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Bob Knode See* Hi* Former Pupil, Dick Beltz, Make That 100-Yard RunBOB KNODE, former Findlay High School coach tor three year*, who it now In charge of athletic* at Battle Creek, Mich., watched hie former chargee beat {*o*torla, Thanksgiving Day, alter joining with Coach Jay Winters in talking to the player* before \be contest,1 didn’t aee a halfback in Michigan* this fall who could measure up to Dick Beltz in all-around ability, raid Knode, whopicked Beltz out of a large squad of green candidate* three years ago and developed him Into one of the beat forward passer* in the state.The former mentor marvelled at Beltz'* increased driving power in carrying the ball. Imagine the thrill that Knode got when Belts, in regular Pug Rentner fashion, slipped through Fostoria’s defense and ran 10ft yards for a touchdown, the longest of bia career and the laet run a* a high school gridder!With so many of hi* former players on the Gold varsity this season, Knode naturally followed with interest the progress of the team which he had predicted a year ago would he a strong contender for the state championship.At Battle Creek, football fans prior to this fall hadn’t seen a gridiron victory for so long that they had forgotten what it looked like. Knode put out a team that won si* and lost four, and next season will find the bulk of his material again available.DOring his three-year coaching regime here. Coach Knode'a teams engaged in 33 games, won 22, lost nine and tied two.Coach Knode was a guest of honor at the Letter F** club's bean feed at the high school last evening. He and hi* family will return to Battle Creek, Sunday.BOB MODE
Newspaper Details
Findlay Morning Republican
Findlay, Ohio, US
Sat, Nov 28, 1931
Page 13
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Jim R.
OH, USA 13 Oct 2020
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