Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-15

- HICAGO, October 15.-Down
at Pektn, small town In
~ the hinterland of Illinois,
most Of the high school
athletes naturally seem to gravi-
tate to the great. State University
at Champaign. But Henry Bru-
der, star back of the Pekin eleven
I'VE years ago, chose different
route in his search for high edu-
cation and gridiron glory. Bruder
came to Northwestern, and his
greatest ambition from the f1rst
day he trod the Evanston campus
as a freshman was to play against
an Illinois eleven.
Today, the ambitions of this powerfui
and feet blond Nordic have turned to
ashes. Never will he flash his great runs
nor boot soaring spirals against the III
nj. Twice denied his great desire
through injuries, he now sits IN m $50
lation hospital, the victim OF disease
He will return to the gridiron In another
fortnight, but then the Northwestern
Illinois game will be history.
AZ a sophomore Bruder quickly Iul-
Allied the promise he showed Wnen .
freshman. Then he was crippled IN tne
Ohio game and out Tor the greaeeL
mart of the season, including the limos
duel. Last season misfortune overlook
hinn In the Wisconsin game, when ne
gaiffered q broken leg and again the
nlini escaped the destruction OF MS
runs.
And now, as q senior and captain OF
his team, he must view the Illinois game
through the medium OF radio. ne
sought to defy misfortune by wearing
No. l3 on his jersey, but still it caugnt
up with him His jersey has been
burned and no Northwestern player WIZ
wear No. 10 for many years TO come.
rate has been SO unkind to few foot
bali players. Bruder had the ability,
the writer well believes, to have won
all-American honors had he been aole
70 play his full three-year string. Bru-
der. II he returns for the Minnesota
Tarne November /, will have brief time
to show his magnificent skill, put IN
Northwestern's athletic annals there
always viii be a chapter OF regret oe-
voted to "unlucky'' Hank Bruder.
With Bruder almost definitely out OF
the seasons calculations, it Is up TO
some of the sophomore backs to furnish
the Western Conference with its usual
supply Of sensational players. One may
break loose Saturday, when Bob zuppke
sends his questionable Illinois team
against Northwestern.
The Illini are referred to as . ques-
tionable quality because Bob zuppke
claims to have little or nothing, while
the conference suspects he may nave
much. It's proverb IN the Big Ten
that Zuppke is most dangerous when ne
presunes to have weak team.
Zuppke actually may have disap-
pointing team, but he does have Gil
Berry. As q freshman. Berry's snaky
runs against the varsity were SeTsa-
tional, and occasionally word sifted out
Of Champaign that q successor to Harold
Grange was coming. No boasts that
Berry was another Grange" were made,
but in him Illinois followers saw the
best running back to land in Cham
paign since the Gailoping Ghost made
his last charge.
Fast and powerful, Berry got under
way last week against Butler. Once, in
the second period, he cut through tackle
and raced so yards for q touchdown, and
again In the third quarter he galloped 80
yards on the same play. He has every
natural trait needed to become nne
back, and, what is more, Illinois Is in
tegfering for him In q way that recalls
the snow Shovels that cleared the way
for Grange.