Word: bierman
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...made the claim, obviously based on hashed-over hearsay, that the Miunesota team threw the Purdue game of 1949 because it was mad at Bernio Bierman. I say this is hearsay for Mr. Bailey, as a member of the class of '50, would have been in Cambridge when the supposed incident with the sports-writer took place...
...Bailey would have us believe that the team deliberately tossed away its chance to go to the Bowl just to spite Mr. Bierman. This is at best absurd, and at its worst an insulting...
...football game. Mr. Bailey's remarks, as they stand, are very insulting to members of last year's Minnesota team. Either he should clarify his remarks or publish an apology. In parting it should also be mentioned that the members of the team have great respect for Mr. Bierman. Joes Cohen 1L, Minn...
...well. It isn't all Bierman's fault. Some things he can't control. Last year, for instance, Clayton Tonnemaker and Leo Nomellini, two great defensive ball layers, walked into a sportswriter's office before the Purdue game and announced that the team was so annoyed at the coach's nasty remarks following a loss to Michigan that they were going to throw the Purdue game. Which they did, completely...
...fact that Harvard still plays ball for fun. And, by the way, people here speak hushed tones when mentioning the courage of Harvard in scheduling Army. They wouldn't dream of it at the University of Minnesota. Not even when the crop ripens. (The 56-year-old Bierman yesterday asked to be relieved of his football coaching duties, the Associated Press reported. He said his request was not prompted by the poor record of this year's team, which has lost six and tied...