Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-01
LEE FINE QUARTER
ATNORTHWESTERN
Fifth of Family to Shine
on Gridiron-0therS Did
Wei in Far West.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.

~HICAGO, November L.
Hanley of Northwestern is
~ one of the best field gen.
erals the Western Confer
ence has offered its public this
season. But it is small wonder
that young Hanley packs so much
foot ball ability in his meager 1852
pounds. He comes by its nat
urally, for the Hanleys Of Wash
ington are real foot ball family.
Not so famous as the Poes Of
Princeton, or some other clans,
but brilliant in the sectors they
have represented.
Zee is the fifth Hanley to star in
oJllege foot ball, and that's not bad
for a family from up in the big woods
of Washington. The five are sons OF
Hugh Hanley, who moved westward
from the iron ranges OF Minnesota
more than 80 years ago, and they began
chucking foot ball around when still
small children.
Dick, the eldest, now head coach at
Northwestern, and Pat, Purple line
coach, were the first two to make a
dent in collegiate foot ball. They
served their time at washington State
and helped give the Cougers their last
real team until Babe Hollingsbury
sprouted the bunch that so recently
took both California and Southern
California.
Was Great Quarter.
: Dick was captain of the Washington
State team that played in the Rose
Bowl game of 1916. and still rates as
one of the best quarteroacks ever oe.
yeloped in the Northwest. Pat as enc
also was an outstanding performer. and
both Of the boys starred with the Mare
Island Marines during the war.
Myron, the third son OF the tribe,
went to washington in preference 10
washington State, and was nne PACK
and punter, but injuries handicapped
him and he never achieved the full
promise of his high school days. ana
next was Hugh, who Travelled to wash
ington State to play a good game
So with that background there was
little else for Lee Hanley to do but
become q smart gridiron player. he
was fed foot ball from infancy and was
a star for the Lawrence, Kans, Hlgn
school, where he grew up when DICK
was coaching the Haskell Indians. As
a sophomore and Junior at Northwest
ern. HaYlley enjoyed only mediocre sue
cess. But as O senior he has bloSsomeo
rapidly and now is rated one OF the
canniest field generals in the Big Ten.
Develops This Fall.
oddly enough, Hanley is just fair
foot ball player when stationed ~ the
quarterback position. But when call
ing signals and ranging from left half
back he not only handles his team
wen. but is q fast, hard runner. The
yolIng man has Just enough gamoling
instinct to make Northwestern's plays
s,,ccessfuI: is better than fair punter
And An accurate enough pasSer to
handle the assignment when Rentner
Is not doing the throwing. In Han
ley's case there may be something 10
this ..blood-will-tel business.
Old Hugh Hanley, with a lie spent
among the big trees and timber ranges.
once thought foot ball was q waste OF
time. A shindig, in which q fellow
would do better with half DricKnaI
In each hand. But after getting
look at Dick and Pat in action. ne pc
came one of the widest foot ball fans
of the Nation, and now one OF the
first after-game duties Of the sons Is
~ dispatch a message to Washington,
tellin~ the father how the Wndcats
"a Il how young Lee performed.
orthwestern does not win the
Biz Zen title, old Hugh Is likely 70
come down from the mountains ana
shank the three sons, even as ne olo
when Dick used to shy punts through
the old homestead windows.
Copyright 1900