The Sauk Centre herald., 1936-12-24

SPORTS
By DICK CULLUM
Sports Editor Of
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL


Observation-Disclosures
Minneapolis, Dec. 16 = It is as
good as a certainty now that Ber-
ME Bierman will remain as head
football coach at Minnesota next
year and indefinitely.
He has been in California for
nearly two weeks. where he has
been exposed to some of the most
lucrative coaching positions the
country can offer, but definite
word has come back that he has
not been interested.
It is reported that one offer
would have given him an income Of
more than $4,000 a year in salary
and guaranteed sidelines, but he
prefers his associations at Mime
sofa where he has loyal support
from the entire state, abundant
playing material and the kind Of
boys with whom he finds it a
pleasure to work.
Bernie has been playing golf in
Los Angeles with Howard Jones
of Southern California, Bill Spauld-
ing Of UCLA, Bob Zuppka of Hin
ois, Frank Thomas of Alabama and
Grantland Rice, the eastern sports
writer. AS soon as he returns he
will call his freshmen and reserves
out for occasional indoor practices
which will continue once a week
during the winter.
In these practices he works with
one player at a time teaching him
the fine technical points Of his
position. Later, in spring practice,
the boys are organized into teams
and driven through hard scrim-
mage.
Editor Is Impressed
D. L. Keith, editor Of the Cot
tonwood County Citizen, is pleased
with the spirit Of the Minnesota
football squad as reflected by the
sophomore fullback, Larry Buhler.
He writes, in an editorial: 1--WE
have come to the conclusion that
these football players trained by
Bernie Bierman are wonderful
fellows. The writer was delighted
last week in a short visit with
Larry Buhler who has probably re-
ceived more publicity than any
sophomore in this section, and de-
served it. We suggested to him
that he had done some wonderful
line buckling this fall. And here's
the answer we got" "Oh. that's
nothing to my credit. Any one
could carry the ball through the
big holes that wonderful Minnesota
line opens for the backs"
"And this is not only Larry's at
titude, but the attitude Of the whole
team. Competition is keen for
the various positions, but it's har-
mony that makes the Gopher team
a winner"
Truer words were never spoken.
Incidentally Larry Buhler is one
of three or four players almost
certain to make all the All-Ameri-
can teams in 1887 or 1888.
Hockey Comes Back
Hockey has been called "the fast
est game on earth" and it really is
when it is we'll played.
Now that Minneapolis has gone
back into the professional league,
joining st. Paul which has partici-
pated for several years, the North
west has the best hockey it has had
since Ching Johnson, Taffy Abel,
Coonie Wieland and Tiny Thomp-
son played in this section.
The teams are composed mainly
of young Canadian players but
Americans are forcing their way in.
Coaches find that Canadians are
more clever at manipulating the
puck with their sticks, and are
better shots when chance appears
to score, but that Americans are
faster skaters, more durable and
fonder of hard contacts.
Minneapolis, Dec. 22.-When DR..
George Hauser, line coach at the
University of Minnesota spoke at
the monthly meeting of the Elk
River Chamber of Commerce, he
made a point that promises contin-
ued succ ess for Minnesota football
for years to come.
1--WE draw our players from our
own natural territory" he said,
"and we know that, in any normal
year, our own territory will pro-
duce all the football players we
need for making a good football
team. OF course some teams will be
better than others, but the aver
age will be high"
"The main point about kids born
and raised in Minnesota is that
they are rugged, tough and cour-
ageous and really like hard bumps.
They take naturally to blocking
and tackling, because they are
built to stand the contacts. That's
all a coach really needs. Give him
boys who are naturally willing
blockers and tacklers, and he can
make them into a football team"
Moreover, we shall always have
good spirit on our team because we
draw our boys from our own state,
and they have a natural loyalty to
their state and their university.
whereas other teams which have to
canvass the country for their ma
terial and import boys from great
distances, often have little spirit
and may even have discord."
If DR.. Hauser has reasoned cor
rectly, then Minnesota football
should continue to thrive, for the
conditions that make it what 1t is
will continue to exist for many
years. The same native stock will
continue to raise the same kind Of