| Show I. I I 1 D hI PRANK FRANK K BAKER BAKER- f FORT PORT COLLINS COLONS Sept 1 16 Along G Along with his distinction ik lion tion tion of beginning his fifth year as coach of Cola Cob tj radio State H Harry rry Hughes is the only c coach ach in m the Rocky I Mountain conference to hold two victories over oyer Ut Utah h under unit un un- un- un it- it der Ike Ikc Armstrongs Armstrong's regime v Colorado State beat Utah 13 0 in n 1927 After that Utah V went through 35 conference ga games es without defeat before the thelong long string of triumphs triumphs' was snapped in 1933 by y Denver 13 The Utes Utes' were were twice tied during that profitable year six-year era first O 0 by Utah in the final game of the 1927 campaign cam- cam and next 0 O by B B. B Y U. U in 1928 1 Colorado university finally downed the thc Utes last year but hut butt t it was Coach Navy Bill ll Saunders' Saunders first and last victory over an Armstrong coached clan because h he resigned resign d his is post sh shortly r ly after fter C. C U U. ga gained ne a share In the conference pennant When n the beat the Utes 6 14 here ji a week after C. C U U. won its t v game from Utah Utan Harry flarry recorded his unequaled record of two t Wi wins s over ver one of of- Ike's of-Ike's Ikes Ike's clubs When Hughes Hughe first came to o Colorado a in 1911 i- i t the e campus boasted only onh six buildings buildings and the enrollment enrollment l was only N Now w the he student body is well over 1700 about aboul I 1 f moie more re than it was last year car Now in his rweI fifth y fi th year ear Harry I is as enthusiastic enthusiastic and imaginative a as aa a yo youngster Although his cautious cau cau- ci announcements before important games has won him credit for being a gloomy individual I have foun found him q quite tc honest in iI appraisals of f his teams f A Ay year ar ago go w when cn I I. visited him hith on a swing swi g about the conference confer nce he told tod me hi his team was teat at least as strong as the 1933 i club clubA i A And fd he added I tel believe ye it will be beh h enough bett betterS better r. r f for or us to ma make a real title b bid By ty tying g gr r f or the c crown own his nis team justified every bit p of his forecast V For Foi his own recreation Harry At one time he had a ayen ayen iy yen n to ride ide i a bicycle i in one of f the six-day six races which were so popular wn when n he was a youngster I I f The story is legend around Fort Collins that he pe m made de s a a. a round trip between here and Loveland 14 miles each way nearly l' l eve every day one year in ill preparation for a Fourth of July ly J ly road roadS S r race ce At M any ny rate he tr trained in Ci diligently only to have th the race rained out when the Fourth rolled around t iS This eyed blue soi son ion oT f C Oklahoma also helped make malea a a. a L touchdown one day in the middle of a river That vas That was i hi m his I collegiate days at Okla Oklahoma oma univ university I It was Y s 1906 an n era eraIn erain in football l when a te team ni could kick off and nd be c credited with vi h a touchdown J. J if U it could recover the ball alL an anywhere behind the 7 goal line E End d zones were not established The kickel on H Harrys HaEs s 's te team ig Swede with t. t on m was a a. a Jig big a k p powerful leg g. g The ball sailed over the goal line and nd bounced far fai beyond b yond final finally rolli rolling g into the C river Harry arry r t and a teammate gave gaye chase undaunted by the water and were waist wais deep in the river when n the they recovered the ball ball ball- t for a touchdown Y Yes acknowledges the t r s Harry es yarn i o l f r M q 6 1 I Even during Harrys Harry's iss senior year ear at Oklahoma fua a U U. 1 1907 07 he heS S coached Norman Norman high high school to a state championship He Hel f 61 l- l te lowed th that with three more y years ar of co coaching caching i ching before re co coming ing to tor r Colorado Stafe in 1911 J H His s greatest l rill i pre ent work camei n 1912 when the t e Aggi s b beat at C C. C U U. Os 21 f 0 for or the f first st win wip win in in history over th the thet t tate university His second biggest thrill came came in 1914 when the tji Aggi s upset the dope and beat Colorado college to gain the ther r conf conference title S SS 1 S j Harry has as surrounded und d himself with an an interesting ting t Staff taff of assis assistants ants a number of them hem being p professors in ini i i. i the college ge who Yh work only p part rt time in the athletic de- de rt rit One n of the most in interesting interesting- e esting of oi these individuals Ul is IS Professor Andr Andrew Vl Clark j I Clark w was s a freshman pitcher for C C. U. U before before- the theS S war Vr war broke out After the war he saw service in the e 1 league ea ue and d tipa finally y fo found nd h his s way ay to Colorado State aa mathematics as-a-mathematics a instructor V j 1 V The languished in the ba baseball nIl cell cellar r until H Harry ry recruited Clark He guided the team into second place last lastS i pring coming within game a-game of if f tying for title y 4 met Ci Cl U Uin i two games gaines at the H se of the sear sea- sea r I i son on They hc need needed d' d hof 1 o tie i fo for the Clark ark left th the fa fans s sI fy I b ga gasping ping when he be put ut Snip a catcher catch r who had hadL hadl l L' L never er pitched in his life O on l the mound allowed v o only ly four hits winning the first game but the regular Ag- Ag j Rc mound ace lost the second game to keep the from s. s L sh sharing ring t the c title 51 5 r t H- H 1 i Through Through- hi his o on n co onta ts plus the the activities activities' of all the themen men S-le S b has s' s coached Harr Harrys s- s si i h has s spread pread to th the four corners f state S T J l Counting g assist assistant nt stat least 75 Aggie Aggi graduates graduates- poached coached by Harry of course course- Tare courses re coaching in Colorado alone San iTie e San L Luis is Valley galley High High- S School hool 1 league boasts five Aggie S of s six The N Northern league likewise embraces embraces- five Aggie's orz r. r gg es o out t of a Dan Dan Beattie heading the list iV by l 1 his work at Fort Collins j- j r bOj's in t the e field apparently forgetting arent aren't arent forgetting their mait te Th fresl inan squad d here this year runs a few over f r f fra a hun it and arid eyen cn after admitting ing the nondescript pt caliber of f J. J S- S j great reat share qa e of t thern e ther the ought t tp b be some future stars inthe in the I ng wJ who ll Jl p Color Colorado o State a dangerous grid grid- e Ss iron n foe V |
