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Bird Coach Wal FYIIback Under Enright Filled Hole In Left By Graduation Of Rex Enright began his football ca reer at Notre Dame in 1922, to gether with Knute Rockne's enibry onic "Four Horsemen". In '22 and '23 he was reserve fullback dividing honors with Elmer Layden and the famous set of backs who were to lead the Irish to a national championship. Due to injuries, Enright was laid out for the entire 1924 season- when the "Four Horsemen" paced the Rockne eleven through ten victories-atnd no defeats. Graduation broke up the stellar quartet, and Rockne found himself without the services of a tirst string fullback. Enright stepped in to the breach in 1925. Passing, bucking, and kicking his way through a long. hard schedule that included Minnesota, Northwes tern, Georgia Tech, Carnegie Tech, Army, Penn. State, and Nebraska, Enright gained All-Western recog nition. With Enright on that myth ical teamu were Red Grange of Illi nois, Benny Friedman of Michigan, and Harnion Doyle of Wisconsin. Against Carnegie Tech. Enright hit the middle of the line 28 times for a total of 125 yards-and two touch downs. Northwestern was another field day for the boy from Rockford, 111. ie carried the ball eight times in fourteen consecutive plays to net the Blue and Gold two successive touchdowns in eight minutes. Wen Knute Rockne placed En right on his All-Western team, he said, "I have chosen Rex Enright of Notre Dame for fullback. His ter riffic line plunging all season was largely responsible for Notre Dame's victories. The tackles, mowing in to stop his plunges, paved the way for many of Christy Flannagar.'s fine end runs." What his teamnates thought of Rex is exemplified by the parting words of Harry Stulildreher in 1924. "Rex is as good as any member of our backfield," said the lorseman, - -----. - 44 y . -* .-..*. . SAllaWestern, Knute Aockne Notre Dame Backfield The "Four Horsemen" "and should be regular fullback for Notre Dame next year." Football was not the only part of Enright's college career, however, for he :niianaged to sandwich Cuough studying in between his football prac tices to graduate from the Notre Dame School of Law. For four years at the University of North Carolina aid for seven more years at the University of Geor gia, Rex steadily added to his al ready-vast anount of football strat egy. In the winter of 1937 he ac cepted the head coaching post at South Carolina and last March he was named Athletic Director. Tigers Have Pair Powerful Line-Buckers They're raising 'em in pairs up in Tigerland these days. The coaches were worried over who would fill the shoes of 205 pound Don Willis, who was snatched away last June by graduation, but now instead of dis covering one plunging fullback, Jess Neely and his staff have produced two, an(d both promise to fill quite fully those big shoes that Willis va cated. These boys are both up from the ranks. Waiting patiently, until Wil lis had gone to give them a chance to shine they now find in each other se rious competition. Charles Timmons, a sophomore, and Brt Trexler, a letterman, are the two candidates, who although they fall below Willis in weight, hope to make up for it in speed, and <lown-right hard football playing. These Tigers alternated in the full back slot against N. C. State in Clem son's 25-6 victory, gaining 140 yards between them. Timmons ripped through State's line for 86 yar,ds, and Trexler made 53. MU a1 ..:....3 healey Coaches His Nisth Clemon Tiam Was Star Halfback At Vandirbilt Univ. Jess Neely, who brings his Tiger steam roller to Columbia for the ninth time today came to the up-state itistitution in 1931. After three very unsuccessful seasons Coach Neely has placed the Tigers in the front ranks of collegiate football. Jess Neely was born at Smyrna, Tenn., January 4, 1898, attended Smyrna high school, played baseball. There was no football team at Smyr ta high school at that time. Later Neely attended Branhan and Hughes Preparatory school at Spring Hill, Tenn. Here lie was a member of the football, basketball, baseball and track teams. -lis coaches at Bran ham and Ilughes were Ray Morrison and Bill Logan. The , years, 1921-22-23-24, found Neely at Vanderbilt University, studying law and- playing a halfback position under the great Col. Dan McGugin. Neely's football feats at Vanderbilt, particularly as a passer, pass receiver and defensive end, are legendary around Nashville. Vander bilt followers of those (lays say with out hesitation that Jess Neely, at ap proximately 165 pounds, tackled ball carriers with more impact and sure ness than most of the 200 pounders. He was graduated in 1924, having won three varsity letters