The Washington times., 1936-09-10
Irish Eleven
Loses Nine
Regulars

head coach of football at Notrt
Dame, his alma mater, is dis
tressed. He says:
ITS bad enough to find 10
lettermen missing, among them
nine regulars and nine backs,
but it's worse to hear all of our
opponents without exception
openly stating that they'll be
better than last year."
Carnegie Tech, our opening
game opponent" he explains,
''has Judge Wally Stefan back
coaching actively after several
seasons in an advisory capacity.
Tech started six sOphOmOreS
against us last year and led, 3
to 0, at the half.
washington U. has been COM
ing along fast in recent years,
and will throw a big, fast, ex-
perienced team in our path.
wisconsin has experienced a
revival of spirit under Harry
Stuhldreher (whO used to call
signals for Fullback Layden of
the Four HOrSemen of 1924 and
will undoubtedly provide sitter
competition than last year.
"JOck Sutherland, Of Pitt, told
me to my face that his team
will have more experience and
should be stronger than last
year, when we squeezed out a g.
tO-6 victory on Marty Peters
laSt-minute place kick.
"OhiO State has lost some val
liable men and will be weakened
for its early season games. We
meet them in midSeaSOn, though,
and the Columbus writer's say
they should be as strong as ever
by that time. We won't have
Andy Pilney, Bill Shakespeare,
Wayne Millner, and some of the
others we had around for that
laSt-quarter stampede last fall.
'Navy has lost only IL letter
men, and last year it had three
teams Of almost equal strength.
The MiddieS are anticipating the
best team of their history.
"Army publicity releases say
the Cadets will have as strong
a starting team and more re-
serves than last year, when we
tied, Gall, after Army had led
up to the last minute"
Northwestern, the only team
to beat us last year, promises to
be stronger than ever, now that
Lynn Waldorf has had a year
to put in his teachings. The
Wildcats are being picked, for
the first time since 1880, as a
serious conference title threat.
Southern California, which
lost by one touchdown to us last
year, when our seniors cOlIabO-
rated on some laSt-minuteS he
roles, is proudly telling the world
that six or seven of the 10 regu-
lars are likely to be replaced by
powerful sOphOmoreS."
Asked to shift the subject to his
own team, Layden shuddered
slightly and said something about
the material he has for the ALL
game in Chicago next
Tuesday night, on which he is as
Bernie Bierman, of Mime
sofa. Pinned to the subject, he
said:
"Take a look at the list of
graduating players Wayne
Millner, all-American, left end;
Dick Pfefferle, an-State tackle;
John Michutta, right tackle;
Henry POjman and Fred SOlari,
our only monogram winners at
center; Wally FrOmhart, all
Western quarterback, and Frank
Gaul and George MOriarty, the
other monogram signal callers;
Bill Shakespeare, alI-American
left halfback; Mike Layden and
Andy Pilney, halfbackS; Fred
CariedO and Don Elser, full
backs. Add to these Matt
Themes, end; Ken Stilley and
Harry Becker, tackles; Sonny
Church, guard; Tony Mazziotti,
right half-and you have a list
of names which became house
hold words last fall. Seven were
elected to the all-star squad"
"NOw," he requests, "scan
the list of 16 returning letter
men and see how many names
you recognize. Joe O'NeilI, and
Joe ZwerS, ends; Bill Stein
kemper, Frank KOpcZak, and
Art CrOnin, tackles; John Lau-
tar, Joe Reutz, Jim (PepperJ Mar.
tin, Joe Kuharich, Elmer Zen.
ner, and Bill Clipper HI
Smith, guards; Bob Wilke, Vic
WOjcihOVski and Joe Gleason,
halfbackS; Larry DanbOm and
Steve Miller, fullbacks, COM
prise the nucleus of this 1886
team. We Nave no monogram
men at center or quarterback,
where experience counts so
heavily. Our two returning
regulars are Lautar and Mar
tin at guards, and we're guard
poor with six monogram men
and some good reserves return
ing
"Our best pasSers, kickerS,
and pass receivers are gone. We
may have a fairly good defen-
Sive line, but inexperience in the
backfieId means that our sec
Ondary defense is bound to
make mistakes. All 1 can prom
Use is that we'll show up every
SATURDAY."