The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-15
Rx JACK 0uENTHER

United Press Stan COFreSpOmuemtl
 New York, Oct. 15-(uP)--Far from the crowded crossroads where press agents drums throh loud and long, tolls many 8 coach who rarely rises to national fame for the simple reason that every season he must spot his richer rivals everything but brains and sweat. Out of this group from che far northwest, the United Press selects as footballs coach of the week--Lon Stiner, the giant killer of Oregon State.
 For the last five years Oregon State squads have been Ilndisputed masters of their back country baili- wick. For the last three seasons they have finished not lower than third in one of the toughest leagues In college football-the Pacific Coast Conference. Yet only twice since he became q head coach eight years ago has Lon Stiner's name reached the headlines.
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 The first time was in October. le3S, the year he succeeded Paul schissler. On that occasion South ern California varsity which had swept through % consecutive oppo- nents came to Portland as 6--1 fla vorites. The Trojans went home with . scoreless tie, their string broken by II Oregon State men who played 60 minutes without e Substi- tution.
 The second time was last satur- day when another team boosting a giittering chain of tri,Mnphs headed north. This team was Stanford, un- defeated Rose Bowl champions of 1o4O and odds-on choice to head the Pacific Conference again. This time the Beavers weren't content with a tie. They blanked the Indians, l0-0, and dominated the game through out.
 Today Lon Stiner's Oregon State team Is tied for the Pacific Confer. ence lead. They lost to USC In the final minute, then they whipped Washington. Now that Stanford has been passed, their highest hurdles are behind them and on the basis of the schedule they hold just as good e chance, if not 6 better one, than anyone else to finally capture the bid to the Rose Bowl.
 Oregon State Is one of the only two teams in the conference which never has stor1ned the walls at Pas adena. Under Schissler the Beavers had defeated only three major op- ponents in five years. Stiner, now at 3S powerful fellow who weighs 2S0 pounds, has done better, much better. In eight seasons he has lost only 20 of 02 games.
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 Year after year he has the small est squads in the conference. He gets few players and must make them go long way. They receive more individual attention than most men. Stiner and his assistants, Jim Dixon and Hal Moe, both OSC grad uates, work hard and long on fun damentals. Few squads block and tackle better than the Beavers. Stiner usually develops a fine first team, but too often he is forced to watch 1t bend before superior man. power because he lacks reserves.
 Stiner's rise was not sensational. He explained the Hastings, Neb.. high school team wtice, matriculated at Lombard college in Galesburg. H., and after two years transferred to Nebraska where he explained the Huskers and received many votes for All-America. When Schissler, who coached Etiner at Lombard. moved to Corvallis, stiner followed as an assistant. He remained in that position until he moved upstairs in 1888.
 Today. stiner won't listen to Rose Bowl talk-not even from his 13 and seven year old children. He empha- sizes that this is only the fourth week of the season and the teams are 50 evenly matched that he can't afford even one mistake. Instead of discussing lofty prospects, he cele- brated his victory by going fishing and shooting a round of golf-which incidentally, he plays in the low eos.
 Stiner's only spectacular contribu- ton to football hes been the "pyra- mid" play. He used this in whipping Fordham, e-o, in 1888. It consisted Of the Oregon State tackles meeting an attempted conversion by throw ing their six feet, siv inch center. Clyde pevine, at the opposing place