University of Michigan Walter Rheinschild
official portrait of 1907 michigan football team—rheinschild second left in row.
rheinschild enrolled @ university of michigan in 1904 , played fielding h. yost s michigan wolverines football teams of 1904, 1905, , 1907. rheinschild threw shot put michigan wolverines men s track , field team alongside world record holder ralph rose, , played catcher on michigan wolverines baseball team.
when rheinschild established himself starter michigan in 1905, los angeles herald reported on success follows:
walter reinschild, formerly star player of los angeles high school football team, making university of michigan squad year. played right tackle in game against vanderbilt university last saturday , made consistent gains when given ball. according reports of game reinschild hit opposing line low , hard , work factor in winning decisive victory hurry yost s team. looks though reinschild fixture on team.
in late 1905 , 1906, charges of professionalism leveled @ major college football programs, including michigan, leading calls reform or elimination of sport college campuses. in response controversy, faculty @ michigan ruled rheinschild , 2 other football players, germany schulz , henry schulte, academically ineligible. result, rheinschild missed 1906 season. rheinschild s hometown newspaper, los angeles times described action follows: in 1906 wave of athletic purity swept on country , faculty refused allow rheinschild play, appearance sake. ... rhiney assisted yost coaching , did classroom work change.
rheinschild returned football team in 1907. playing @ tackle , @ fullback, scored 3 touchdowns in michigan s victory on michigan agricultural college (now known michigan state university) in october 1907. scored touchdowns against wabash college , ohio state in 1907. @ end of 1907 season, rheinschild 1 of 2 michigan players selected fielding h. yost all-american team selected north american press syndicate. selected all-western tackle walter eckersall, wrote rheinschild has no equal @ tackle. eckersall continued:
rheinschild of michigan played close top year, , work in pennsylvania game have given him without work in other games. best of tackle on field, , indicated caliber. 1 of points getting down field under kicks. beat ends down, , sure , deadly in tackle. not made use of sufficiently in offense value in respect. able lunge position extreme rapidity, assist either offense or defense. play was, if less showy in former years, effective, , demonstrated year.
rheinschild graduated university of michigan in 1908 law degree.
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