Mary's next played the University of California's first vaunted Wonder Team in Berkeley. After opening losses of 6-0 to the Mare Island Marines and 41-0 to Stanford, St. Mary's 1920 football season could charitably be described as having been catastrophic. It would be an understatement to say that as football coach Slip faced a major rebuilding job-St. To make ends meet, he and his wife, Charlotte, opened a sandwich shop across the street from campus. Mary's, Madigan received an annual salary of only $1,200. "You might even have to collect tickets." And he might well have added, "See if you can find enough players to make a team."Īs coach of football, baseball and basketball and as an instructor in law, economics and history at St. "You'll have to coach everything, though," he told the young man. Mary's, then occupying a single building-called the Old Brickpile-near downtown Oakland.Īnd now Slip Madigan stood before Brother Gregory, who, impressed by the applicant's brass and by his Notre Dame credentials, hired him on the spot. His success in Portland was duly noted by a visiting Christian Brother, who urged Madigan to apply for the vacant football job at St. After graduation, in June '20, Madigan coached one season at Columbia Prep in Portland, Ore., taking a team that had not won a game the year before to the city prep championship. In 1919, his last season at South Bend, he had been a teammate of George Gipp's on Knute Rockne's first undefeated and untied team. Mary's is looking for."Įdward Patrick Madigan, the son of Irish immigrants, was 25 then, newly married and not yet a year out of Notre Dame, where he had been a 160-pound varsity lineman for three seasons, with a year off for naval duty in World War I. "And I could be just the Christmas present St. "I'm Slip Madigan," the young man quickly advised Brother Gregory. The intruder was obviously new to the campus, because Brother Gregory personally knew every one of the 135 undergraduates in this college run by the order of Christian Brothers. The 43-year-old brother was certain this must be a student applying for the spring semester. Mary's College, opened his office door one rainy afternoon in late December 1920 to see a rain-drenched youth standing there with matted black hair and a dimpled smile. What do you say?"īrother Gregory, the president of St. "So here's my proposition: If by some chance we don't beat Fordham, I'll let you coach the team on the field against Loyola. After Fordham, and after our little side trip to Mexico City, we've got one game left, with Loyola in Los Angeles." "No, seriously, since you're obviously a genuine football expert, I'll tell you what I'm going to do. "O.K., Art, I've got a proposition for you." "So that's what they're saying, are they?" Madigan retorted. The needling seemed to ignite some of the old fire inside. "You know, Slip, they're saying if you don't beat Fordham, you're through." "I must say, though, you look like you could use some rest." "The boys are missing you out there," Cohn said, swaying with the movement of the train. He slipped into a burgundy dressing gown and admitted Art Cohn, the acerbic young sports editor of the Oakland Tribune, a good friend and, as far as Cohn's ironic nature permitted, a loyal Madigan supporter. He had climbed into his powder-blue pajamas earlier than usual in the vain hope of getting a decent night's sleep, but a knock on the door of his drawing room roused him from his windowside reverie. Ideal for use at home with fabrics, crafts and cardstock.The glass of Scotch before him rested untouched. Save time with non-stick coating on blades resists sticky build up High quality titanium-fused blades for a sharp edge beyond 100,000 cuts Contains 1, Scotch Precision Ultra Edge Non-Stick 8" Scissor. Stay rest assured with our limited lifetime warranty. Keep them handy for everyday cutting needs. Soft comfort grip handle is ideal for left or right-handed use to help keep creativity going. Scotch Brand Tip: if needed, use a damp cloth to clean adhesives from blades. Ideal for use with crafts, fabrics, cardstock and photos. Non-stick coating on blades resists sticky build up to save you time cleaning blades.
#Scotch no junkit professional#
Professional quality you expect from Scotch Brand. Scotch Precision Ultra Edge Non-Stick 8" Scissors come with the high quality titanium-fused blades for a sharp edge beyond 100,000 cuts.
0 kommentar(er)
