Evening star., 1954-05-06

arrived his CUSTOM in taxcab accompanied by
half the team.
TS this your entire squad?" Holman inquired counting
players.
"of not" replied with dignity "there1l be
few more along in a minute"
zUBE USED TAx1CABs until the school purchased an
body oneton Ford truck such hucksters generally
to transport the squad And to the unhappy cab
who tried to collect extra fares for the players the husky
coach somehow managed to cram inside.
"Whaddya extra fares?" zube would below expand
ing his massive chest. "These just kids"
st. Johns, unlike Gonzaga, where stars like Johnny
Bozk and Matt Twomey held FORTH had few good football
players but not enough to cope with the larger squads OF
its rivals zube had coached Gonzga before transferring to
ST. Johns and instrumental in persuadng the two rivals
to their intense sports rivalry.
Not all of the st. Johns players to mind,
but among them Vernon Briggs good tackle Ardle
Oanlon Larry and John Auth and Paul Tangora, all line
Among the backs the late Kenny Yeatman whom
remember making OF the neatest flying tackles we've
Bill Harding Joe Hudson and Joe Lucas Tangora
went to win All-Amercan honors guard at North
western in 1885 after he starred in upsetng Nore Dame
but the rest of us were far below that cut.
We had fun, but played hearts out for Zube,
particularly when scrmmaged against George Washington
then coached by Maude" Cru, and Catholic University,
under Jack McAulie Center Nike Dursos at GU
ended before started the year Of boys stepped and
cut his hand so badly Mike had to retire
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ZUBE HAD WAY of getting the most out of u.s. gener
ally by pat the back and the that
strictly the best he'd The first time met
at preschool workout the gym, where Bill Harding
introduced us.
tells me you're center" zube said inquisitivey
eyes, sir" replied respectfully because Zube the
biggest man we'd ever up to that time.
Then you're my CENTER" he decided
We too for three days until Tony Auth reported
Auth 10 pounds heavier and 20 times better, although
Zube never let us know it,
you've got potaoes-get starch in you"
he said after particularly brusng scrimmage Then they
won't be able to shove you around"
Nothing seemed to faze Zube In Scrimmage after
the center looked back strangers green
uniforms s Johns coors scarlet and gay in the back
field It developed that regulars couldn't make
practice and zube had called in acquantances from ST.
Stephens A. c. to fill the gap.
THE RIDE TO AND FROM practice always was a froc
We did most of training pushing the truck the
teenth street h but joyous toll with directing
operations from his co-pilot's seat.
zube delivered stern lectures the earyto-bed
smoking" themes which cheerfuy dis
regarded 1t must have been Joe Lucas who acetous asked
concentrating rush-hour trafic-for light
return trip.
Give them back to me, they're all I have" he said
unthinkingly handing match.
Before the boys discovered that Zub was worse
than his bite, all of had alarming experiences
baseball for example Johnny schage picked of third
In the last inning of close game went the fence
walked home rather than face zubes wrath.
zUBE NEVER PRETENDED to be etter-perfect He and
Pauy Byrne teammate at Georgetown argued endessy
play which Byrne took the ball reverse and
ran IS yards for touchdown against Holy Cross.
"1t called back and got 15yard penalty because
zube holding" Paully recalls But Zube always
tended it somebody else.
Zube had phrase, hackneyed but true as life that
he lived by and repeated and again
never quits and a gutter wins"
Sometimes when things little dark and the burden
heav we md ourselves remembering Zube repeating that
phrase and it to help impossible
to the old school and the brothers
knowledge into without kindly thought Zube
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