The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-26
sCHRE1BER OF WISCONSIN

DR.. w. E. Schrelber, QlrecCor OF phys
ical education at Montana University
is known as Doc" or Bill to his Mon
tana friends. When understanding for
Wisconsin University in 1901-02-03, the
headlines and news stories in the Sun
day morning papers glorified Earl
Schrieber, Badger end, for this and
that sparkling play.
Doc" was one Of the Badger greats.
The Wisconsin team of 1908 was the
best in the middlewest, if you listened
to wv" men, while MinneSotanS and
Michiganites would advance claims to
prove that their alma matters produced
teammates was the immortal Pat
O'Dea, whose contribution to the rec
ord books is a 63-yard drop kick for
a field goal-an all-time record. ODea
was the kicking phenom of his day.
The Badgers were coached by Phil
King, perhaps the most successful men,
tor of all the men who have MASTER
minded at Madison.
Real Dean at Montana
At Montana University, Doc Bill
or Earl, is one of the most popular of
sprinkling Of gray hair and some fac
ial lines picked up in the last decade,
the Doc is a replica of the Schrieber
of Wisconsin grid fame of 1908. When
he footballed, DOC" weighed 1913
pounds and that's all the weight he
owns today. None of the pounds are
prominent in the places where pound
age has a habit of showing off in that
period of years when life is supposed
to begin.
The big gymnasium on the Montana
campus is known as Schrieber cathed-
raj. His congregation includes all reg
istered students at the University. In
his office, containing files of his de-
partment, are thousands and thou
sands of cards giving data on his con-
gregations of this and other years. In
his office also, tucked away in secreted
places, are other data relating to attn
letic records of Wisconsin teams, in
Guiding the Schrieber years and those
since: News clippings, school papers
year books leave no doubt in the mind
of the reader as to the football Prov
ess that was Schrieber's and Wiscon-
sins, particularly in 1908.
Hippo Huelsman, the greatest
league slugger of all time, according
to viewpoints Of many Montanans,
pulled a good one in an exhibition
game at Billings one day.
Hueslman was on the champion
Great Falls teams of 1911, of the Union
ASSOCIATION, managed ny 1toISe 1oceo.
The Electrics booked a transforming
trip throughout the state at the close
of the regular season.
At Billings, Great Falls played the
regular independent club.
The late F. B. Mitchell OF Billings
umpired the game. F.. B.. and Mueslman
were old friends when both of them
lived in Iowa. That was before Huels-
man went into the big show with the
St. Louis Browns. They had a great
time kidding each other, before the
game. Mitch told Hippo that the
gossip going the rounds was to the
effect that Huelsman was slowing up
in the field and losing his batting eye.
IT may be slower than a snail in
the field" said Hippo" but I'll al
ways be able to hit that old apple" he
added.
"Well, let me see you hit a couple
today" replied Mitchell. I'm going to
call them out there and take it from
me, you'll not get the breaks. You'll
have to hit at the close ones"
Thanks, PAIL" said Huelsman. "Just
to show you that I can still wallop a
baseball I want you to call two strikes