The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-06
FORMER LAKE
STAR TO PLAY
QUARTERBACK
Freddie Is Only 20 Years Old,
Weighs 155 Pounds, Not
Quite Six Feet Tall
BURDICK VALUED, TOO
Devils Lake Athlete Couldn't
Make High School Teams
Until He Was a Senior
BURDICK VALUED, TOO

wood, all-American back in his day,
Ollie Aas, Valley City, who cap
tanned the Gopher football machine
and made all-conference center hon.
oxs, and Doc Platou, Fargo, one OF
the greatest basketball players ever
to play in the Big Ten.
Heading this years delegation
from North Dakota is Freddie
Hovde, former Devils Lake high
school star, who will be one Of the
three backfield lettermen to return
to the squad this year. Freddie has
played quarterback off and on for
the last two years and is slated Tor
the regular job this year by DR..
Clarence Spears. Hovde has had an
interesting athletic career. He was
unable to make position on either
the football or basketball teams at
Devils Lake high school until he
was q senio mainly because he had
not reached growth sufficient for
competition. He played quarter on
the football team and forward on
the basketball five which won the
state championship for Devils Lake
high school in 1925.
Shines As Sophomore
Entering Minnesota in the fall OF
1925, Hovde made the freshmen
teams in football, basketball, and
track. In his sophomore year, he
played many games with the foot
bali varsity but failed to make q
letter by inches. He didn't report
for basketball, and he ran on the
famous Minnesota quarter-mile re-
lay team. In his junior year he was
4 big cog in the grid machines at
tack, mainly became Of his excellent
judgment and his fighting and lead
ing spirit. He played most Of the
games last fall and was prominent
in Big Ten circles. He also earned
his basketball letter. Spears urged
him to report fer spring football
rather than track last spring.
Freddie's age and size surprise
one. He is only 20 years old today.
stands about five feet II inches, and
weighs not more than 1855 pounds.
Burdick Il Good
Other prominent North Dakota
athletes at Minnesota are Quentin
Burdick, Williston, who will prob
ably see great service as varsity
fullback. He was slated for the
position last year but remained out
Of school for an operation. Wally
Norgaard, Valley City, comes up
from the freshman ranks this year
and is rated a good prospect for an
end. Paul Kirk, East Grand Forks,
Mimi, who is well known in North
Dakota hirh school athletics, is a
promising back candidate this year,
being graduate Of the freshmen
backfield.
"All set" is soon to be the word in
Gopher football. Return of Chicago
and the presence Of unusually strong
Purdue and Indiana teams on the
Minnesota home schedule give
promise that the season Of 1928
with six conference games, will be
one of the most unusual in the an
mails. And DR.. Spears will have a
nucleus Of 10 letter men. It would
take just one man more to make the
nucleus" a team.
Three Backs Return
Returning Gopher lettermen are
Barnhart, Hovde and Pharmer in the
backfield, Tanner, Haycraft, and
Gay at ends, and Captain George
Gibson, Nagurski, Kabtla and John.
son in the line. With the exception
Of Fred Hovde, shifty quarter Of
half, all Of these men played regu
larly during the last season.
DR.. Spears will have fair array
Of men from last years varsity ant
freshman squads who give promise
81 abjlity. As backs he will have
LekD61les, Brockmeier, Bardwell
XIX, Riebeth, Burdick and West
D1al. Among the possible center'
Are Berry, F'ulbrabek, and Alvin
Teeter. Emlein and Ukkelberg viii
supplement Nagurski, johnson ant
Kakela at the tackle posts, with AL
len Teeter, Apman and Angvik a
guards. AL Oster, Norgaard ant
Burquist provide promising addition
q material to guard the flanks
Knoerr may return to his fullbacl
post, which he divided last fall witt
the plunging Joesting. Westin il
another fullback.
In view Of the loss Of Joesting
Almquist, Nydahl, Hanson, MacKin
non, Gary, Riddell, Matchan, Maeder
Blustin and Walsh, all Of whom com
pleted competition with letters las
November, It is difficult to say VIII
will win I position in the Gophel
lineup, or how the new men vii
compare with the old.
About - far - one can 60 is t,
ray that most Of the men mentioned
have performed we'll enough on tn
practice field TO have caught the ey,
q the coach and to have been uses
81 important practice sessions.
Mas Difficult Schedule
i Minnesota il facing one Of hel
Y ynobt difficult schedules, the onl,
60 n which she ever met six con
4nGonco opponents. These will Be
r. order, Purdue, Chicago, Iowa
Northwestern, Indiana and Wiscon
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