The only athletic directors to serve a longer tenure at Michigan are Fielding H. Yost (1921-1940), Fritz Crisler (1941-1968), and Don Canham (1968-1988).

The stadium became so densely packed that one of the temporary grandstands hastily erected to support 400 people collapsed, injuring several.

Bartelme noted that the training table was "a great factor in getting the men into the condition necessary for hard football" and avoiding serious injuries.

[8] While serving as athletic director, Bartelme was responsible for giving Branch Rickey his start in baseball administration.

"[9] Bartelme was reportedly impressed with Rickey's passion for baseball and his idealism about the proper role of athletics on a college campus.

[11] Bartelme reportedly called Rickey into his office to tell him he had the job if only "to put a stop to those damn letters that come in every day.

[19] Bartelme invested considerable money in a firm constructing hollow brick tile for the building business in Florida.

With Florida experiencing a building boom in 1926, Bartelme reported that he felt that his entire time must be devoted to his new business.

[23][24] Bartelme continued to serve as vice president in charge of the Cardinals' minor league operations during Rickey's time in St.

[26] During Bartelme's tenure, the Cardinals' farm system produced the stars who would form the core of the Gashouse Gang teams of the 1930s, including Pepper Martin, Dizzy Dean and Joe Medwick—players who were integral parts of the 1934 Cardinals team that won the World Series.

The farm system operated by Rickey and Bartelme was so successful that Commissioner of Baseball Kenesaw Mountain Landis twice released over 70 of the Cardinals' minor leaguer players.

When the Cardinals purchased the Sacramento Solons of the Pacific Coast League in December 1935, Bartelme was sent to California to take over as the club president.

"[28] After the Cardinals sold the Solons, Bartelme was again hired by his old friend, Branch Rickey, who had then taken over as president of the Brooklyn Dodgers.