Show SA SANTA NT A CLARA RISES TO FAME AME f Bronco Clan Laughs Last 1 c. c Loo Loop By HAROLD HEROUX International al News Sports Writer i SANTA CLARA Cal Ca Dec i- i gj From outcast to honored guest Th That t in short is the story of th the bucking ucking Broncos of the University Santa Clara It is of probably one of footballs football's greatest stories o of ot 1936 1935 At least it is a dramatic tale o of of from rags to riches riches riches-on on the grid arid iron Lets Let's start at the beginning which was one year ago The opening scene was the Pacific coast cOnfer confer- ence once meeting in San Francisco The con conference fer e n c e chiefs announced announced an an- they would play a round roune robin schedule amongst themselves themselves them them- selves and that as far as the they were concerned the non confer ence schools which schools which La In include e c I Iud u d e d Santa Clara and St. St Marys Mary's among others others could could quit playing Sap Santa fa Clara had played Washinton Washing Washington Washing Washing- ton California and Stanford in 1935 and was hopeful of games against these conference teams again for 1936 No o game can be arranged Sorry but the round robin gives us us to too tough a schedule already said laid California and Washington Terrific Schedule This was a terrific blow to th the Bronco schedule for 1936 It want meant the loss of games with two of th the best teams in the west and the los loss losi of two gate receipts that were needed badly to balance the foot foo football foot ball treasury at the little mission school Stanford being a neighbor of the Broncos in this famous Santa Clara valley wasn't so harsh The Indians promised the Broncos Bronco I a game for 1936 But that meant the Broncos would face only CM one conference team all season The next blow was the surprISe resignation of Maurice Clipper Smith head coach Disgusted with willi the freeze out by the conference schools he left for the east an and became coach at Villanova Lawrence Buck Shaw Smiths Smith's assistant was appointed head coach A lot of fans felt sorry for Shaw They said h he was in a tough spot spot- being coach of an outcast schooL Troubles Pile File Up Troubles began to pile up further Patches Thomas ace halfback in ina In Ina ina a playful mood tossed a bucket water out of a window and on on t ta to toa toa a faculty member Santa Clara which has as high a scholastic ani and d disciplinary record as any school in the nation bounced Thomas ou out of school At many schools a star football player would have been le leoff let off with a reprimand But not nor a aSanta at Santa Clara Thomas didn't re return reo re turn Next Norm Finney star end quit quil school Alumni finally persuaded him to return Then Hollywood studios made madeja grab for Shaw who is known a Uthe v. v the nations nation's handsomest coach Shaw decided to stick to his first love love football The conference announced that Santa Clara couldn't play in iii Pasadena's paSadena's Pasa Pasa- denas dena's Rose Bowl even if it finished f with the best record in the wes west Only a conference team would be chosen it was announced And so 50 it was was Washington Washington once beaten and once tied t |