Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-14

The record they
will make will bs
controlled, of course, by the tough
ness of the schedule. A team can be
a mighty fine team, yet fall some
where along the line when it has tC
meet Washington, Nebraska, Pur-
due, Michigan, Notre Dame, North
western, Iowa and Wisconsin. -Four
of these teams may rank up among
the best 10 or IL in the country and
the others will be good enough to be
dangerous.
Bierman is talking of losing two
or three games. His estimate is that
his team will be tough all season but
too green in key positions to go sue
cessfully through the whole campaign
Having to get ready for Washing
ton and Nebraska early in the sea-
son before going into his Conference
schedule will prevent him from pac-
ing his team along normally. II
will have to be at or near its best
on the first day of the season for
Washington confidently expects to
have the championship team of the
Pacific coast and it is going to make
special preparations to upset the
Gophers.
Bernie has just about decided to
leave most of his quarterbacking to
sophomores. He has George Faust
and George Gould, experienced men,
but there are limits to the heights
those two can attain and the coach
wants to put new man in there who
can really amount to something when
he has had enough experience.
If Jack Mccormick of Bemidji, had
stayed eligible he would have been
the quarterback and Bierman believes
he would have been one of the best
Minnesota has ever had.
Not long ago Bierman said to Nc
Cormick, "You can be just as good
as you want to be. You can be ALL
American for sure if you give every
thing you have" But it is unlikely
Mccormick will be eligible.
Then there are Freeman and Paf-
frath, two youngsters of considerable
promise who will be given every
chance. One of them will be the
regular quarterback and will be a
pretty good one.
Bernie is looking hard for high
speed man who can run for touch
downs from midfield. So far he has
not found the man he wants but
Franck and Renner are likely look
ing sophomores. One of them may
come through.
After two weeks of spring practice
Bernie has had chance to see the
boys in scrimmage and he likes Kus-
sisto and Odson in the line.
He had hard luck when Charlsor
left school for Charlson, in the esti-
mate of line coach George Hauser
had the ability to be as good tackle
as Ed Widseth used to be. In fact
Hauser said he might be the greatest
tackle Minnesota has had; but he is
definitely gone.
To have already lost two such
grand youngsters as Mccormick and
Charlson is certain to make diff
ference in the squads strength next
fall. Harold Van Every will be the
regular left halfback because of his
passing ability. He is not fast but
he is dependable and he can throw
the ball for touchdowns even if he
cannot run for them. He is some
what lighter than he was last year
which may give him little more
speed but, at best, he will not be q
true break-away runner. He will be
one of the teams key men, however
and there will be great strength al
fullback with Larry BUTLER and Marty
Christianson both at work there.
Beyond much doubt these two will
give Minnesota the best sustained
fullback play to be found anywhere
in the country. 1t is too early to
say which of these two men will be
the better, but it is easy to say that
whichever man moves out ahead Of
the other will be the best fullback
in the land.
Wilbur Moore, steady, hard fight
ing, smart and aggressive, will be
back at right halfback.
To summarize it, after watching
two weeks of practice we may say
Bierman is ready to rebuild back tc
the greatness of 1884 and 1885 but
he will not reach that level until the
end of the season. The team he will
have at that time ready to start fas
in 1889, however, will certainly be
one of the greatest Minnesota has ever
had.