University of Wisconsin Stout - Tower Yearbook (Menomonie, WI)

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STCLT rCCTBALL SCHEDULE September :i - - - Macaleatcr Here September 27 • - - - KatteviHe There October 4 - - - ■ La Crosse There October 12 Winona .... (Homecoming) Here Dedicatio n of Burton E. Nelson Field October 19 • • • • River Falls There November 2 Superior Here November 9 ■ • Era Claire Here I AM I II 11 I SCHEDULE December 5 • St. Paul Y.M.C.A. • - - - Here December 14 Winona - - - - There December 20 - - ■ St. Paul Y.M.C.A. - - - • There January 10 River Falls - - - - - - There January is LiCrosv - - - - - - - Here January 24 » Eau Claire • - - • Here February 4 River Falls - - - - • • Here February 7 • Superior • - - - There February 14 Li Crosse - - ■ • - There February 21 - Eau Claire - - - - - - There February 22 Winona - - • • Here Febnury 2R Superior • - - - Here Pa« 16

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G. Olscn, Ciiach Crawford, A. Ander-on ATHLETIC CCACHES StOUt athletes WCfC put through their paces this year under the directum of Cuch Craw fora, who was assisted by Ansel Anderson and C.nrJnn Olson, student ouches. Walter C. Crawford, one o( the U ' tackles in the foothall history of the University of Illinois, assumed the coaching duties at The Stout Institute in the spring of 1935. Mr. Craw- ford succeeded Earl Burbidge who resigned tn study medicine at Washington University. Crawford was an all-round athlete in Wau- kegan, Illinois, hut foothall, basket ball, and baseball were hia chief interests. He was the regular left tackle on the Illinois hvithall team of l u 2. on which Red Grange played his first season of varsity football. This team won all of its games and shared the big ten championship with Michigan which was not on its schedule. While still in college, he served as assistant varsity foothall coach. Since then he has been athletic director at the State Teachers College at San Jose, California, and Assistant Coach at the University of Miami. Throughout his ath- letic career, he has shown a spirit of gameness and courage tempered with good sportsmanship that hu carried over into Stout athletics Pigt 13

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Ill 14 N I. MI 4N VII II 114 I II I I The gayest boroccoming in the history ol the college witnessed the dedication of the new Burton E. Nelson Athletic field. George P. Hambrecht. Kate director of vocational education, gave the dedication address between the halves of the game Mr. Hambrecht spoke of President Nelson as a builder who by making the acquisition of a 6cld .1 reality for The Stout Institute had inspired in the student. a great feeling of loyalty f r their Alma Mater. The Scout eleven rose to the 0CC3 ston by defeating Winona 6-0 in a dedication victory The plans for the new athletic field were approved by the state legislature in the spring of IWJ. that time work on the new field has gone forward rapidly. The area of about ten acres in ill the land between Third and Fifth Streets and Fourteenth and Sixteenth Av. one half of the block on the southeast eunier, which could lift be secured. In addition, it includes the intersection at Fourteenth Avenue which was offi- cially vacated by the city. Included in tin- tract ol land are two football plnyini fields a huge held for inter-school com- petition and a smaller one for practice The larger field u surrounded by a one-half mile cinder track. Besides these, spice is provided for a baseball dia- mond and tennis courts. The entire field i a within an ornamental wire fence. In order to obstruct the vie- who would otherwise see the game free ol charge, evergreens, elms od donated by Frank Crane and Fred Ret;- loti have been planted around the entire tield. Fint Row: R. Ainger, J. Dolejs, D. Miller, M Ruud, R. Guy. H Paul S t »d Row: C Kadcn, A. Stephens, R. Hanke, D. Shut:. E Bolduc. V. Odd!. Third Row. Ouch Crawford, .S. Skmnrr. G. Vcnnes, K. Anderson, B K.,:. Kucaenbeekcr. O. Embrctwn, G. Volp. Pounh Row: A. Samdahl. C. Arnoldt, J. Strand, G. Von Gontcn. W. Johnson. D. Johnson . : in the picture: H. Shuts. C. Howard, 5. box. A. Boeaatd. M Mttovroccvich, J • Sf2 ■ ■■■I 1 ' , V « ft 48 21 43 30 % ? ■ it 1 4 ? « j •e7 2 I 44 SP % ' . „ » '