Evening star., 1954-12-15

know where Morabito will find who up
The Redskins boss summed up what must be unanimous
feeling excluding Morabo concerning Shaw in the National
Football League Buck backslapping glad-hander
You didn't him in group of around the bar
at league meetings But writer's automatically sought him out
and found him to talk to- Buck always had quiet SMILE
friendly but retiring way
MoRABITO DECIDED TO FIRE Shaw he told the press
thought the should have better its
last three The Forty Miners haven't division
they into the National Football League five
after the Conference expired That's tough
of but the Redskins haven't in nine years the
Bearn eight Green Bay in TO- For that matter Art Rooney
title with his Pittsburgh Seelers although
they've been in the league ever since 1888.
Losing usually suffer at the gate but the Forty
usually have been in the and have drawn we'll at
and the The 1886 who last Saturdays
wndup with the Baltimore Colts seasons smallest
turnout at home and the road the Forty Miners
sel-out attraction in Pittsburgh and helped draw record
crowd of 58,431 in Detroit.
It's hard to believe Morabito hurting financially
the Redskins have than made ends meet with OF the
poorest their history attendance of
slightly than 10000 at home Maybe the Forty Miners
need new head man more than new head coach
THE SAGA OF BUCK SHAW is one of the interest
ing chapters in American football farm boy from Stuart
Iowa. Shaw went to Creighton University
fall 1918 played football there However he wasn't
at all outstanding until he transferred to Notre Dame and
developed into rough hitting neman under Knute
Rockne Buck senior when the Four Horsemen
freshmen. Weighing 1875 pounds he played tackle
and doubled the team that included the
immortal George Gpp Hunk and Eddie Anderson, Johnny
Mohardt Harry Mehre Clipper Smith and other heroes of
that by-gone
shaws success at reflects coaching genius
Rockne who had the gift of fitting the right players into
the right inches Rocknes ability off Buck
for Shaw had eperamental players to deal with dur
ing his nine with the FortyNners II he had
falling reluctance tell boy he wasn't good enough
to play pro football. @ a..S 49, IS
One of Bucks Notre Dame classmates was John Cava-
naugh later to become and president of the univer
sy When Elmer Layden left head coach in 1941 the
story that Buck offered the Nore Dame job and
turned down. paving the for Frank Leahy One story
is that he thought the too great but also
rumored that Shaw having had taste Of South Bend
society resident nearby Miles, Mich didn't like it and
refused to live there
NO ONE DOUBTED THAT Buck could have handled the
then student in the class of 1884, Shaw took the Broncos
the Bowl twice scoring upset victories Louisiana
State in 1887 49, When Santa Clara suspended football
and Morabo began formulating plans for organizing the
Forty Miners Buck under contract That in 1914
two years before the San Francisco got under
Shaws with the Forty Miners commendable to
say the leas victories against 80 defeats and four ties
of the coaches who had any against Paul
Browns Cleveland Among his proteges at Santa
Clara who graduated the Lee Aroe Neo Faa
sch Allyn Bea Frank Cope Johnny schiech Dick Bas and
Phil Dougherty, all far above the average. . Fl
There have been reports that Eddie Erdeatz of Navy who
assistant coach under Shaw, will be offered the job
hasn't been made already But Eddie there's
Sugar Bowl at the moment There are other that
Strader of Shaws and scouts, will get
the job
Whoever does get it will step spot We
have to along with Marshall when he Morabto
won't another COACH not of shaws caber
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