The daily independent., 1937-06-01
ShaU Won 18th Running OF The Indianapolis Motor Race
BY JACK CUDDY

not a SuperStitious man, but just
the same l am taking steps to
prevent this number 13 from being
unlucky for me and our team
Jones most important and re-
volutionary innovation for this
years eleven will be the introduc-
ton of a bit of Ruby tactics on
the offenSe. He is working on
plays woven around double-lateral
passing-with the tossing done by
men on the dead run.
If he finds that his men can
handle the ball properly he may
even attempt some high speed
tripls-laterals. And there is a
chance that some of these lateral
maneuvers may be executed after
completion of forward passes.
Where did the stocky, weather.
beaten. gray-haired mentor pick
up his Ruby ideas? Howard gave
off one of his rare chuckleS, ad-
justed his SpectacleS and explain
ed: Il went over to Santa Ana
Junior College several times AND
watched their Ruby coach, Arthur
Butterworth. working with his
men. I saw Immediately that il
we could apply the high-speed
Rugby laterals to American foot
ball. it would make the game much
more open and at the same time
provide plays that nigh be very
battling to the opposition.
The double and triple laterals
are by no means new to American
| football-but almost invariably
the throwing is done from the
trot or Stand-Still. I never have
seen American players latera
while running full tilt-althougf
1 understand h t Francis
Schmidt of Ohio State has expert
mented with a few plays of that
type"
Jones, who is 81 and who has
been coaching at Syracuse, Yale
Ohio State, Iowa, Duke and U. S
S. for the past 26 years, said he
favored the open game because il
provided more thrilling entertain
ment for the spectators and more
enjoyment for the players.
But the open game is just like
every brand of play" he continu'
ed. you've got to have the right
kind of men to execute your plays
and you must constantly be or
the alert not to sacrifice the
fundamentals of good football fol
something that may act as
boomerang. For example, 1 car
visualize right now the danger II
too much use of high speed later
ais. The. opposing team would
start using a Spread-out defense
messing up our passes and per-
hapS gaining possession Of the
ball. all Of which would be most
unfortunate for u.s."
Incidentally, how did Jones
material for 1887 compare with
that of the past three seasons II
which the TrojanS met with me-
diocre SuCCeSS-Winning only i
out of 80 games? Howard drum
med his thick fingers thought
fully on his desk and said he was
quite optimistic, that he thought
this seasons material compared
favorably with any squad he has
had at U. S. c.
This was optimistic, indeed, be-
cause from 1925 to and including
the 1888 season, Trojan elevenS
were among the best in the coun-
try.
But Jones leavened his optimism
with his word of caution, Il saw
that my material seems very
promising now. But 1 may have a
very different story to tell you in
mid season. If my boys come
through as l expect, we should dc
well. If they don't-well that
number 13 could be mighty un-
| lucky"
He stressed their stiff sche-
dule: College of Pacific, Wash
ington, Ohio State, Oregon, Cali
fornia, Washington State, Stan
ford, Oregon State, Notre Dame
and U. C. L. A.
Its quite an assignment
Tackling Washington and Ohio
State so early in the season. Sure
Washington looks just as strong
as last season, when it won the
conference title. Jimmy Phelan
lost four backfield starters, but
he's still got plenty of strength.
At California, Stub Allison has a
fine backfield and formidable
squad. Stanford will be stronger,
with better kicking and passing,
U. c. L. A, and Washington State
look good, too, and Oregon and
Oregon State certainly won't be
push-overs. 1t looks like hard
fight"
Southern Cal will depend much
on promising sophomores like
ThomaSSin, fine running guard;
Slater, right end; Gaspar, a
tackle, and Fiske, left end. These
youngsters should give the Trojans
a much stronger line. Sophomores
like Andern, Sangster. Shell and
Hoffman likewise are expected to
inject dynamite into the back
field. Jones hopes for a much