was sick, but he