Evening star., 1932-09-12
WASHINGTON MAN,
SEES TOUGH GOING
Cardinals Spring Practice
TeIIs-Auto Mishaps Hit
Foot Ball Ranks.
BY H. c. BYRD.
OUISIANA STATE UNIVER-


SITY Is expecting better
IL things in foot ball, and
good deal of that expecta-
ton is based on the ability of
Capt. Lawrence Jones, known IA
miliarly here among his many
friends of Central High School
days and others as "Biff," in man
aging and coaching. After years
of success at West Point, Capt.
Jones is at Baton Rouge as pro-
fessor of military science and tao
tics and as director of athletics
and head foot ball coach.
He had charge Of Spring practice
last year and now is directing the
squad in preparation for its opening
game, September "a, with Texas Chris
tian University.
As a matter of fact, though, the
former Army coach Is not as optimistic
about what he may accomplish in his
first year as some of his Louisiana
admirers. In the first place, he goes
into two exceedingly difficult games at
the beginning of the schedule, having
Rice Institute on October /, right after
meeting Texas Christian. These two
Texas schools had exceptionally strong
teams year ago, and Texas Christian
usually Is one of the most difficult In
the Southwest to beat.
NNE of the first things that Capt
~ Jones took up when he went to
Baton Rouge last Spring was the
building of a better stadium and so
well did he succeed that work Is pro-
crossing SO rapidly that it Is expected
the new structure will be ready for the
Tulane game Thanksgiving day. The
Tulane game for Louisiana State is the
personification of all that is greatest
in foot ball rivalries. and two years ago
the then louisiana State coach was
rendered another contract because he
held Tulane to something like a 13-to-7
result.
Louisiana has practically an entire
new coaching staff. Besides Jones, the
most prominent new addition is Bert
IngwerSon, former head coach at Iowa
Ingwerson is to be line coach, and Of
him Bob Zuppke Of Illinois said ''he
Is the best line coach in the country"
An average Louisiana State squad Is
now at practice. That and nothing
more. Capt Jones says that he has q
fair group but nothing like the mate
rial he had at West Point. 1t Is his
belief that the biggest improvement that
he will make this year should take place
in the betterment of training methods
and that this improvement Is likely to
show results in games.
7 IKE Louisiana State, Tulane, its
II great rival. has a new head coach.
but is not facing such great
changes in Its system Of play, training
and general development methods. Ted
Cox. former line coach under Bernie
Bierman. who has gone to Minnesota,
is in charge and probably will develop
his men along the lines used by his
former head coach.
Tulane again is slated to be one of
the strongest teams in the South, and
some people down that way think it
may be the strongest. Anyway, it will
have to be strong to play through its
schedule successfully. On October
it meets Texas A. and M. at New Or
leans, and after that consecutively plays
Georgia, Vanderbilt, Auburn. South
Carolina, Georgia Tech, Kentucky,
Sewanee and Louisiana State. and this
SlOdP Va OlCi CLlOueA
opposition for any coach to ponder over
DUTCH BERGMAN, Catholic Uni
- versity coach. said this morning
that if he had not had Spring
practice last year his squad would not
be in anything like as fortunate posi-
ton as it is. Yesterday was c. US
second day Of practice, and Bergman
says that when he lined up team and
gave out four plays, without even going
through the formality of drawing them
through them Just as II they had dis
continued practice only yesterday. Il
look at the situation right now would
Spring for anything" Is the way Berg
man puts 1t.
Incidentally, Bergman is considerably
concerned over the loss of Ray Howe,
an end on whom he had banked to be
regular. Howe was injured In an
automobile accident Saturday on his
way to the station in New York to take
the train to report back for practice.
He has fractured knee cap and prob
ably will be out for the season.
The only other men missing from his
squad are Charley McVean, who alter
mated last year with Johnny Oliver at
quarterback, and Stafford, one Of the
tackles. Both these are expected today
and by Wednesday Bergman expects TO
have his men gcing through some real
scrimmage.
IT Is rather remarkable to note the
i number of foot ball men who are
not reporting for practice because
Of injuries in automobile accidents.
Georgetown has one in that category,
Catholic University loses a star end.
and player who was expected to hold
down regular place at guard at Mary
land lost his life during the Summer
when an auto he was driving turned
over. Press reports from several places
have told of gridironers who are hors
de combat because automobiles did
something unusual. It is possible, re-
port has 1t, that an automobile injury
NAV keep Groh. one of v. P. Is best
ban,is, out of the game.