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


Fduced three wonder" teams and has
won countless championships. He
also has known the ignominy Of de-
feats.
Only eleven years ago, one 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 AEgic 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 indicated and triumphed over
Vanderbilt, Oklahoma and Tulane in
lnterscctional 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 q borrowed
high school field.
Some sports writer in an allitera-
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. Tie often gave
out lists Of injured players. Stewart
repeatedly explained that his atti-
tude was a %prccaution against over
confidence. but since then he has
been "Doleful Doc" on every sport
page.
Doc was not a nickname. Stew
art studied medicine az Western Re
serve IN Cleveland. He took an NJ.
=. degree and prepared TO practice
medicine. This, he never did how
ever.
Il was in debt when ! got through
college" he says. II had a coaching
offer, and. as | always was a lover
OF every kind of sport, ] accepted"
Stewart first coached at Mt. Union
College in Ohio. A Massillon. o..
professional eleven next claimed his
efforts for four years. From there
he went TO Allegheny college in
Pennsylvania, working there until
1912. lie next coached the Oregon
Aggies in the west for four years.
When Il. o. Jumbo" Steihm, the
great University of Nebraska coach.
resigned after five years without a
defeat, the COrnhusker school called
Stewart from the coast. Stewards
tirst Nebraska eleven won a good
claim 70 the Missouri Valley cham
pionship, and his great 1917 machine
was u~ndiSputedly the ruler OF the
middle west.
Nebraska failed 10 win So treatment
~ from 1918 to 1921, and Stewart
went TO Clemson college i'm south
Carolina. He had some success there
and IN 1928, when the University ~
texas had 2 reorganization in its
department Of athletics, Stewart be-
came head football coach.
Stewarts 1928 Longhorn eleven
was indicated and Oscar Eckhardt.
his star triple-threat back. was men
toned on many All-Americans. The
Following winter, Stewart coached
the Texas basketball team which
went through a 20-gamc schedule
without defeat and won the South
western conference title.
For n year or ~ Stewart was tbe
toast Of the Texas campus. hut u-bc,
the Longhorn eleven managed to lose
five conference contests ~ ropr
years. the triumnhs were forgotten
n Stewart resigned % become coach
at the Texas College of Mines. \
small branch q the state university.
located on the Mexican border III
FL Paso. ~
Y, with slender material. lie has been
pattilng ever since TO place the little
school on the gridiron map.
n NE retirement, Stewart
plans 70 enter the hotel business.