St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-11-03


Gophes thrilling University
Michigan years watching Minnesota
play
years per games
University gidron opponents During
caderod we watched as the discrimination which kept Negro
lads in the Big exhibiting athletic varsity
football squads changed slowly.
frustrating thing
almost the last school the wrn customs which
kept Negroes off Gopher kept them from trying
We will the past" Nevertheless
knowledge of the permits have
those who deserve censure or praise their due
We remember how William BiD oshelds who starred in
high
ate his heart out sitting on the bench under the coaching reign Of
Doc w This 192529 player
before that time fame at the Bobby Marshall who
played under DR.. H l. Williams in the 1908
There good people who felt Oshelds good
bad but apparently Spears went with the general
policy that Negroes they better other candidates could
play happen
ed to be pass catching ends
opened Big Negro players goody
years Negro
positions
Negro colleges high cOmpe-
By couple years
the w Northwestern Chicago before pulled
Big begun bacield Michigan
behind.
Negro prep stars thout the nation soon learned that
reputation wanting playing The
product
coached national champions and Horace Bell guard place kicker @
traordnary doughty guard
football blind However
spoiled incident of the University football
teams here during the Berman regime.
game
the fact that they his first string They asked to sit
visiting
fine athletic department did not want to offend the visiting Texas
by exposing them the Negro Minnesota players!
complained loud about this lousy of business
the sports writers the Twin City daiHs
mumbng disgrace Maybe they
ashamed maybe they lacked the courage.
continued drouh Minnesota
players other Big schools
Donald %
City he couldn't
get much OF chance at Minnesota Glen Funs was announcer Inc %
theory Negroes could successful backs because the
wouldn't block for them the pry
coaching
again the stadium periodically
state which remained iywhie and ended
cheering the tan lads who cavon over our goal lines for other
in Big
Now things changed might why
bring such matters We have to- because review 50 Of
many live right this
the applause which Sandy
Stephens Judge Dickson Bobby Bell and Carl Eer receiving
prejudiced policy at
university contributing athletic excellence
University.
The ronc twist of is Murray
Warmth from coaching stint at Mississippi State of all
places to take leading part in changing the policy In U football
USA reputation of not wanting
Negro prospects Warmth
undeserving Negro prospect
football pattern the rotten policy which existed in
which complained couple of
which has been changed There no outstanding prospects
cage squad takes time for bad regulations to
live to foot tall
basketball player being carried off the field house court the
shoulders of his teammates for a job well done
After IS years may pardoned good feeling
thrilled
riding the shoulders Of team
mates.
We know using sophomore
Sandy took the field 1859
think much about it but the downtown
quarebac of the old guard thought Warmth
of his mind"
sports papers but what they
faint praise
which some one has written is darnrning.
Usually enough a quarterback the
efficiently Stephens kick
do rmning-and underlying
of many Minnesota signal caller.
things condescendng stuff
boys writing years about
probably write
they e would through
Stephens apparently probation" although would
think helping championship
him o. the faint praise year
Sandy Stephens and his teammates and Minnesota
helped this
believe that
all creeds together
football gridirons the nation eewhereCl
Newman
More Birch BuTpingS
Robert H w. WEIGH founder of the
Society," before 1900 wildly screaming