| Show Buff Biff Jones Likes Like Phoenix PHOENIX Ariz Dec 23 AP Those AP-Those Those aggressive lad lads the Los Angeles chamber of commerce better watch their s R sT c because Coach Lawrence Biff Jones of the Nebraska C Cor huskers is quite a formidable opponent whether it be chal chalm m marbles Husky hitting hard-hitting Biff Bill Is pretty much sold on an Arizona climate climate cli cli- mate and he says if it be heresy let em make the best of it it Hes He's sure now that therell there'll be beno beno beno no concerted effort on the part of to cut his boys out of the Rose bowl Hence the remark remark remark re re- re- re mark yesterday Ill take this climate any time in preference to one of those muscle muscle-loos muscle loosening fining heat lamps Huskers Ready The comment came from Biff after he had sent his 42 charges through a practice session which would have whittled whittle down the average star to an appeasement appeasement appeasement ap ap- ap- ap basis He says right now they're ready for Stanford It was only their second practice practice practice tice but as Jones said how those boys played havoc with that pig pIg- skin In fact they looked so good to the veteran mentor that he agreed to a trip to Wickenburg 57 miles miles away where a specially arranged arranged arranged ar ar- ar- ar ranged rodeo was in store on one of the dude ranches there Later he disclosed that his boys were in such fine fettle that unless something unforeseen occurs therell there'll be but one practice session session session ses ses- sion a day from now on until Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- when the squad is scheduled scheduled scheduled sched sched- to leave for Los Angeles Jones and the Nebraska boys think they've found something Ponce de about Arizona but if they'll turn back a few pages of history to 1539 they'll find Marcos de Niza Spanish priest explorer was the real dis dis- dis- dis coverer About years later the late Knute Rockne started making transcontinental trips with his Rambling Irish of Notre Dame and went back into the th records to find out how the sixteenth century warriors prepared themselves for combat He finally decided decide that De Niza had a good thing and from then thenon on Notre Dame teams broke the thelong thelong thelong long train ride from South Bend Ind biennially with practice sessions sessions sessions ses ses- at Tucson The Ramblers' Ramblers record against Southern California speaks for itself Since that time famous visiting football teams have been legion Latest addition to the lon long list listis listis listis is Nebraska in Phoenix for 10 days of practice before the Rose bowl game Jones like other mentors was looking for warm weather When he left Lincoln deep snow covered covered covered cov cov- ered the practice field A warm sun and cloudless skies greeted the players as they stepp stepped d from the train here Privacy Is another anether attraction coaches have found in Arizona Nebraska is the first team to train in Phoenix All others have chosen Tu Tucson son where the University University University sity of Arizona stadium and fa facUlties facilities In- In duties are available Irish Come Back Notre Dame first to stop in Arizona Arizona Ari Ari- zona for practice has been the most regular visitor returning in eight other seasons University of af Southern California California Cali Call fornia and Southern Methodist university have stopped in Tucson six times Alabama went to Tucson four times Pittsburgh Illinois and St. St Marys Mary's of San Antonio Tex Texas s twice each Other teams which have trained there are the Chicago Professional Bears Ames Drake Tulane University University University Uni Uni- of California at Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles Georgia Columbia Michigan Michigan Michigan Michi Michi- gan State Auburn Centenary Santa Barbara Cal Ca State Arkansas Baylor and Texas A. A and M. M In 1937 and 1938 Tucson football football football foot foot- ball fans saw almost as much of traveling elevens as they did their own Arizona Wildcats In 1937 the city was host to Alabama Centenary Centenary Centenary Cen Cen- Southern Methodist Santa Barbara and St. St Marys Mary's and in 1938 to Alabama Southern California California California Cali Cali- fornia Arkansas Baylor and Notre Dame Y 9 Y q k rr a 41 N 1 i I 4 RIFF BIFF JONES |
