Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-25

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(UP)-Out on the Southern
California campus they like
to think Howard Harding
Jones is on the verge of an
other cycle of successful football!
seasons
Hes bounced back with a Rose
Bowl team this year-the second in
q roW--and his most ardent follow
erS already are visioning the re-
turn Of Il golden era like the great
years between 1927 and 1884.
The wolves That were swapping at
Jones heels at the beginning OF tho
1888 season have lost their appetite
entirely because he has piloted the
TrojanS out Of a bleak four year
period into two highly successful
seasons.
Taciturn. non -committal Jones is
back on top again as one of the
nations leading mentors simply be-
cause he believes in himself and the
football system he represents.
Throughout the darkest days of the
decline Jones contended that 9oot
football comes only with good play
erS and the best brand of ball is
played straight with minimum
Of frills He taught no other style
because he believed in no other and
now his faith is bearing fruit again
Before's Troy's gridiron fortunes
began to tumble in the autumn OF.
1884, Jones stood at the pinnacle Of
his career.
His first job was at Syracuse IN
1908. just after he graduated from
Yale with brilliant record at end
on the football squad and pitcher
on the baseball nine. But he left
Syracuse the next year and return
ed to his Alma Mater. There he
coached the immortal Ted Coy and
mates to a national championship,
with a team, like Tennessee this
! year undefeated, united and ln-
scored on
Until 1916 he coached at Yale
and Ohio State, then transferred
| to Iowa He stayed there for seven
years. steering the HaWkeyes to two
! Big Ten titles. He did the last of
his shifting the next year, with a
one-season stand at Duke in 1924,
and came on to Southern California
the following spring.
Here he found his greatest sue
cess. In his first year as head coach
Jones Trojan squad was third in
the coast conference and second
the following season. Then in the
| hat 1907 IJCN
either won or tied for the crown
six times, gained the mythical ma
tional championship three times
and won as many Rose Bowl games.
the Trojans crushed Pitt 47-l4 in
1890, Tulane, 2l-!2 in 1881 and
Pitt again in 1888, $50
Despite the disappointing series Of
seasons from 1884 until the begin
ming of 1888, Jones record at use
is exceptionally good. Since he first
began coaching the TrojanS his
teams have won 1T games, lost on
ly 80 and tied II for 1876 percent
age.
Jones, compared with avearge
coaches, is undemonstrative. He
seldom gives a pep talk or encour-
ages his players other than brief
handShake While not coaching he
usually can be found on golf
course in the company of few
close friends.
Watch Lansdell
LES ANGELES, Dec. 25. CUP)--
Southern California football fans
speculated tonight on whether
Grenny Lansdell, star quarterback,
and Jack Banta, hard driving full
back, would be in top shape for the
Rose Bowl game against Tennessee
Jan. /.
Lansdell has worked out in a
sweat suit for the past two nights
suffering from a mild shoulder
strain" as Coach Howard Jones put
it, Banta also failed to enter the
signal drill with other Trojans,
limping slightly with a bruised
knee.
The U. S. c. squad will workout
tomorrow morning and then vaca-
ton until Tuesday when they will
begin final conditioning. The Vols
are expected to arrive in Pasadena
Sunday.