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...turn-of-the-century teams, Dr. Williams had a center that weighed 320 lb., a guard that weighed 289 and several other linemen he fondly called his "mountains of fat." Under Coach Bernie Bierman, one of Williams' star pupils in 1913-14-15, the Gophers have retained many of the traits that made Dr. Williams' boys the terrifying monsters of football's stone...
...Arbor, Minnesota and Michigan will fight for the Little Brown Jug, a trophy that has survived 38 years of football rivalry. Until last week, this year's Michigan team-"wrecked" by the loss of Tom Harmon and Forrest Evashevski-was written off as a pushover for Coach Bernie Bierman's gigantic Gophers, favorites to win the mythical 1941 football championship of the U.S. as they did the 1940. But last week Michigan's omens improved: Michigan outsmarted Northwestern (14-to-7). More important for the superstitious, its victory was won with brilliant touchdown passes of a sophomore...
Ohio State. Last year Minnesota nearly caught a tartar in Ohio State. This year Coach Bierman may consider himself lucky that he did not schedule the Buckeyes. They have humbled three reputable opponents so far: Missouri (12-to-7), Southern California (33-to-0), Purdue...
Coach Bernie Bierman of Minnesota: "It will not mean two different teams. Rarely do college teams have enough men to do that...
Purdue is probably the weakest opponent on Minnesota's schedule. Hence, a Dad's Day crowd of 30,000, huddled in Minnesota's Memorial Stadium last week, were scarcely surprised when Bernie Bierman's titans ran roughshod over Purdue. The bewildered Boilermakers managed to score a touchdown on a series of forward passes, but six points were nowhere near enough. Minnesota, rolling up 327 yards on power plays, plunged over Purdue's goal line four times, kicked two field goals, chalked up their seventh straight...