Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-13
ATCHISON'S
A NGLE
BY LEWIS r. ATcHiSON
Buff Has Been Around
COLUMBIA ALUMNI WHO ST,

COLUMBIA ALUMNI WHO showed up last night to meet
Buff Donei their alma matters football COACH must
have liked what they and heard The stocky grazing
who'll teach the Lions their football sea-
and probably for years come apprentice the
tn blockand-ackle business. He's confident expert
enced enough to- keep both feet the ground
mouth.
When the question of spring practice up for
ample Buff said he'd miss it this year. not being familiar
with the squad he inherited retiring Little After
that everything will be equal Moreover Buff doesn't think
boy should be denied opportunity participate spring
sports if he desires.
II think proved that by having good quarterbacks at
Boston University who major league baseball
players" he said
He referred Harry Aegans souhpaw quarterback
who making good in big way first base with the
Boston Red Sox when death interviewed Ironically the other
Catchel Tom Gastal of the Baltimore Orioles who
drowned when his plane crashed in Chesapeake Bay Buff
thought highly of both but could have talked all night
Aggans
In opinion he the perfect football player the
perfect boy Buff said Kind thoughtful of Others always
striving to improve always in condition He needed rules
Just can't say too much about him.
Bluffs PROBLEMS AT COLUMBIA next season will in
cude the very personal of coaching his son. Dick
reserve sophomore halfback last Young Done
rolled at Columbia to get from Pop Boston University
He wanted fair shake but no favors Pop said that's what
he'll get under the regime Whatever the boy he
get, nothing more, nothing less
Buff had similar problem at Duquesne when he was
backfeld coach and brother AL dentist the
squad Little Clipper" Smith, the head coach, made good
use of AIS running when he sophomore and was
accused of favong him of Buff When Buff succeeded
to the No. job in AIS senior his brother played less
frequently and Buff criticized for not making full Of
good back
1t while Duquesne if you recall that Buff took on
the wob OF coaching the Pittsburgh Steeers pro
petition while handling the rising Dukes Did pretty good
both
games lost four and tied under Buff going undeeaed
in 39 and Al And the 80 campaign marred only 1910
tie with Detroit in the finale included 213 victory
Pitt.
1t was in Al, when Bert Bell commissioner Of the
NIL was coowner Of the seelers with Art Rooney
coach of the club that Rooney persuaded
Buff to take the pros along with the colegans Done
coached the steeers in the morning and Duquene in the
afternoon
IT WAS ROUGH ASSIGNMENT, Donelli recalled He
rarely home Duquene played every Friday night
Saturday and the steelers played Sundays But Buff
made of it, and had decided to cast his lot with pros
the following year when Elmer Layden then commissioner OF
the league stepped in and knocked the picture out Of the
focus
we had an agreement Rooney and l." Buff said that
the Steeers showed improvement I'd stay with the
team. took after they'd lost their first three
games and while continued to lose the team looked
respectable and was beginning to shape signed three
year contract to start with 1912 and everything all
set Then Layden made his ruling"
1t seems that Doneli and Rooney agreed that If Pitts
burgh in the title Buff would stay with the
all the way II the oundered but Duquesne had good
Buff would make the long trips with the coegians
Well the Dukes went undeeaed when the trip Cali
forna for with st Marys up Layden the
utmatum that Donel had to stick with the pros or give
them up altogether. Buff went California and guided
Duquesne to a 30 victory st. Marys.
1t might have been for the best When Columbia retired
Little last December after 27 years Morningside Heights
also retired the track fencing and swimming coaches Titles
tenure had been brefer than the other three.
Buff believes winner is the best tonic for perking up
alumni getting the old grads back the campus
while and attracting good athletes also thinks Ivy
League code is workable and that boy to college p
mariy for education He could outlast Little