South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-11
Burnham's Squad, Material Both
RauU and Seasoned, to AnsWer Siren
Call to Camp for Preliminary Grind
SabO Pilot Men Eberhar August % for Annual Training
Spell-Cooper, Burnham and Rockne to Whip
Squad Into Shape for Toughest of
Tough Cridron Schedules.
BY JOHN J. LICKEY.

one hundred South Bend High
school huskies, aspirants for the
head-gear and the knee pads, are
anxiously awaiting a call TO Camp
Eberhart Corey Lake, Mich, where
they hope to fasten on the nose
guard and fight for berths on Coach
Elmer Burnham's 1929 squad.
While definite announcement was
made Thursday that the local squad
would trot away at the Michigan re
sort or August 2Sth for a week or
more of training before the clang Of
the High school assembly gong.
nothing was said of the number OF
raw recruits that would be taken
TO camp.
A contract. signed by Coach
Burnham from his watering place
In the East. has been received by
c. w. Gamble. who with George A.
Cooper physical director at the Y.
NJ. c. A. is in charge of the Michi-
gan camp. The contract calls for
the housing and care OF the High
school squad, and lads, with hearts
set on wearing the gridiron toys, are
worrying for fear they may not be
taken 10 camp. Those who are left
from last years squad are sure 10
gO-the others?
About q hundred students expect
20 bid for a place on the orange
and blue squad Some likely can
didates. however, will be unable TO
attend the camp and take advantage
Of the preliminary work. under the
direction Of Cooper and Burnham.
Ii is probable that Coach Knute X
Rockne, Notre Dame mentor, viii
give a series Of lectures to the
aspirants. as he did at the football
camp at Lake Wawasee last fall,
which was under the direction of the
late Scout Master 10. W. Taylor.
Many of the men will be weeded
out in the football camp and ii is
estimated that Burnham Will start
work upon the return from the camp
with a squad Of about so men, who
Will vary in ability. After the frs
two weeks of grilling here, Burn
ham viii cut the squad 10 % or so
10 Sabo viii lead the orange and
blue pigskin chascrs through the
coming season. Sabo was out Of the
game most of last season with a
broken shoulder blade. He resign
ed the captaincy Of the track squad.
that he might be in the best possible
condition for the 1922 grid season
He IS of the high strung type who
never hesitates TO take an Oppor-
tunity 20 help his team. no matter
what the result be physically. 10
is a popular pilot. He succeeds
Ollie Edwards. who captained the
orange and blue eleven last season.
About ten veterans Of asst years
squad are available. The rest Will
be raw material. which Will need
seasoning and wind producing train
ing. Many OF those who aspire 20
make the squad, have been spending
their va cation in manual labor. to
hold down weight and harden mus
c.es.
Some Of the hardest contests Of
The schedule are 10 be played al the
very start Of gridiron hostilities
Burnham has mapped out one Of
the hardest schedules that the
orange and blue has ever faced. He
viii need men who are in shape 10
take the abuse that a football play
er is subjected 10 and many who
have been getting their IS hours
sleep each day and spending the re-
manning nine hours In the comfort
OF yariOns lounges in and out OF the
city Will be unable 10 stand the
gan."