Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-11-18 | Page 13 | Army Beckons Biff Jones Again; Grid Coaching Career near End

Army Beckons Biff Jones Again Grid Coaching Career Near End NORMAN Okla Okia Nov 18 AP Major AP-Major Major Lawrence Bill Biff Jones barked orders today to his University of Oklahoma football players preparing them for the game which h will will barring barring the unexpected- unexpected end his noted career as a coach The BIffer BlUer who in the past I turned out great teams at West WestPoint WestPoint WestPoint Point and at L Louisiana State learned earned yesterday he 10 has been detailed de- de tailed ailed to the army's army command and general staff school at Fort 5 Lea JK ie V e n W 0 r th Kan Can beginning next September That means fellow fel fel- fel- fel low law officers Interpreted interpreted inter Inter- Ji iI he will not note be e eligible for full- full time coaching after after arter aft art er he ho finishes his p 0 s t g r ad u ate work vork Would he hethe quit the army for the ron Jones rons s- s chance to build up a championship team at Oklahoma Under no circumstances he ho em em- This transfer Is too good a chance to miss He will just have lave time to round out his second year rear as head coach and athletic director at 0 O. U U. Jones Jones' team has not done so yell ell this season With one game let len left to play against Oklahoma A. A M. M it has las won two lost three and tied three Last year his team won von six and lost three for the best percentage percent percent- age record here in ten years The fans had faith In Jones Tones however however however how how- ever and saw a first class squad developing among the freshmen I The athletic council has not been I called to discuss the tho coaching S t lem Informal campus discussion turned to Tom Stidham line coach or R. R H. H Doc Doe Erskine backfield assistant as Jones Jones' successor Jones came here from Louisiana State where wherein where in three years his teams lost only four games while winning 20 and tying five He was a regular of ot the West Vest WestPoint WestPoint Point team three years and captain In his senior year 1917 He re returned returned returned re- re turned to the military academy as assistant coach in 1919 1910 and became head coach for a year four term In 1926 His Army teams won 30 lost eight and tied two