New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-09
CADETS GET READY
FOR NOTRE dame
"Bin' Jones Driving Squad for
important Game Tomorrow

West Point, n. Y, Nov. s.-R-
On a duh grey afternoon with the
sombre but stately buildings OF the
United States military academy
seeming to frown on the whole pro-
ceedings IS young men were In
most undignified position.
They were flat on their backs with
their legs waving in the air as a
massive figure In sweat shirt stood
amongst ther~ and showed no dis
position to be reasonable.
The leg waving figures were
Cadets getting ready to play Notre
Dame an important football game
tomorrow afternoon and the only
man on the premises on his feet was
"Biff" Jones, the head coach. who
for the moment had forgotten every
word in the English language except
more"
"Biff." who to the army is Cap
tain Lawrence NJ. Jones. and appro-
priately enough belongs to the pow
erful ISIS. field artillery. never sends
his football players into practice
without their quota of calisthenics.
The warming up prepares them for
the strenuous work to follow. The
Army footballers have to go at a
fast and furious pace when they get
under way, for they do not have
much time for practice. BY using
III ;~I, do in q
two hours three times week but the
rest of the time classes permit only
about an hour, too short time for
any real work. This gives the coaches
a chance to practice oratory.
The practice yesterday afternoon
was the last the Cadets will have at
home before going to New York this
afternoon. so there was more zest
than usual in the leg waving, body
twisting and other drills Of Coach
Jones.
Army has no idea that Notre
Dame will be push over "Biff"
was asked for an expression.
"Rockne's still coach, isn't he?"
Well Rock may have a poor team
part of the time but he won't have
one all the time. saw Notre
Dame play Penn State and it looked
like good team to me. The re-
turn of Collins popped up the whole
crowd and We have no idea up here
that we can go down to the Yankee
Stadium and do as We please.
IF my information is correct
Notre Danes limit of losses since
Rockne has been there has been
two to season and this years team
has used up that quota. Notre Dame
also has a rule against losing two
games in two years to the same
team and you know we beat them
last year. so that will be in opera
ton against us. No, We are not
looking for dull afternoon.
"Our players are in good shape.
Nothing to worry about there and
+ know we have good team.
know also that we will need it.
I'VE have some good kickers,
Murrell and eagle are above the
average. but it is quite possible that
neither will be the best punter on
the field Saturday afternoon"
The coach was asked if he has
found the Army's terrifically hard
schedule working well in operation.
His answer was yes and no.
ut keeps the team in shape any
way" he suggested, "of course it's
tough to have to play two hard
games on successive Saturdays" he
added. but, it probably will work
out all right"
The Army coach is not so pessi-
mistic as many coaches. At times
in unguarded moments he is almost
optimistic.
The Army football squad is di-
vided into two groups IA the var
sity and "B" thn second string men.
Players are promoted as they show
merit. Bert Muse, the highest rank
ing cadet officer in the football
squad, is the latest to advance.
Muse. who is a cadet captain. was n
first sergeant in the regular army
and won an appointment to the
academy after service in Haw ii. He
is IA tackle and stands bit over
q feet, one inHh.
Another promotion outside the
football field has fallen TO Bud
Sprague. tackle and captain of the
ed from sergeant to cadet lieuten-