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Vith the war came the flocking of football stars to the colors.
-  With the war came a general disorganization of things pertaining to athletics and the discon-
tinuance of athletics for the spring period.
Gradually, however, things began to adjust themselves. The athletic council, following the
conference action, decided to continue athletics in the fall. After some deliberation, it was de-
cided to invite John Richards back to handle the football situation. This was in the summer.
In the early fall, Coach Richards returned to Madison as head coach and he found before him
the most disappointing outlook that ever any coach faced. John Richards is no shirker. He's
always optimistic. He doesn't need "ready-made - material. He prides himself on being a
coach who can develop men.
There was a fair nucleus of material back but many of the men were in scholastic difficulties.
The training facilities at Camp Randall were in -topsy-turvy 'condition. It was nearly a month
after the opening of the season before some of the eligibility knots were untangled and it was not
until after the season closed that anything like commodious quarters were arranged at Camp
Randall.
This will give you an idea of the things that John Richards was up against.
And-here's the worst part of it. He had not made up his own schedule. The schedule had
been lJt as a legacy. It called for games with Notre Dame and Illinois early in the season and
neither  otre Dame nor Illinois are rated as being weaklings.
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