The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-25
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ELLIOTT
METCALF


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Jimmy Phelan h . great come
back guy -.
Frequently In his career the
wolves Of football have been on
him hot and heavy -.
And Just when II appears they
are ready to grab him In their
open and snariing Jaws. he gets
his team Into swing and victory
after victory come his way -.
The Wolves were snarling with
ferocity this season after the
Huslxics had lost four In . row :. (.
They had Phelan all ready for
the hot seat. were just about to
carve him in sections and forever
rid Washington Of his person /.
But once again Phclan went to
work. And from the dark days he
has come ahead with four straight
wins and . new breathing spell !.
The great Oregon victory, which
displayed the 1889 Huskies AZ the
top scoring machine in Jimmy's
10-year service at the school, has
completely knocked the teeth and
snarls from the Wolves
They are mild little kitty kats
without anything to growl about
now, for Washington fans know
today that Jimmy's Huskies are
a formidable team, a colorful, hard
driving outfit =.
Jimmy started his comeback
against stanford this year. Mon
tana followed and then the Cali
fornia Bears went down TO defeat
just before the Oregon victory /. +. !.
Any time any Washington coach
can defeat Stanford and the Bears,
those proud California teams from
the Bay district, he Is sitting fairly
well with Husky fans -.
When he can knock off Oregon,
the Husky link" eleven, well he
IL on the top wave of new ac-
claim. And that's the seat on
which Jimmy Phelan rides today.
although he stil has the Wolves
waiting back in the shadows gun
ming for his hide =.
The Wolves can be beaten back,
but they never quit They walt
their chances and when they
come well, out they 20 again
with their means. Almost all
coaches know that. expect It, but
pray 10 doesn't come their way.
That's the life Of n grid mentor II
he's not constantly successful i.
The outstanding individual on the
grid at Washington yesterday was
Jay GRAPHICAL. the Oregon senior
who gave his last effort for his
school. The Oregon wonder man
was the whole Oregon attack. an
attack that continually threatened
and ended only when the final
gun barked -.
THERE was enough scoring In
= the Oregon Washington grid
game yesterday TO please even Pop
Warner That Md Stackpool
played . near George Wilson
game ON the ground, while Me-
Adams was good enough for any
team In the country. The kids
just too good Pop Warmers
San Jose Skaters made mince meat
Of the hitherto peerless Fresno
State eleven yesterday. showing
that the grand old man still has
much football between his ears.
He's one man In the game who
doesn't have any blank TO NH out
between the ears Paul Becker.
20, Cal Tech gridman, met his
death on Thanksgiving day Ut Los
Angeles. Knocked out, he was 90
badly injured even x-rays could
not Be taken. Al that, there have
besn few deaths on the grid this
season Whoops, Whitman
beats Willamette. Now, folks, that
WAS . surprise. Almost like the
Loggers beating Notre Damc-ai-
most just when Lincoln's
Abes seemed to have almost an
even chance Of beating the rival
Stadium Tigers, the Tigers play
bang-up ball and Lincoln offered
little Jack Norton, Minnesota
scout. looking ct the Huskles
against Oregon. asked: "How
come that Washington team lost
four games ?. -. Rudy. the WASH
ington center. was Mucha In the
game Two more grid sur
prises yesterday. and there were
many: Lewis and Clark. Spokane,
beat Everett, Roy Sandberg's
Cross-State champions. and Kelso
defeated Longview. ITS getting 80
nothing should surprise In foot
hall And what win the de-