The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-21

i tCurly LamDoau.
 Earl l.. Lambeau is a product ol the late Knute Rockne, whicl
 makes him no different than { hundred others. But Earl, or Curly
 got something from Rockne ant Notre Dame that fitted him tt
 handle a team of pro footballers. Lambeau is 33. He learned foot ball at East Green Bay high schoo l and Notre Dame. It was his for Hume and misfortune, to play thu other halfback post with the grea George Gipp. It was an honor tt perform on the undefeated tean that Gipp led, but it was unfortun'
 ate that his splendid play had tt
 be overshadowed by that of "th' Clipper"
 Organized Packers
 After leaving Notre Dame, Lam beau returned to Green Bay ant entered business. Within year ht organized the Green Bay Packers their first uniforms being bough' by a local packing house. His team played independent bali for two years, defeating everything ir wisconsin and upper Michigan Then Cub Buck, All-America ta' ckle from the University of Wis. consin, came to the Packers from the famous Canton Bulldogs, one of the first pro teams in the coun- try. In 1921 the Packers entered the National Pro League.
 Since then Lambeau has beer the coach. His teams have never finished lower than fourth place in Il years of play. In the las, three seasons the Packers have been. pro champions. Lambeau
 played a half or fullback position with then until 1929, when he elected to sit on the bench and le, the younger fellows play in this place.
 In addition to coaching the Packers in 1920 and 1921 Lam beau was mentor of the Eas' Green Bay high school team. More than any other man, he was re-
 sponsible for the development oi Sleepy Jim Crowley, who became famous as one of the Four Horse men. He also coached Red Hearn..
 den, Notre Dame halfback and co-captain in 1927.
 Follows old System
 Lambeau teaches modified
 Notre Dame system which has been more successful than any other system during the last three pro league years in which the Packers played 45 games and won all but four. He has developed
 many secondary college football
 players into stars, among them Eddie Kotal of Lawrence College, who three years ago was the out standing pass receiver in the Ma tional League. Kotal was a fiashy halfback and provided many thrills during the five years he played on the Packer team.
 The Green Bay coach has been more than successful in making g football machine. Though his ma terial comes from about 20 col leges each year, he develops them into a real team. The All-Amer' icans-and he has had as high as 10 of them on one squad-blocH and tackle just like the rest of the players. |,
 As far as Iambeau is concerned All-America rating doesn't mean thing until the player has dem- onstrated his ability in the pro game. He insists that his men be capable in very department. The halfback who can carry the bal
 must learn to pass and block if he
 is to stay with the Packers.
 Kicks Like -?
 Verne Lewellen, greatest punter
 football has ever known, came to the Packers from Nebraska. He
 has been a member of the sqNad
 since 1924. His punts have aver- aged 62 yards during the last nVe years. That is kicking.
 When Lewellen came here he
 was just an average punter. Undei capable coaching and with much practice he developed into the out standing punter in the country Last month Lewellen's punts ir the Packer Brooklyn game aver aged 65 yards, his longest being one of 79 yards. Five years ago the fans thought Lewellen was too light to stand the hard grind. Despite much crit icism Lambeau kept him on the squad and developed him into 2 star open field runner, passer and pass receiver. Up until last year Lewellen played 60 minutes ir
 every game the Packers scheduled for five years.
 Lambeau now has two young halfbacks under his wing and he
 has high hopes for them in 1882
 They are Russ Saunders, All America at Southern California 1T 1929, and Hank Bruder. All-Wes- tern at Northwestern in 1880. Both played their first pro football this season and gave a splendid ac' count of themselves. With an
 other years experience, the Green Bay mentor expects them to be two of the outstanding backs ir
 the country, for both are fast
 shifty and able to stand lots oi
 bruising play.
 Lambeau has received lucrative offers from other pro and college teams, but he has declined them all. Green Bay is his home and he
 is content to stay here and coach the Packers.
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