Plaudits for Tuss
The November 12 issue of the SaturdayEvening Post carried an article, "No Crying Towels at Dartmouth," praising Tuss McLaughry as coach and gentleman. It took its title from the fact that Tuss in his long coaching career has learned to take adversity in stride along with success, doing the best job possible with what there is to work with and never resorting to what in sports parlance is known as the "tear bag."
In view of what had happened to other football coaches in major games immediately following Post articles about them, it was feared that Dartmouth would be a goner in the Cornell game, but Tuss and his players surmounted that obstacle as well as Messrs. Dorset, Chollet and Fleischmann.
Two days before the Saturday EveningPost hit Hanover with placards and fanfare, The Dartmouth editorially had its say under the heading "Thanks Tuss." The editorial was brief and we'd like to quote it:
"Today is a special time for praise: for the second year in a row the Big Green has won five straight.
"At a time when college football is business (profitable) on many campuses, we can take pride in the Dartmouth team. Here we have a team of Dartmouth students: no free ride or bonus clause has been given to anyone because he knows how to pass or kick a football.
"A good football coach can only produce great teams if he has the right material on hand. Tuss has had some lean years in Hanover, but every time he has had a chance to create an outstanding team he has done so.
"This Saturday the Indians will go into the Cornell game as the underdogs (say some sportswriters). Win, lose or draw, however, we know they will rank with the best of the Dartmouth teams. We also know that they have been getting some of the finest coaching available. For this we can turn to Tuss and his staff and say thanks."
All in all, it was a big week for Tussone he can long remember as a time when he was up and not down. But what he'll remember longest, we bet, is the joyous, affectionate ride his players gave him when the Cornell game ended.
