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Show Bible Gives Texas Rosy Grid Picture By FELIX McKVIGHT AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. WV Gridiron Grid-iron stock is booming at the University Uni-versity of Texas aa bald, pipe-puffing Dana Xenophon Bible is return" lng home to plague the Southwest oonference with his football lore again. - The Lenfhorns flnhhrd the last two yean . In the conference cellar cel-lar and Bible, whoea excitement and profanity Is limited te sitting eelmly on the bench, tapping kirn feet and saying, 'For goodnees sake, has a big Job cut out for him. Texas needed a coach a coach like the late Knute Rockne and "Pop" Warner, someone who can rocket the Longhorns into the national na-tional picture. Dana did It for Nebraska and fans think he'll do it Lang Contract Now he is under a 10-year contract con-tract at a reported $15,000 a year to lead Texas out of the football wilderness. wil-derness. His salary over the long term probably equals anything in football. foot-ball. University regent came In for scattered criticism when they agreed to a sum that topped the president's salary by $7000. They offered him a five-year contract, but he held out for 10 and got it. A "health clause" makes the contract con-tract binding on the university only so long ss Bible retains his health. At 45, Bible is In the pink. Add to that a bonus of 16000 that alumni contributed to make up for aa Investment Bible had made la a home a Lincoln, Neb, . and yen get the general Idea that the University of Texaa wanted him, Scholarly, professional, gentlemanly, gentle-manly, Bible also has an all-time coaching record of 147 games won, ' 42 lost and 16 tied over a period of 24 years that makes Longhorn followers believe they have found their moleskin Moses. Won Five Titles He guided Texas A. and M. to five Southwest conference titles in 10 season and followed up with six flags In eight campaigns at Nebraska in the Big Six circuit. In 192S Southern Methodist went to College Station and held a 7-0 half-time lead. "Listen, you Farmers," warned Bible between halves. "If you don't go back out there and beat those Methodists, don't come back In this doorway. "Just climb over the fence and go on home." Final score. Southern Methodist 10, Texas Aggies Ag-gies 0 and the "Fightin1 Farmers" crawled over the back fence to a man and went on to their rooms. Great Speaker Matty Bell, coach of the lose Rose Bowl Southern Methodlat. took hi Texas Christian Horned Frog to College Station la 1926. At the half the Christiana filed behind the stadium with a 10-8 lead. "I let up for a few second In my talk to the boys," said Bell, "and suddenly, from down at the other end of the stadium, we could hear Bible's booming voice. I didn't say any more. We just sat there and listened to 'DX.' It was a great talk! And you know those Aggies came back and tied us. 13-13?" Now, Bible, the former president of the National Football Coaches' association, member of the rule committee 13 years and a ooach of the West team in the annual Eat-Weat Eat-Weat game, la coming back "home" back to a section that has rounded round-ed into one of the nation's hottest hot-test football spots since his departure. |