The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-01
Southern Cal
Fullback
Joins Quarter
As a Triple
Threat
~ RED GRANGE
The Original Mania ,faties

Justin Mccarthy Barry !. using
the system q play that tire late
Howard Harding Jones mapped
out for TIRE 1871 southern cslifor-
mia campaign.
In spring practice. Howard
Jones used the fulihack ss . triple
threaten ss well as the quarter
back
Jones put in more pass plays as
he had = good left-handed thrower
at fullnaok In Paul Taylor.
Sam Barry was with Jones At
Iowa for three years and with him
at Southern California for Il. Nat
urally. most Of the coaching tech
nique he knows WAS learned from
the old Yale Blue.
Bsrry's chief activity has been
oaekfield finesse and scouting.
As assistant TO Jones In
teaching backs how % execute
plays smoothly. Barry taught
P,voting. feinting 10 pass To
one player and slipping the
hall Ia another. blocking.
quick starting. changing
direction and any number Of
tricks.
Jones liked 10 work with heavy
duty line play. The two made an
excellent coaching combination.
As chief scout. Barry brought
back plays OF the next opponent
and drilled the roofs In them.
Jones not only counted on Barry
TO help set Up a defense, but also
10 tip him off on the kind Of plays
likely 10 work against the oppon-
ents' defense.
BARRY HELPED JONES
CHANGE HIS oFFENsE
In this latter work, Barry was
important in helping Jones draw
up new plays and change his own
offense.
Barry II especially adept 1T de-
veloping ball handlers. His sps-
cialty has been basketball. Foot !
ball was a sideline from az 10 '7e |
at Iowa and from 80 TO 40 at
Southern California.
Barry, a handsome and person
able man Of 40. divided his college
career between Lawrence college |
Of Appleton. Wis, and Wisconsin. /
His only college coach was Mark |
Catlin, a Chicago man who
coached him during the two years
he attended Lawrence college.
where he WAS an end In football
and an sil-round athlete. He did
not take part in athletics at Wis
consin.
After a highly successful one
year term a. head coach OF foot
ball. basketball and baseball at
Madison. wis. high, Barry was
appointed director Of athletics and
head coach OF football, basketball.
baseball and track Ut Knox col
lege Of Galesburg. Ill. This was
before the era that made Knox
famous for It's long string OF
defeats
Bsrrys ability TO turn out high |
grade outfits ct small college |
brought him 10 the attention Of |
Iowa, where was developed the |
long. close and warm friendship /
with Jones
BACkFIELD VERSATILE:
THIS BUNDY BLOCKS
Fullback Paul Taylor il a new
boy at Southern California 49, q
southpaw from San Bsrnardino
Junior college. and, tsaminr with |
Quarterback Bob Robertson, he
helps make UP a versatile back
field. Taylor kicks with his left |
foot. He 10 q rugged runner.
Robsrtson was shiftsd from
night half TO quarter In mid
season last year and turned out
10 be IN excellent carrier and .
good pAsser and punter. He may
develop into All-Ameries material.
Bill Bundy at left half and Bill
Bledsoe at night now complete the
southern California bsekfisld.
Blocker Bundy is Of the tenni,
family. the son Of May sutton and
Tom Bundy and brother Of Doro-
thy May. Biedsoe 10 q grade A
blocker and very fast.
The lin. should be very good TO
begin with, but reserve strength
from tackle 10 tackle does not look