Askov American., 1932-12-15
PINE CITY HONORS
FOOTBALL TEAM
Famous University Of Minnesota Foot
ball Coach Speaks at Community
Club Banquet.

Over one hundred men gathered for
the football banquet held at Pine
City last Thursday evening. with
members of the high school football
team and Bernie Bierman, head coach
of the University of Minnesota as
honor guests. The banquet was held
| i'm the parlors of the M. E. church
with the ladies of the Community
club serving and teachers of the pub
lie schools acting as mattresses. The
tables were decorated in the high
school colors of gray and green. en-
cept the head table which was dec
grated in the maroon and gold of the
| University
! John Harvey, football coach of Pine
City high school, acted as toast
master. The various speakers, how
ever, were introduced in a mimic
radio broadcast by Mr.. Pearson. First
the letter men were introduced and
they retired from the room to elect
captain for next year. They gave
this honor to Nick Perkins. Jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Perkins.
| Mickey" as he is known by his fell
low players, expressed his apprecia-
tion for the honor thus conferred on
him and stated that he hoped to carry
on with the team the good work done
1 this year.
The names of the players who this
year made their letter in football
were announced as Captain Willard
Roberts, Nick Perkins (captain-elect).
Walter Clyne, James Johnson, Leo
| nard Whiting, Robert Libra, Bernard
Whitcof, Albert Walters, Robert Their
rien, d. Woods, Emil Gardner, and
Paul Stoffel. Members of the second
team and any boys who played at all
during the season were present and
enjoyed the banquet with their fellow
players.
NJ. B. Hurley was called on and
spoke briefly of the true athletic
spirit quoting good athletes prayer
as being Lord help me to win, but
if ] can't win then help me to be
good loser"
Bierman Talks.
Judge Robert Wilcox was called on
to introduce Mr.. Bierman, which he
did in a few we'll chosen words. pre-
senting him with the key to the viii
lage. Coach Bierman, who played for
| Minnesota in 1914 and 1915, and now
| has the honor to coach at his alma
mater, was given a hearty round of
| applause as he arose to speak. He
began his talk by telling what large
enterprise athletics at the university
was and stated that some $4,000 was
spent each year for various sports
| and athletics at the University, but
that only $4,000 of this came from
taxes, and rest being from admission
| to games. He said that there were
eighteen different sports conducted
at the university so that all students
could surely find their preferred form
of athletics. Besides the system of
intra-mural athletics there is a GER
tain amount of required physical edu-
cation i'm which 300 men students
took part last year.
Mr. Bierman stated that the Uni
versity had carried on a strong build
ing program for its athletic depart
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that line were second to none among
the universities in the United States.
and best of all, the athletic plant is
all paid for with a surplus, which
looks good during this depression.
Mr.. Bierman said that the reason
| football had held its own was because
1t furnishes a certain something not
found in books. 1t gives something
to the boy who plays, which is in ad-
ditiOn to what he learns in the class
room. 1t helps him to make de-
cisions. and to make them quickly
while in action. Mr.. Bierman told
several football stories, one being of
the third string quarterback who.
when asked by his coach what he
would do if it was in the second half,
seven minutes to play, and on the 80
yard line, replied: well coach l
would get over on the end of the
bench so / could see the play better"
Other speakers were Mr.. Ziebarth,
superintendent of schools at Pine
City, and Willard Roberts, outgoing
captain of this years team.
Among the regulars who will be
lost by graduation this year are James
johnson. whose passing was feature
of the teams play, Captain willard
Roberts a plowing fullback, and Rob