Evening star., 1932-11-05

YANDERBlLI UNlVERSIl Y .
" foot ball team, here today
Y for a game with Maryland
at Griffith Stadium at
2:30 o'clock, is led by coach who
stands out in class by himself
IN many ways. Few men who have
anything whatever to do with foot
ball hold so prominent a posi-
ton as Dan McGugin, who di-
Iects the gridiron destinies OF the
Nashville institution. McGugin is
{ foot ball coach and plenty
besides.
In the first place, McGugin has been
coaching foot ball at Vanderbilt fof
more years than many coaches have
lived. Stagg, at Chicago, is the only
man who exceeds him in length Of
service at the same institution, and Nc
Gugins, like Stages. has been service
well rendered.
ID ESIDES being foot ball coach at
- Vanderbilt. McGugin is director OF
athletics and actually OVERSEES the
making of all schedules and the gen.
eral management of athletics. He has
been the moving spirit of VanderbiltS
athletic forces so long that he and the
school seem one and the same, He has
become so much a part OF Vanderbilt
that it is doubtful if one could get
along without the other. Certainly,
neither would be the same without the
other.
Besides his duties at Vanderbilt. Dan
has been a member of the State Senate
of Tennessee and for years has been
practicing law and has represented
some of the big corporations of that
section His work in this connection
often brings him to Washington, al
though he drops in and out OF the
Capital many times during the year as
unostentatiously as if he were running
in for a little visit with friends.
Dan denies emphatically that he is
a lobbyist. but Goes admit that many
times on his frequent visits to WASH
ngton when Congress is in session
he holds himself in readiness to glve
valuable information to such members
of Congress as may desire to consult
him about matters that may from time
to time come up in connection with
power companies.
DAN McGUG1N'S foot ball teams
- have played in the North at Yale,
at Navy: in the West at Michigan,
at Minnesota and throughout the en-
tire South. Michigan visited Nashville
to dedicate the new stadium Vanderblit
constructed a few years ago. F1eldlng
Yost and McGugin have been lifelong
friends. and McGugin was memDer OF
the point minute teams that !oSt
coached at Michigan in the early days
of foot ball in the West.
Not only is Dan McGugln man OF
attainments in the legal profession, IN
directing athletics, in coaching foot oal'
but he is gentleman and tour squere.
Generous and likable, McGugln has not
an enemy in the world. He is one OF the
best liked of all men associated with
foot ball. and there is not memoer OF
his profession who would not go long
way to turr a trick to favor him.
McGugin is one of those rare men VINO
makes a place for himself without tear
ing down what others have built. and
wfo makes friends for himself IN SO
doing. He is the kind OF a chap one
likes to tell others is his friend, ana
perhaps no higher compliment than
that could be paid.
VANDERBILT came here yesterday
v and after a sightseeing trip to
Mount Vernon, Arlington and other
places took a brief workout. The squad
is husky and is the best looking outtt
that has been here this year. and With
out much doubt the strongest.
The squad was headed by Dixie ROD
erts. Henderson. I,eyendecker. Gracey'
Fortune and other stars who have kept
the Commodores' slate clean so far TINS
wear. and who have hopes to keep II
clean for the remainder Of the sched-
ule. Vanderbilt, after meeting Mary
land today, has two more games
Tennessee next week and Alabama on
Thanksgiving day.
Wake Forests husky outfit also IS
here for its game with CATHOLIC Uni
yersitv. The BrooklanderS ordinarily
would figure they could get away win
the North Carolinians without much
difficulty if it were not that they can
not present their strongest lineup. With
out McVean the only good punter they
have. and Fraatz at end the Brook
landers undoubtedly are handicapped
American University and Gallaudet
play at American University. The
chances seem good for an American
University victory although it is by
no means certain. The contest should
be spirited and we'll played.