San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-17
By LAWRENCE PERRY.

by LAW hENCE PEhh1.
Copyright, by The san Antonio Light
Madison, Wis. Oct. 17.-Wiscon-
sins football system is undergoing Il
radical change. To the student OF
football this is always n fascinatin;
process-provided. of course, that
those who are engineering the process
are mems of brains, experience and
ideas.
The writer gathered the impression
during the course of his visit here
that those working at this task have
ell the necessary qualifications. Ali.
therefore, that is needed to put the
Badgers right up among the top flight
of conference teams this season is
adequate material and a genuine spirit
of cooperation on the part Of the
players.
As to the first. it is not yet as
sured that a quarterback Of first-class
quality will be developed from among
the candidates. There is a problem at
one end. perhaps both ends, that must
be solved. while Captain Below a;
tackle, who should be going great
guns just now, has yet to approx
mate his 1922 form, AS for the
quarterbacks. Schneider is steadier
and more resourceful than the rest
while Eagelberg is flasher. Edward
Williams may come through and beat
both out. The man who wins will be
the man who best satisfies Jack Ryan
the head coach, as to his ability in all
emergencies to think quickly and wise.
ly, to fit the play TO the down and
the location of the ball.
Star in Tackle Gerber.
At the ends Irish is improving
steadily and much is expected of him
The other regular end. Nelson. has
not been coming on quite so well. but
hopes are entertained that he will ac-
celerate shortly. He will have to il
he wants to be of real service to his
alma mater. The other wing candidates
fall we'll below even such form as
Nelson is showing.
Gerber. the right tackle. is a cork
er. He is playing better football right
now then Rei5w. No fault can be
four5 with Miller and Biederstein "a
the guards, nor with Teckemeyer at
center. who is forcing out the vetcr-
ans. Nichols and Pears.
As for the second element, cooper
alive spirit, it would certainly seem
that Ryan is securing il. The great
thing that he has been trying TO i'm
press upon his players is that they
are trying for the team. not for per-
sonal glory, not for the honor of a
fraternity, but purely and simply for
the University OF Wisconsin. This
may sound a bit elemental TO adhe--
ents of institutions where things In
general are more closely knit, but at
q place so large as Wisconsin, where
interests are SO ramified and groups
no varied, it would seem that Ryan's
ideas has all the virtues of big
thought.
Even this early in the season, col
lege spirit rules the Wisconsin grid.
iron. The Badgers have come to be a
talking team and if ever there was a
Wisconsin eleven all Of whose mem.
bers did not, in a manner of speaking
know all the first names or nicknames
of the other members, such a situation
has ended. This years outfit appears
to be developing into team o.
brothers irrespective Of frat affilia
tons or anything else. This is bouni
to mean much. For one thing it will
mean a larger outpouring Of candi
dates next year. The present varsity
squad is smaller than the freshman
football or basket ball squads.
Technically, Ryan and his assistant
are working along the soundest line
of basic instructions and strategy
Looking over the coach's plans ia,
writer finds him versed in the beS
way of line attack and defense tina
modern football has developed.
His forward passing system is var
led and his backfield tactics, includ
ing some alluring shirt ideas, are wei
conceived. The three center men pla,
low on defense and the ends am
tackles use the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
method. The ends smash in on de
Tense as rule. while the tackles watcl
the vacated domains.