The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-26
Walter P: Steten, Superior Court
Judge, Coaches Carnegie Tech Team
Pittsburgh School Has q Fine
Team This Year and Prom.
Uses to Raise a Rumpus in
the East; Judge Coach Is
Anything But Confident
BY BOB KATHERINE
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Every day during the year except
the thirty days in September and
Saturdays and Sundays during foot
ball season, Walter p. Steffin sits
on the bench Of superior court in
Chicago.
During those vacation days in
September and week-ends during the
football season. he presides over the
football situation Of Carnegie Tech
in Pittsburgh.
There you have the strange ar
rangement Carnegie Tech employs.
While it isn't any great secret leak
inR out for the first time, it is rather
pertinent at this time in view Of the
fact that Carnegie Tech seems to
have quite = nice football team this
fall and may end the season unde-
feated.
Don't think, however, that you get
this confident idea in talking with
Judge Steffin or any members Of his
coaching staff.
May Lose Game
1--WE probably will lose Z game
or two this year." Judge Steffen
tells you. 1T is almost impossible
to get away without losing any these
days."
Carnegie Techs weekend" coach
has. been on the job in the same
manner for many years. It may
not seem . very nice arrangement to
some schools. but Carnegie Tech
officials are very well satisfied.
Judge Steffen has offered to resign
several times, but that only brought
Z frown from the school officials.
Steffen probably travels more
during a football season than any
other coach in America to be with
his team at games. Every Friday
nixht he boards a train for the scene
Of Carnegie's game. After watching
the game, talking over mistakes
made, he shapes his plans for the
coming game with his two. assist
ants, Bob Waddell of Bucknell, who
is in charge Of the team during Stef-
fen's absence, and DR.. William l..
Marks, a former Penn star. ts
A likeable fellow, this Judge Stef-
fen, and ono who is very engaging to
talk with. And he is not reticent
in talking frankly about his football
team. ~.
eve. had . nice freshman team
last fall and, IS . result, have eight
sophomores playing regularly thi.
year." he tells you. "Those fellows
are in there because we think. when
we use them, that they are the best
available for the position.
Has Three Veterans
1.-THE only three experienced fel.
lows whom we have been starting
are Harpster, quarterback and cap.
tain, Letzelter, . hafback, and
Schmidt, . tackle.
"Harpster is . very nice back
He does everything we'll and run.
the team nicely. He also shoots. Z
good game Of golf and is an excep'
tional student. +.
Among the sophomore players
Karcis, = fullback, has been showing
Z lot Of power.
Lose any games this year? Well
I am not hopeful Of winning then
all. We never plan ahead except fol
tho next game. That is. we thinl
Of the game this weekend and lei
the others take care Of themselves
In othsr words, We want to win thi!
one coming first and then play tn
| Others,
| You'd think that the travelling
would RET irksome to, Judge Stefan
but It doesn't. He likes football IN,
says 1T is my pleasure, When
| get to the point that ! don't c6nside,
| e fun, I4l quit." :
l. In his plsying days ut Chicago
Judge or Coach Steffen. made Wal
ter Camps All-America team il
1903. He WA = hack.