The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-10-20
Veteran Mentor Of Southern
California Shows No 9th
er Emotion
By ERSKINE JOHNSON

Los Angeles. Oct. 10. - Bedlam
reigns as 10000 fans cheer the start
of the University Of Southern Cali
fornia-St. Mary's football classic.
The Trojans. undefeated in %
starts, hope slip Madigan's husky
Gaels will be just another stepping
stone to their third consecutive ma
tional title. slip and his crew are
out to knock over the champions if
! they can.
Down at the bottom Of Olympic
stadium OH the Trojan bench near
the 4O-yard line, Coach Howard Jones
leans forward. His brown fedora is
glazed back. revealing CRAVING hair,
muscles ripple across the jaws of his
tanned face. A half smoked cigaret
hangs listlessly, precariously from the
side Of his mouth. He might be a
gambler, awaiting the turn of card.
instead of the nations Emperor
Jones" of football.
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He soon discovers that the Gaels
are plenty tough. They stop numer-
Gus highly touted Trojan power plays.
The ''headman" grows nervous as
Madigan's boys make first down in
two line plunges. He lights cigaret
from a lighter which he fails to re-
turn to the owner, and jerks violently
&C his hat as a St. Marys reverse
gains six yards.
did you see that?" he asks the re-
;erve quarterback seated near him.
A team doctor asks him a question:
but he doesn't hear until the physi-
clan pokes him in the side not once
but twice.
Troy has the ball again. A faxed
Literal and the ball is on the Gael
five-yard line and first down..
II thought that would work. Jones
thinks out loud. He jerks at his hat
and crosses his legs. Two more plays
and the ball is over. Jones, outward
~ unmoved, holds an unlighted Gig
aret in his hand as the conversation
IS made.
Gotta match?" he askes an assist
ant. He sits down and forgets to re-
turn the matches.
The tide of battle turns. St. Mary's
has the ball on the Trojan 48 after
marching from the IS. Jones nery-
cusly lights another cigaret, again
asking for and failing to return box
of matches.
He walks up and down III front of
1.-The bench with his hands on hips.
One can see he's playing the game
With his team. He sits down.
A st. Mary's man throws q long
pass. Jones leaps to his feet. The
i!rs.ss Is good for Al yards and q touch
iown. The Saints convert. The score
IS tied. Jones sits down. pulls his hat
A little lower, but retains a poker
face. And he doesn't say word. A
little later three substitutions for
Troy are ready to be sent in the
game.
"You know what you're supposed to
do" he says.
| In three plays, s. G. makes Is yards
On the next play Jones is watching
another part Of the line.
who broke through that time?' he
asks an aide.
The GaelS tighten up and Troy has
third down and eight to 60.
| What would you do now?" he asks
his reserve quarterbacks. jerking his
hat around and tossing away a Gig
aret with q neat flip which would
make any pool room shark enyious.
Before the players can answer, It's
first down. Ten plays later the ball
is over, Troy gaining 70 yards In 10
yards. The kick for goal is good.
Again jones is unnaoved, but the ten
sion. previously written all over his
face, Is gone.
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Eventually. after the Gaels unleasl,
q desperate passing attack in the
fourth quarter which has Jones jerk
ing 1t his hat again and pacing up
and down, the final gun barks. The
I,rrojans win by seven points.
Jones arises from the bench, his left
coet pocket bullying with match boxes
and lighters. absentmindedly unre-
turned during the heat Of the game
it'll Hunter. his chief assistant, con-
l9ratulates him on his 25th straight
Victory.
Thanks, thanks very much,' he
says. Have you gotta match?'