South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-05
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CHARACTERIZED AS
MAN WITH PUNCH"
Choice of Spaulding as Mentor
Taken 10 Indicate Big
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CHICAGO. Feb. 4

CHICAGO, Feb. 4 an with
punch" is the way ao ers char
acterize william. II. Spaulding
chosen TO succeed DR.. Harry L. Will
liams as football coach at the Uni
versity of Minnesota.
al through his career as a player
and coach. Spaulding has displayed
unmistakable signs Of possessing
that spirit called punch When a
star in college, he was twice chosen
captain of the football team and
during his career as a coach, twice
developed teams that went through
the season without a defeat.
The entrance of Coach Spaulding
into the Western Conference fold
the famous Minnesota shift. Teams
developed by him. admirers said to-
day, probably will be of the shock
order-hard blockers, tacklers and
lighters; knowing enough. too, Of the
modern forward pass game to travel
that spectacular and easy scoring
route when the occasion offers.
big Bilp' Spaulding, as he is
known, first demonstrated his punch
when he was a student at Wabash
college in 1903-0E, and played half
back on the famous aggregation Of
that Hoosier institution which won
the title Of Little Giants" At that
time, Spaulding weighed close TO $50
pounds and could travel hundred
yards in ten seconds. In 1904 and
1905, there was not line in Indi-
ana or Illinois that could stop him,
and. although playing on a small
college he was made an allWestern
selection in both years. Twice he
was chosen captain to lead the Lit
tie Giants" an honor that has not
since fallen to any Wabash man.
Success at ka1OO.
In 1904, Western State Normal
college was established an Kalama-
zoo and three years later. it's presi-
dent, Dr. b. b. Waldo selected the
aggressive captain or the Little
Giants" to develop the athletic de-
partment at the institution. Spauld-
ing started in with virtually nothing
in the way OF material equipment
or prestige, and built up major sport
teams. which. in the last few sea-
sons have come TO a rating excep-
tional in their class and have COM
peted with university teams on an
equal basis.
The big leap ahead began in 1919
when the football team went through /
the season without a defeat, win
ning from the colleges of Michigan
outside the University and NJ. A. c. |
In 1914, Spaulding again sent his
team through the fall campaign
without a defeat and IN 1915 de-
veloped an aggregation that fairly
slaughtered the NJ. I. A. A. colleges. /
In 1917, the Ann Arbor athletic au-
thorities gave Western State Normal
a place on the University of Michi-
gan schedule and had a thorough
scare. Spauldings eleven outplayed
Michigan all through the game and
only a bit of luck on a mishandled
punt enabled the wolverine warri-
ers to win 1913. Which shows con-
ference football VIII have no terrors
for the new Minnesota mentor.
Ability to battle on a foreign ield
and 10 come back against odds has
been characteristic of the Spauld-
ing teams In the fall of 1919,
Western Normal was playing the
Michigan Aggies at Lansing. Fav-
ored by some breaks, the Aggiesl
scored two touchdowns I'm the first
half, which made the score at inter
mission 1910 against the Kalamazoo
team. Spaulding's sridiron troupe
came back in the second half and
scored three touchdowns. mainly
with some brilliant aerial play. In
1919. Wabash was also defeated
27-14.
Western Normal had a fine record
last year. despite a slight mid-sea-
son slump. The team scored 269
points against 40 for its opponents
While baseball will be no part OF
the new coach's work at Minnesota
he has had splendid success along
that line. His greatest series has
been that with the University OF
Michigan wherein he has won an
even break, all the games being
played on the wolverine diamond.
another evidence of staunch hearted
quality of the Spauiding coached
athletes.
The new Gopher leader has not
outlined his system for next fairs
work so far, but it is safe to assume
fundamentals and fight will be
soundly stressed. There will be a
lot Of hard blocking and tackling
practice. with less attention TO the
heavy shifting that was once such
a feature OF Minnesota play. II is
known. however. Spaulding is par
tial 10 fast backfield maneuvering
Last but not least, the forward pass
will be much In evidence, for West 4
ern State Normal teams have won
many a victory via that route.
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