in bootball and two in baseball. Upon graduation Neely accepted the position of head coach at South western University in Memphis, Tenn. Ie was there through the sea sons 1924-25-26-27, before going to Princeton University as assistant baseball coach to Byrd Douglas in 1928. He spent the summer of '25 playing center field for the Tupelo (Miss.) team of the Tri-State league. The fall of 1928 lie went to Tusca loosa, Ala., as assistant football coach to Coach Wallace Wade at the University of Alabama. Neely re mained at Alabama the years of 1928 29 and '30. In addition to helping with the football chores, lie was head baseball coach. - -- - ---- Left to Right-B The setup at Clemson was not particularly inviting to a young coach. Coach Cody had brought the Tigers through four great seasons in which they won 29 games, lost 11 and tied one. It just so happened that when Neely picked up the reins, Clemson football material was at its lowest ebb in seven years. Neely and the staff he brought with him were forced to start at the very bottom, and even the bottom offered but slight toeholds. Those first four years were night mares to the Tiger mentor. His teams lost 21 games, won but 12 and tied five. However, Neely's crafty busi ness management and the excellence of his coaching staff began bearing fruit the fifth year. His teams won six games and lost three in 1935. The next two years were even breaks, live won and five lost in 1936, four won, four lost and one tied in 1937. Last fall the Tigers rang up seven victories, lost one game to Tennessee and tied with V. M. I. Jess Neely and his staff begin the ninth year at Clemson this fall. S SAO SAgainst Th , knks McFadden, Joe Payne Br Trexi Clemon From Depth 01 Is Jess Neely's In the midst of their ninth season at Clemson College, the coaching staff has had a hard pull getting the Ti gers out of the football "graveyard" to the present standing. Coming to Clemson in 1931 Coach Neely and his assistants won a to tal of one game, while losing six. Since 1935 the Neely coacbee'teams have won over 60 per cent of the games played. Falling before Clem son have been some of the leading teams of the country, among them are Georgia Tech, Kentucky and Tu lane. The record: 1931 Clemson 0 Presbyterian 0 Clemson 0 Tennessee 44 Clemson 6 N. C. State 0 Clemson 0 Citadel 6 Clemson 0 Carolina 21 Clemson 10 Oglethorpe 12 Clemson 6 V. M. I. 7 Clemson 0 Furman 0 Clemson 7 Alabama 74 1932 Clemson 13 Presbyterian 0 FLORSHEIM has never reputation; and each seas new and improved metl better. Today Florsheims ina, workmanship and the greatest Florsheim valu4 bi-CULL1 Despair To F4 Coaching Reco Clemson 0 N. C. State 13 Clemson 14 Georgia Tech 32 Clemson 19 Erskine 0 Clemson 0 Carolina 14 Clemson 18 Georgia 32 Clemson 0 Furman 7 Clemson 7 Davidson 7 Clemson 18 Citadel 6 1933 Clemson 6 Presbyterian 6 Clemson 2 Georgia Te,ch 39 Clemson 9 N. C. State 0 Clemson 0 George Washington 0 Clemson 0 Carolina 7 Clemson 0 Mississippi State 13 Clemson 13 Wake Forest 0 Clemson 13 Wofford 14 Clemson 0 Mercer 13 Clemson 7 Citadel 0 Clemson 0-Furman 6 1934 Clemson 6 Presbyterian 0 Clemson 7 Georgia Tech 12 Clemson 6 Duke 20 Clemson 0 Kentucky 7 Clemson 19 Carolina 0 been content to rest o >n finds them reaching net ods and materials to ma] are finer than ever before! vrear, they're in 47 years.' LJM SHI tin Street JaneCrin Rlas FiftAt Greenville CaroJhia:06_4 Takes 78 For M6e,d- lace Columbia's Kathryn Hemphill won the one day Greenville medal tournament last week but the big news for the female golfing public .was the splendid fight for the title made by youthful Jane Crum, Uni versity --f South Carolina sopho more from Orangeburg, .who cap tured runner-up honors from a com peting field of.64. Jane shot a 78, tieing with Mrs. il Ben Parks, of Charlotte, N. C., but beat her in the playoff with a bril liant birdie. Kathryn's total was but five strokes lower. Others in shouting distance of the leaders were Jane Cothran, of 7 Greenville, the favorite, and Mrs. Deane Van Landingham, of North Carolina. )otball Heights rd At Clemson Clemson 12 N. C. State 6 Clemson 7 Furman 0 Clemson 0 Alabama 40 Clemson 32 Mercer 0 1935 Clemson 25 Presbyterian 6 Clemson 25 V. P. I. 7 Clemson 13 Wake Forest 7 Clemson 12 Duke 38 Clemson 44 Carolina 0 Clemson 13 Mercer 0 Clemson 0 Alabama 33 Clemson 6 Citadel 0 Clemson 6 Furman 8 1936 Clemson 19 Presbyterian 0 Clemson 20 V. P. I. 0 Clem,on 0 Alabama 32 Clemson 0 Duke 25 Clemson 0 Wake Forest 6 Clemson 19 Carolina 0 Clemson 14 Georgia Tech 13 Clemson 20 Citadel 0 Clemson 6 Kentucky 7 Clenisn 0 Furman 12 (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) their 47 year-old e fine shoes ev~en In style and stamn 1E1