Evening star., 1936-12-05

DO California. Apparently, in this land
Of sun and orange blossoms the CAM
paign is only warming up.
Notre Dame meets Southern Califor-
mia tn an old-time rivalry today. and,
farther north, Pop Warner sends his
Temple team against St. Mary's. in
San Francisco. A week later on. T. c.
o. will see what singing Sam Baugh
can do against an unbeaten, united
Santa Clara OUTFIT.
And this leads on to the Rose Bowl,
now less than q month away.
Irish" Great in 1880.
THE meeting of Notre Dame and
IL Southern California recalls many
memories. 1t goes back to the first
meetings OF Knute Rockne and Howard
Jones, two Of the countrys greatest.
There was the time when Rock led his
last team into action against Southern
California. I was with Rock that Sat-
urday night in Chicago. after tough
Army game. played in sleet, snow. rain
and mud, in which Marchy Schwartz
ran to the winning touchdown, the
margin being to s.
To my mind, that was Rockne's
greatest team-that 1880 outfit. Be-
fore moving to California, he had lost
Jumping Joe savoldi and Moon
Mullins from his backf1eld. And
eavoldi was close to being the greatest
fullback I ever saw. Rockne was on
his way to meet q great Southern
California team, including such stars
a. Pinckert and Ernie Smith.
Minus Savoldi and Mullins, this Notre
Dame team, using Bucky O'Connor
- the undiscovered spearhead, beat
d. 8. c., ~ to o. Rockne finished
his greatest year with his greatest
team, which is always something
when you move along with Old Man
Charon up the unknown river.
Trojans Come Back.
THEIR was the time, a year later,
- when Jones took his Southern
again, there was one Of the big all
time thrills OF foot ball. Notre Dame
was leading. IA to 0, with the game
won and packed away. 1t was all over
but the final check-up. Then. in the
Anal rush, Southern California scored
Is points in IA minutes.
These Notre Dame-U. S. G. games in
The main have always been full Of
action, color and high-standard foot
ball. This years game should be
one OF the best. Notre Dame has
come along in q rush since the Pitts
burgh debacle, the story of an off
day. Layden's young men have beaten
Ohio State, Army and Northwestern
among others. They ran up 46 points
against Army and Northwestern, which
tells the story Of fast, alert attack.
Southern California also has young
team, which found itself only in
spots. But the possibilities were al
Ways there and they are just about
due to break out in a rash.
Warmers Career Col0rful.
THEN there is Pop Warner, Juggling
- his Temple team to meet st.
MAry's at San Francisco. Pop and
got 10 talking over the old days.
The first time I ever saw Pop was
back In 1896, when he brought his
Georgia team up to play Vanderbilt
tA Nashville. That was only mere
matter Of 20 years ago.
After leaving Georgia Pop came
along to coach some of the greatest
teams In foot ball history. There was
Carlisle, still the most colorful ag-
sregation that ever played foot
ball anywhere-or any time-Jim
Thorpe-Bemus Pierce - Metoxen-
Aidson - Mount Pleasant - Hauser-
Calae-Guyon-on and on-the day
one Of Pops backs had the foot ball
planted under his jersey to run 30
yards for touchdown-then a great
Pittsburgh team, one of the best
then Stanford-now Temple-and
now back again on the Coast.
Greatest Offensive Coach.
"A GREAT thing about Pop He still
looks about the same age-dating
back 10 Or IS years. He has a philoso-
ply We all need.
Il do the best can" he said. "and
let fate and nature take their courses.
I quit worrying about things q long
time ago. That's where age comes
with worry. And most Of it is useless
and wasted"
Warner is the greatest offensive
coach foot ball ever knew. If you don't
think so-ask all the other coaches.
was talking with Bill Hollenback of
Pennsylvania, one of the greatest
hacks and one of the most attractive
and colorful people in the game.
We played Carlisle" he told me
Bill was Pennsylvania captain. I'VE
knew around 1906 or 1907 there was
Q forward pass allowed, but all we
could do was throw the ball end over
snd-any old way. Pop came along
With hts Indians. and they knew how
to throw . spiral-the first one I ever
oaw. That was Pop"
II vas Warner who came in with
The Wingbacks-it was Warner who
kept every rival guessing. Pop is over
% now, but he looks IS or younger.
And he still is one of the great coaches.
He still keeps them guessing when he
gets the material he can use.
Task for Santa Clara.
GO CALIFORNIA will be full OF foot
ball for another month. Don't forget
that Santa Clara game. Santa Clara
stfn is the one unbeaten, united team
IN the upper bracket, and happen to
know that Singing Sam Baugh and
TEXAS Christian are shooting for the
0easons major scalp.
This happens on December IL, and
h should be one Of the most interest,"
ing contests Of the year. At any rate,
Santa Clara might just as we'll get
btsy On . sound pass defense-not
b tip oH Buck Shaw, who knows
what IT'S oil about.
tcs1yfight. 1885, By ths North American
Newspaper Alliance ZncJ