The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-11-23
/ y SPORTS q
BROWN COACH
IS MISS0URIAN
And SHOWS EN-
Victories Over Yale, Dart.
mouth and Harvard Win
Fame For McIaughry
ny Billy Evans)


You must show the folks down
Missouri way before they believe in
you Coach Donald "Tuss" Me-
Laughry of Brown did that very
thing as player before coming
east.
Since then he has been very much
in evidence at both Amherst and
Brown rs football coach However
it Is the Brown team Of 1926 that
has given him national recognition.
In one short month Brown won
over Yale, Dartmouth and Harvard.
1t WAS the first time Brown eleven
had defeated Yale in 10 Years and
the first victory over Dartmouth
since 1919.
McLaughry halls from little West
minister College in Fulton, Mo If
yoii can't find Fulton on any Of the
maps you have at home, rest assured
il viii be on the new ones, as the
place that gave .Tuss" McLaughry
10 the football world.
Amherst Hires Him
Five years ago Amherst learned
that young man by the name of
McIaughry was looking for job
as football coach. .He was well rec
ommea1isa, and Amherst decided to
take "a chance on him. as things
were breaking none too well on the
gridiron for the alma mater Of Pres
ident Calvin Coolidge.
During his tenure Of office at
Amherst, McLaughry met with NOR.
than average success, thrice turning
out teams that won the champion
ship Of the Little Thrce'-Wil.
lams, Amherst and Wesleyan.
Last season was tough one for
Brown. With what was supposed
to be excellent material, it was be
licved Coach Ed Robinson would
was defeated by Ya.e, Pennsylvania
Dartmouth and Harvard, and could
get no better shan tie with Col
gate.
The Appointment Of the practically
unknown McLaughry to succeed Ed
Robi. son, who had turned out many
great teams at Brown, was the sig
nal for an explosion and undercur-
rent that for time threatened to
play havoc with Browns athletic
system.
Became Idol
A decisive defeat Of Ugh made
the grads wonder if McLaughry
didn't have some merit as coach
When he turned in victory over
Yale, Brown accepted him as hel
own. Adding to these two conquest.
victories over Dartmouth and Hnr
ward made McLaughry the eolleg'
idOl
There is only one hard contcs
ahead for Brown. Il meeting will
Colgate on Thanksgiving. Victor!
in this game will give McLAughry'
eleven a strong claim on the east
ern college championship.
McLaughry is confidence personi
fled, bit is not chcsty. He has
way Of instilling a similar spiri
into his team. Members of thi
years ELEVEN regard it almost as
disgrace to be removed from TIL
lineup. SO they always are givin,
their best.
On successive Saturdays his frs
stringers showed the stuff Of whicl
they are made by playing the entr
game against 10th Yale and Dart
mouth.
( oi6eiight
A sidclight on McLaughry's char
actAt and temperament can be CLEAN
ed from an incident at Princeto
last: year.
Bill Roper announced the Tiger
would use substitutes against Am
her8t. The statement carried tn
idea that Amherst would he sof
picking.
Apparently McLaughry didn't lik
the-idea and he came back with tn
woSl that none of the Amherst reg
uiars would start.
Amherst subs held Princeto
scoteless in the first half. Rope
then rushed his regulars into tn
fray and McLaughry did likewis'
Princeton finally winning 21-0.
Diet No.e-The Brown player
daily drink quart Of milk after tn
regular workout and then rest fo
a half hour. Take it for what it
worth.