Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-02-16 | Page 28 | Wisconsin Gridiron Coach Believes Game Now Demands Smarter Players

Wisconsin Gridiron Coach Believes Game Now Demands Smarter Players ByIIXM'CREA , Coach Harry Stuhldreher, the man chosen to lesd Wisconsin out of the football wilderness. Is confident the Badgers will regain prestige in the Big Ten football domain within the next few years. Accompanied by John Berge, sse-retary sse-retary of the Wisconsin Alumni association, as-sociation, Stuhldreher la in Salt Lake City to address Badger alumni alum-ni Tuesday night at t:30 o'clock in the Hotel Utah. "More brains as well as brawn is tbs crying need In football today," the glib-speaking Stuhldreher asserted. as-serted. "Brswn used to be the great demand, but coaches know that it's twice as good when you can have brawn and brains together." togeth-er." he continued "There's so much more to learn In football today than even five years ago that we no longer have any place for the big, hulking youths who can't think for themselves in the many problems thst confront each one during a game. "And, speaking of football upsets, that's all the bunk there never was tan upsets. Everyone ought to admit that the favored team defeated by a supposed underdog was simply outplayed on that particular day. Sure, maybe It did get the breaks, but that's football," Stuhldreher said. The Badger mentor believes too much protection is being afforded the offensive team on the controversial contro-versial pass interference rule and that things should be evened up more to give the team defending against passes more chance. "Why, many coaches (and I am one of them) teach players to Interfere Inter-fere with the pass receiver If the play looks good for a long gain, or possibly a touchdown. We would much rather have the penalty than the score made against us," hs said. Stuhldreher, a member of the' famed "Four Horsemen" team of Notre Dame, has as his chief assistant assist-ant Bob Reagan, University of Utah assistant coach in 1924. Reagan served under Tommy Fitxpatrlck, then head coach of the Utes. The Badger coach is a staunch supporter of spring football practice and pointed out that the game will Harry Stuhldreher ... Wisconsin alumni hope that he will be gridiron Moses. become drab and uninteresting if the spring work is ever abolished. He said it's the best time to lay foundation work. Wisconsin plays eight games next fall. Its major opponents being Pittsburgh, Pitts-burgh, Northwestern, Purdue and Minnesota. Big Ten teams are allowed al-lowed only eight games. Wisconsin lost seven of It start-era start-era of the 1(36 team, and here's where Stuhldreher revealed his only peesimistio thought (at least the only one made known). "We will have 190 boys out for spring practice prac-tice and1 I hope to find 11 good ones." Speechmsklng is the toughest part of the football grind. Stuhldreher explained. Together with Mr. Berge, he is making a cross-country tour and speaking to many alumni groups. The pair have made 60 speeches since Thanksgiving. In charge of the local banquet are George H. Short chairman, and the following committee members: H. T. Plumb, A C. Inman, Felix Guenther, Mitchell Stewart, A. C Kelm and C R. Higson. They will leave Tuesday night for Sacramento, where an appearance is booked Wednesday night