The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-16
EYES OF PAID
FOOTBALL WORLD
ON SUTHERLAND
Big Things Expected From
New Brooklyn Boss, Ex-
Pitt Coach

Pittsburgh, Feb. 17.-No other de
rector Of football operations in the
entire sweep Of the National FOOT
BAH League VIII be watched next
fall with the degree Of interest
which win b, displayed towards the
activities Of DR.. John Balm Suther-
land, new head coach Of Dan Top
pings Brooklyn Dodgers.
Jock Sutherland made collegiate
football history while at the UNI
versity Of Pittsburgh. He began
making 1t almost from the very day
he took up the coaching Job to suc-
coed the famous Glenn Pop" War
ner.
SutherlandS football was War
ner's. He acquired it In his own
playing days at Pitt and, from 1918
to 1928, exemplifled 1t during his
first coaching assignment at La
fayette. From. 1924, when Sutherland
took over : Pitt, until the de-
emphasis program In 1889 caused
him to forsake the OR school,
Sutherland's coaching stature grew
apace.
The National Football League,
with its myriad of An-Americans,
or stars by my other name, will not
be unfamiliar territory for Suther-
land. He has operated, practically
from the start, on the fields from
which the football heroes arise, to
go on-snany Of them--to lasting
fame in the professional field.
Likes It Tough
He has been no stranger to stout
competition, since the Pitt sched-
ules, year after year, were back
breakers and took his team from
coast to coast in season, and out.
For the Pitt Panthers in Suther-
lands time were familiar figures in
the Rose Bowl at Pasadena, where
collegiate football reaches its SUI
perlative state each New Years day.
Nor will the star-studded teams of
the National Football League be u
novelty to Sutherland He hasn't
done badly-as the record shows
in the development Of the indi-
vidual greats, as well as the well
EOuuueO great Teams.
Year by year, Pittsburghs era,
had the habit Of coming up with
great individuals. Sometimes 1t was
an end. Again, 1t was q guard, or
q tackle. Then "a backf1eld great
would appear. The deduction to
make from this steady succession Of
Pitt players who got on the "All"
teams in Sutherlandis time, was that
Jock was handy man at getting
the best out Of his material, whether
1t be In the line, or in the back
field.
Mike Ghetto, 1928 tackle Joe DON
chess, end, and Ray Montgomery,
guard, Of the 1929 team; Gibby
Welsh, 1927 halfback; Jess Quatse,
1881 tackle; Ralph Chase, 1925
tackle, and Sutherland's first ALL
American from Pitt, are among the
early products Of his system. Others
were landing star recognition right
down to Frank Patrick and Mar.
shall Goldberg who were part and
parcel Of the final great teams al
Pitt during Sutherland's regime.
Fundamentally Sound
Sutherland, using the Warner
ctfense, with his own modificat ions,
in variably turned out well drilled
teams, which were coached sound
ly In fundamentals. His power plays
and deep reverses played havoc with
the opposition and the Partners de-
fensive scheme was invariably found
to be sufficient for Its needs.
If Sutherland,s teams did not go
in greatly for froward passing, it
was not because they couldn't.
Rather pat it--they didn't have to,
which should be a caution to rival
league teams.
A shrewd observer. q splendid
tactician and man who has always
commanded the respect Of his play
ers and all who have come In con-
tct with him, Or. Sutherland brings
into professional football a new per-
sonality and, with any luck at all,
his pro record may easily take up
where his collegiate career left off.
Sutherland has the winning COM
plex.