Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-06

20 ado color n noise TO the AFFAIR.
three wonder" teams and has
won countless championships. He
also has known the ignominy OF de-
feats.
Only eleven years ago, n Of his
University Of Nebraska ~elevens de-
feated Notre Dame, Iowa, Missouri,
Kansas and Nebraska Wesleyan on
successive Saturdays. Nebraska Wes-
leyan was beaten 100 TO o.
In 1915, his Oregon Aggic team
bested everything the coast offered
and came east to down the Michigan
AggieS after that team had beaten
Michigan by four touchdowns. In
1928, his University Of Texas eleven
was undefeated and triumphed over
Vanderbilt, Oklahoma and Tulane in
intersectional trays.
Named "Doieful Doc"
DR.. Stewart is ending his career
far from the scenes Of his triumphs.
There are no cheering thousands.
The total enrolment Of the Texas
College Of Mines is less than 1000.
There is no school stadium. Stew
arts little squad plays on a borrowed
high school field.
Some sports writer in an allitCra-
tive moment gave Stewart the title
"Doleful,' many years ago. Before
a game, Stewart never could be in
duced to say that his team would.
should or could win. He. often gave
out lists of injured players. Stewart
repeatedly explained that his atti-
tude was a %precauti0n against over
confidence, but since then he has
been "Doleful Doc" on every sport
page.
doc" was not a nickname. Stew
art studied medicine at Western Re-
serve in Cleveland. He took IN M.
ID. degree and prepared 10 practice
medicine. This, he never did how
ever.
ii vas in debt when / got through
college" he says. n had q coaching
offer, and. as ! always was a lover
of every kind Of sport, ! accepted
Stewart first coached III Mt. Union
College in Ohio. A MassiilUn. o.,
professional eleven next claimed his
efforts for four years. From there
he went to Allegheny college IN
Pennsylvania, working there until
1912. He next coached the Oregon
Aggies in the west for four years.
When Il. D.. Jumbo" Steihm. the
great University of Nebraska coach.
resigned after five years without q
defeat, the C~ornhusker school called
Stewart from the coast. Stewart
first Nebraska eleven won a good
claim to the Missouri Valley cham.
pionship, and his great 1917 machine
was undisputedly the ruler az tn,
middle west.
Nebraska failed To win 50 frequent
~ from 1918 % 1921. and Stewart
went to Clemson college in South
Carolina. He had some success there
and. in 1928, when the University oI
Texas had a reorganization in IL.
department Of athletics. Stewart bc.
came head football coach.
Stewards 1928 Lonrhorn clever
was indicated and Oscar Eckhardt
his star triple-threat back. was men.
toned on many All-Americans. Tn,
Following winter, Stewart coached
the Texas basketball team which
went through a 20-game schedule
without defeat and won the South.
western conference title.
For n year or SO Stewart was tn,
toast Of the Texas campus, but wher
the L%onshorn eleven managed 10 lost
five conference contests in foui
years. the triumphs were forgottcr
and Stewart resigned to become coacf
at the Texas College of Mines. /;
small branch Of the state university
located on the Mexican border a
FL Paso.
With slender material. he has beer
battling ever since 20 place the it'll,
school on the gridiron map.
After his retirement. Stewart
plans to enter the hotel business.