New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
'C0ACHES EXPLODE
 | TWO NEW RUM0RS
Rockne Will Coach and Zuppke
 Will Stay at Illinois

Chicago, Dec. 94 (UP)-An- nounccmcnt that continued coaching will not cndangcr knutc Eockne's health and that Bob Iuppkc will not be lured away from Illinois by offers from other colleges no matter what the salary today exploded two of the Hot Stove Leagues most per sistent rumors. With Rockne and Zuppke certain to retain their pres ent positions it appears probable | that the midwest will see no i'm portant coaching changes this sea- son.
 Rockne previously had denied re- i ports that he planned to retire from active coaching and devote his at 1 tention to his position as athletic director at Notre Dame. With the announcement of pr. (. J. Barborka of the Mayo Clinic at Rochester, | Minn., that ROckne has been adviS- | ed to abandon some of the annoy 1 ing routine" of his strenuous life | but can continue coaching without ' bIlldllS ti HIS HID IIthlNi hli dOtt'I was removed regarding the Notre ! Dame mentors continued activity. Zurpke announced his intention l of remaining at Illinois just before cntraining for Dallas. Tex, where he 1 will direct midwest team in the annual Dixie classic charity game . January i.
 "I do not want to be put i'll the l position of declining offers which i have been made" said Zuppke, but i to settle the gossip which has con- nected my name with several posi- ! tions l want to say that l shall not i leave Illinois under any considera- i ton. It is the only university l ever have coached. l have been | here is years and Illinois means too
 much to me ever to think Of leaV-
 ing"
 George Huff director of athletics at Illinois. expressed pleasure at Iuppke's decision and praised the coach. Tt seems to be fashionable just now to regard all football coaches as merely mercenary which | m my opinion is far from the | truth" said Huff "l know Xupptc has turned down many offers Ct 1 more money. It is hardly neCes- sary to state that his position at
 Illinois is absolutely permanent so far as the university is concerned.'
 Dick Hanley. q third midWestern | coach who has been mentioned | prominently as d likely choice for positions now vacant at California, Pennsylvania and other schools. pre-
 viously has indicated his intention
 of remaining al Northwestern.
 Glenn ThiStlethwaite was the only
 Big Ten coach to experience organ
 ized opposition from alumni critics
 this year and it appeared for time
 that he would be added 10 the long ] lnous graveyard of coaChes.' Az
 gressivc support by Athletic Direc-
 tor George Little, athletic commit
 teemen and sports writers, who
 realized the difficulties under which
 ThlstlethWaitc worked, defeated the
 opposition and no change is in pros
 pect at Wisconsin.
 Other Big Ten coaches are certain
 10 be retained. A. A. Stagg is d fix
 ture al Chicago. Sam Willaman at
 Ohio State, Burt Ingwersen al Iowa
 and Pat Page at Indiana won re-
 neWed support by overcoming
 handicaps to turn in brilliant late
 season victories Noble kizer al
 Purdue and Fritz Crisler at Mime
 sota did excellent work during theiI
 first season as head coaches and
 Harry kipkn silenCed the wolves
 who sought his scalp last year bl
 leading Michigan 10 q tie for the
 Big Ten championship.