The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06
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(BY LOU LITTLE1
 I'll try to remember what you saio, Walter, about the taboo on tecnnl- cal football. You're afraid that MT and Mrs. America might not under- stand about double spinners, reverse forward passes, crashing ends and such things. Of course, I'm not wor- ryinR about your football knowledge Seems to me they told me you were a rather promising tackle--or was 1t end-man? when you played on that Gus Edwards team a few years ago
 I've heard that you showed a good deal of promise; that you were Q pretty good kicker, when you thought a kick was necessary; that you had e good, fast charge when 1t came payday, and that you rare ly missed signal in the huddle. And I've noticed since then, espe-- cially in the last year or two, that you have developed into Q hard- d-hit- ting blocker. You certainly have shown that you can throw a good hard block in the way of those who don't like our American way. Of playing the game. A lot Of us, whether you know 1t or not, have been standing on the sidelines cheering.
 I suppose I'll be hearing from some of my coaching pals - Harry Stuhldreher, at the University of wisconsin; Fuss McLaughry at Brown: Tad Weiman at Princeton; {; Bernie Herman at Minnesota, and Manhattan's own Herb Kopf- asking where get off to qualify as a Broadway columnist even for a day. I have a good answer.
 Perhaps not even you realized 1t when you asked me to sit in but It happens that work on Broadway, Just as you do. Whats more, I work under bright lights on Broadway, too. The only difference is that my beat is at Broadway and 218th street, where Columbia's Baker Field Is situated. On the other hand, they tell me that you think you're approaching Bridgeport when you get above 59th street.
 Our bright lights-the floodlights we are obliged to use on the practice field during most of the season be- cause late classes keep our boys on the campus until o'clock nearly every day-are turned out at 6:30 D. m., when all hands quit and head for the training table, then books. That's just about the time your Broadway Mazdas are beginning to flicker.
 So, as the only football coach in the land who actually works on Broadway, perhaps qualify as 8 Broadway columnist, at that.
 I've heard some people say that ono of the objections to college football is the hero-w worship of the star players--like Sid Luckman, Davey O'Brien. Alex Wojiechowicz, Clint Frank, Dutch Clark, Cliff Bat ties, Sammy Baugh and so many others.
 All right. Let's suppose that's true. lsnow those men. I've picked them here at random as names which happened to come first to my mind. They're thoroughly representative of tol,-flight football. and there is not one among them who is not a quiet spoken. fair-minded, intelligent, ad- miral gentleman. It's the nature of the boy of ten, twelve or fifteen to have his heroes. I'd much rather have @ son of mine look up to and try to emulate any one of those men than to have him fearing the things otter boys of other countries are being taught today.
 The American boy will learn from the experience of a Sid Luckman or a Dutch Clark that 1t doesn't mat ter what his name is If he can hit with the punch and power and speed and finesse that his game demands. He'll learn from these same fellows that he's got to help others and to have the help of others If he's going to wir.
 In other words, he'll learn the Fundamentals of self-disciplin and of cooperation. Maybe there's more valuable lesson than that for @ boy but I don't know what 1t is.
 If you'll take another look at those names above which I mentioned at random, you'll see just about every race, every creed, every section of the country represented. And that angle wasn't even in my mind as l picked those men.
 We had a halfback at Columbia Q few years ago who taught me all I need to know about what football will do for boy as he grows into a man.
 This kid was a back, a really good