University of Wisconsin Madison - Badger Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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FOOT 1939 Upon the assistant coaches falls a large part of the burden of coach- ing football. Stuhldreher has been fortunate in having three men as competent and thorough as coaches Jordan, Reagan, and Fox. hlolding down the center post under the famous Knute Rockne in ' 23 and ' 24, Robert Reagan is thoroughly schooled in the Notre Dame style of play, hie came to Wisconsin with Harry Stuhldreher after serving several years at Villanova. The credit for one of the tew bright spots in the 1939 Badger football season goes to Reagan for the brilliant performance of the line. Previously a quarterback on hiarry Stuhldreher ' s Villanova elevens, Frank Jordan coached high school football in Montana, before re- joining his former teacher as backfield coach on the Wisconsin foot- ball faculty four years ago. Jordan also conducted the majority of the popular Union football forums. George Fox was graduated from Villanova In 1937 after playing several seasons at end, and he joined Harry Stuhldreher here at Wisconsin in the fall of that year as end coach. Being at a wing position under his present boss. Fox knows just what was expected of him during his playing days, and gives that valued experience back to Badger candidates. Coach Stuhldreher talks things over with his able assistants, coaches Jordan, Fox, and Reagan. The stentorian bark of signals bite into the crisp autumn air . . . forty-two thousand exultant tans rise to their feet as a flash of cardinal streaks down the green and white gridiron — that ' s Camp Ran- dall on a Saturday afternoon. Long the historic site of army training barracks, football sea- son now finds Camp Randall pulsing to the twentieth cen- tury touch of the great in- ter-collegiate sport — football. 380

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1 W L 1934 3 1935 6 1936 6 1 1937 5 2 1938 7 1939 8 1 1940 . 6 41 4 1 1 Non- Conference Con ference WL W L 1934-35.... 9 3 6 3 1935-36.... 4 8 7 1 1936-37. ... 3 9 5 3 1937-38.... 5 7 5 3 1938-39. ... 4 8 6 2 1939-40.... 3 9 5 3 28 43 34 15 Tie for Big Ten Champion- ship. 1 CHAMPIONSHIPS CO. Outdoor Track 1910 1924 1915 1911 1925 1916 1912 1926 1930 1913 1927 1915 1934 Indoor Track 1918 1936 1913 1919 1939 1923 No Big Ten 1927 Meet Wis. un- 1930 defeated. While Lady Luck denied Wisconsin either a na- tional collegiate or a dual meet championship in 1940, subsequent events removed most of that Louisiana State defeat. Omar Crocker was the vic- tim of a cruel injustice at Sacramento, but to ail Wisconsin sports followers Omar still stands un- defeated and the greatest fighter — I use the word fighter advisedly — in the history of intercollegiate boxing. I feel that no loyal Badger need bs ashamed of Wisconsin ' s 1940 boxing record. From the standpoint of games won and lost, the 1939-1940 basketball season was one of the poorest in the history of the game at Wisconsin. It was marked by the early season loss of several key men through injuries and Ineligibility and defeats in sev- eral major games by small margins. Though Wis- consin finished ninth in the Western Conference, we were rated 48th in rank among 688 of the best schools. Highlights of the season were the brilliant play of Gene Englund, junior center, who was third high scorer in the conference, and the promising play of several sophomores who should be ready to pay off in another season. Co-captains John Rundell and Walter Anderson played a steady brand of basketball and were true leaders through- out the season. As a whole the track season during the year has been successful. The cross country team had an ex- ceptionally fine season, winning the conference meet and finishing the season undefeated. With Wally Mehl gone next year, the team will undoubtedly be weaker. The indoor track team placed third In the Big Ten meet this winter and should be stronger in ' 41. At this early date the outdoor track squad looks good and will probably hold Its own during the coming season.

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Named captain of the Badger football team three times last season, Ralpli Moeller, a Watertown product, was chosen honorary captain of the 1939 squad. Moeller turned in a steady hard plugging game Saturday after Saturday, even taking able care of the punting duties besides his already loaded task at the left end position. Besides his football exploits, Moeller has won two letters as a dash man on the track team. He plans a coaching career when he graduates in June. Jarrin ' George Paskvan, unanimous selection for the most valuable player award, is another In the dynasty of Wisconsin fullback stars that includes Eddie Jankowski and Howie Weiss. Third in the net rushing gains in the Big Ten last year, Paskvan ' s battering tactics earned him a position on almost every All-Conference team that was picked. Ralph Moeller, Captain and star end. Back Row, left to right — Jannes Riorden, John Meloy, Ralph Moeller, Ralph Clapp, Don Peterson. Clifford Phillip, Al Lorenz, Rex John, Edmund Wegner, Jack Murray, Robert Grinde, Elmer Tornow, Don Miller, Fred Ladewiq, Al Dorsch, John Loehrke, Robert Peterson, Tom Farris, Harold Lubnow. Second Row — Howard Kaermer, Ray Kreick, David Jones, Ted Damos, Donald Frey, Russell Nowak, Nic dacque, Robert Eckl, Harry Knicklbine, Fred Gage,Orvilie Fox. Gordon Gile, Bill Schmitz, Tom McGuire, and Robert Cone. Front Row — Harold Rooney, Eric Fagerstrom, Donald Kol- busz. Ken Sauter, Burt Conley, Dick Emblck, Claude York, Ro- bert Halloway, Robert Wilding, Anthony Gradlsnik, John Ten- nent.Orvllle Fisher, and George Paskvan. 381