Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-15 | Page 24 | Backseat Driving

i FRANK K BAKER Herman Franks former East high school athlete has been named catcher on the star all team for the theW W West st Dixie league by representatives of the Sporting fews the baseball newspaper Franks caught regularly for the Jacksonville Texas team which took the Dixie league championship and he was the only member of the title club to gain recognition on the all star club The former Leopard went to the Texas team as the property of the St. St Louis Cardinals of the National league and his manager manager man man- ager had instructions to keep him in the game continually The Jt ajor league owners wanted to give Herman lots of seasoning decided too to keep him busy so he wouldn't put on extra weight He therefore saw considerable duty in headers double as s well as getting the first call for daily service S Operating on the thc theory that it takes a sized man meal in preparation for a mans man's job ob the Iowa State football football foot foot- ball trainer has prescribed a steak breakfast for hISh his charges h on the thc mornings of g game me days LeRoy C. C Timm the Cyclone trainer tr calls it die dieting ing Prior to this season the Cyclone squad rose at 7 a. a m. m partook of a regular man he-man breakfast topped off with a light lunch just before noon S But this year Trainer Timm is keeping the players abed until 9 o'clock and then has them partake of a ameal ameal ameal meal consisting of a small steak a baked potato stewed tomatoes tomatoes whole wheat toast tea and custard And that's all there is until after the game Wallace Wade Vade football mentor at Duke must have plenty of the so called it it or or whatever folks decide to call the ability and personality that makes football coaches suc suc- After his Ids team took a b beating in a Friday afternoon game proving that it could lose earlier in the week ns as well as on Saturday Duke gave him a new year five ear contract Take Tale a look around the Big Ten and it appears that college ollege football coaches change about as often as miladys milady's I bonnet I Since the 1918 the the World ended 1918 year year war every ended every western conference school has changed coaches at least I once with one outstanding exception Illinois exception Illinois where Bob is as firmly ent entrenched as as' as ever Shunted into the background for a few years after Red Grange moved out of the collegiate picture the Little Dutchman Dutchman Dutchman Dutch Dutch- man sprang into the spotlight again this year as the Illinois whipped Howard Jones and the mighty Trojans of U. U S. S C. C Of course everybody has been beating U. U S. S C. C and modestly refused to say much about the victory excusing it with the remark that he read once that the meek shall inherit the earth Maybe the theory is a fine one olie one too for fighting DUni came through with a a 3 0 triumph over Michigan only last lastY Y week ek and beating Michigan is no 01 hollow glory ey even eyen n Jf if the Wolverines are having a bad year But to get back to the coaching situation in the Big Ten it might be pointed out that one big reason for the big turnover in nf r l i is th ouest t and 2nd demand for victory There n n n r have been other reasons too such as dissatisfaction in the coaching coaching coaching coach coach- ing department the lure of more lucrative jobs and the promotion promotion promotion promo promo- tion of coaches to the post of athletic director but for the most part these are minor reasons Indiana tops ops the list with six coaches since 1918 indi- indi eating cating the life of a coach at the Hoosier school is less than thanS S three years ears S Chicago has had two coaches Iowa and Ohio State three each Northwestern Michigan 1 and Purdue four each I 1 Minnesota Min Mm- n- n and Wisconsin five each The moral of that is to stay away from Wisconsin even though Doc Doe Spears may be on his way out at the Badger school Heres Here's how the record stands Illinois Illinois Bob Bob 1913 Chicago Chicago Chicago-A. A. A A. A Stagg 1932 1892 Clark 1932 Ohio State State Dr John W. W Wilce WHee 1928 1913 Sam 1933 1929 Francis Schmidt 1934 Iowa Iowa Howard Howard Jones 1923 1916 Burt Ingwersen 1924 1931 Ossie Solem Salem 1932 Northwestern Northwestern Charlie Charlie Bachman 1919 1916 Elmer McDevitt McDevitt McDevitt Mc- Mc Devitt 1922 1920 Glenn lenn 1926 1923 Dick Hanley Hanley Han- Han ley icy 1927 Michigan Michigan Fielding Fielding H. H Yost 1923 1901 George Little 1924 Yost 1926 1925 Tad Wieman 1928 1927 Harry G. G Kipke 1929 Purdue Purdue-A. Purdue A. A G. G Scanlan 1920 1918 W. W Dietz 1921 Jimmy Phelan 1929 1922 Noble Kizer 1930 Minnesota Minnesota Dr Harry L. L Williams 1921 1900 Dr Bill Spaulding 1924 1922 Dr C. C W. W Spears 1929 1925 H. H O. O Crisler 1931 1930 Bernie Bierman 1932 Wisconsin Wisconsin John John R. R Richard 1922 1919 John J. J Ryan 1923 1924 George Little 1926 1925 Glenn 1931 1927 Dr C. C W. W Spears 1932 5 Indiana Indiana Indiana-E. E. E O. O 1921 1916 Pat Herron 1922 Bill BUI Ingram 1925 1923 Pat Page 1930 1926 E. E C. C Hayes 1931 1932 A. A N. N Bo McMillan 1934 Penn State has a play one-play in Joe Bielicki Joe is kept on the bench until a field goal is needed and after either making or missing the kick returns to spend the rest of the day on the sidelines S