The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-01
JIMMY .PHELAN
HAPP|EST COACH
OF PAST SEASON
ION the Spot" in October,
Washington Pilot Goes
to Rose Bowl
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY

New York, Dec. 1.-UP)-High
and low spots Of the humpty-
dumpty football season:
Best Big Team-Minnesota, con-
queror OF Washington, far western
champion, and Nebraska, Big Blk
champion, and loser only TO North
western, Big Ten champion.
Best Little Team-Western Re
serve OF Cleveland, unbeaten in 0
games.
Up-Side-Dow Champions-Notre
Dame which came back to beat
Army and Northwestern after be-
Ing routed by Pitt and beaten by
Navy.
Biggest Upset West Virginia
Wesleyans 20 victory over
Duquesne the week after the Dukes
had toppled Pitt, TO.
Greatest Single Game Comeback
Baylor, trailing by 10 points, scor-
ing 81 points In the final period TO
beat Texas.
Greatest Team Comeback -
Georgia, after losing four straight
games and yielding 1926 points, rail-
lying TO beat Florida, Tulane and
Georgia Tech and tic Fordham.
In the Neck
Biggest Laugh--Fordham's Rose
Bowl buttons. After the Georgia
and N. Y. U. games the Rose Hill
rooters used them for collar but
tons.
Happlest Coach--Jimmy Phelan,
U. Of Washington, who was on the
spot and came through by putting
the Huskies In the Rose Bowl.
Saddest Coach--Vic Hanson, SYRIA
cuse, who opened the season with
brilliant prospects but lost seven In
row after winning the opener.
Biggest Score: - Appalachian,
Boone. N. G., 105, Piedmont, Demon
est, Ga. 0.
Most Important Play In Big Game
Andy Uram's 75 yard run In the
last minute of play which gave Min
nesota TO triumph over Nebraska.
Greatest Travel Feat--Texas A. 81
M. defeating 8. M. u. at Dallas, 90
o. San Francisco on the coast, 49,
IA, and Utah at Salt Lake City, DOT,
In 8 days including a Sightseeing
trip to Hollywood.
Greatest Display OF Power IN Sin
gle Game-Minnesota's $40 rout OF
Iowa.
Biggest Crowd drawer Notre
Dame, which needs only n scll-out
crowd for the Southern California
game Saturday to play to half q
million.
Coolest Team-Stanford which
even caused Coach Tiny Thornhill
TO get q little punchy from their
linpredictable antics.
Greatest 1-Ciame Punting Feat
Howard Quincy, New York u, who
averaged AZ Ia yards on IL kicks
against Fordham. He kicked out
Oh the 2. 8. z and yard lines.
Greatest Single Kick Under Pres
sure--Stevc 10th. Northwestern.
who got Off 75-yard punt from be-
hind his own goal line 10 save the
Ohio State game.
Longest Run--Ace Parker, Dukes
American. who ran o kickoff
back 10S yards against North Caro-
lima.
Dependable
Greatest Passing F'eatg--5ammy
Baugh. Texas Christian. who threw
three touchdown passes In 10 min
utes against Baylor. three In 20
minutes against Texas. two In 10
minutes against Centenary.
Greatest Defensive Exhibition
Fred Vanzo, Northwestern, who
made "a tackles against Minnesota.
Cruclest Boo--Elmer Layden who
walked on the field during the Pitt
Notre Dame game and caused, II 900
fans 10 give him the first hoo OF
his career as q coach or player.
Most Controversial piay--Larry
Kelley's kick" OF fumbled punt
In Yale-Navy game.
Most Rabid Football Town---Min-
neapolis. where 1000 downtown
quarterbacks meet every Monday TO
put Coach Bernie Bicrman through
% ross-examinatlOn.
Funniest 9ight--A little bunny
rabbit daahing 0b yards across the
Nays goal In the first peri0d--a
feat the Army mule couldn't do NIL
day.
Greatest Coaching Fcat--Major
Bob Neyland. vino. after a years
leave, brought Tennessee back 10 q
power IN the south. knocking OF
Duke and tying Alabama with u
squad the southern scribcs termed
"rhe smallest, scrawnlest In TEN
neaaoo'a history"
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