The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-29

TRAINING TABLE TALES.
Nv EpEn IOWFNTHAI.

list I'm GalesbufK. Coach HOLSTER Of
Northwestern was nightly afraid OF ths
Wolverine. and that his fears were
we'll founded was proved by the gTest
holes that Dr. France opened Up IN the
purple line.
DR.. HOLSTERS mind worked quickly
France must be put out Of the game at
any cost. He called Dad " Fairchild.
who is as game as they make them, but
so awkward that he always was an OBJ
jeet OF ridieule on Sheppard field.
" want you to go into that same ana
put cut France. DO you heart" said the
diminutive Methodist football mentor.
= All right" said " Dad" gvitting his
teeth and he ran on TO the field and lined
up against France, and before the bail
was put Ia play and while the umpire
was looking the other way, he let hy al
upper slice which caught France near the
knockout point OF the Jaw and fAsrly
lifted him or his feet. France believing
with rage, jumped up and made cor
Dad with clnched asiA, just as Sha
referee turned around and blew his " his
tie for play 10 be resumed. The result
was France was put out OF the game Tor
smuggling.
And now 81 anybody az Northwestern
speaks depreeatingly OF the playing or
: DAD Fairchiid. the latter always has
a defender who will say.
" Well he is the only msn that ever PVt
Francs out Of a game"
Bscause OF the rule which sOThidS ma
paving Of first year men on any OF the
conference college teams. the freshmen
a5asses IN all the middle west universities
are represented This year By UNUSUALLY
strong teams. lie has 10 be a pretty
husky youngster who makes MS class
mineral this faIl. Down here in Cham
paign, where IN tho city park there Is
bronze group OF Indian medicine men.
fauked by q fawn and panther. VINO
are forever praying Tor the rain which
never comes-the rain thai Is 70 drive
away the willing heat 80 killing 70 me
footbaii player-the freshmen threaten 10
have what the varsity has never had
champion ship football eleven.
AS he freshman line material hsppen5
20 run from end TO end there IL not can
didste who weighs less than 10 pounds.
with one exception. This exception IS ar
elongated specimen OF immature fresh
maninity over 6 feet talk who cant zip
the beam at 1875, and who, ] really believe,
is not over Il, though he looks lrss than Il.
And his costume as he appeared on the
field-great Cesar. his costume! A base
ball shirt, CASTOR football pants % JsAe
StshI or some other heaVyve. ght. ore
blue and one red stocking. which gave aim
a suggestion OF rakishness. ana SHOES
sizes TOO large for him.
Finally as the freshman squad sAs
being depleted. the coach was forced 70
call IN this hybrid figure % play left end
I looked IKE downright murder 70 ~Ir
him up against Moynihsn, the 100 pound
tackle and captain or the varsity. WAY.
20 the writer it seemed as Il il would Do
mt 4 moments work Tor the varsity cap
tain 10 snap he other in two. Blu. n
didn't. Neither has ne nor any one else
on the irst team, up 10 date. even fedLsd
the " freshie."
Ii really began 10 get on my nerves 10
see this f-ail looking boy break -hrO4ga
the varsity line night after night as II 10
was so much paper, and bowl ever 30
pounde:s-good men, too-as II they wee
so many sticks. lie laid them out riga
and left, while ne himself Invariably came
out OF the pile Vnscathed Il WASH
right There was something uncanny
about IL. He seemed impervious 20 inJurs
Blu. OF course, for everything there is a
reason, and finally / got a. lhe secret 81
ne inVulnerable fTeshman's playing. !
had ordered a couple OF extra TUbbers .0-
the freshman squad and announced ina
l wanted every one OF them rubbed. just
a. WAS 4eaNfHs tttS tc0l'ttSC4H . <SN
minutes later our young friend EteFpe&
I'D 10 NE and asked that excuse him from
being rubbed. This naturally surprised
noe, as boys, SIS rule, are fond OF he
rubbing table.
Why DO you want 70 DO excused'"
asked.
Because 1 never get hurt. he replied.
and there was cor yiction in his voice.
Never set hurt and laughed
@ No. I can't" he answered quietly,
though firmly enough.
The boy IS out OF his head" ! though.
" He must have got a bump in the bes6
during the scrimmage.' NY looks evi-
IDENTIFY were an index Of my feelings, tor
he quickly added;
No. I can't be hurt, for there e m
such thing ss pain. 4 I flesh is error. I
am q Christian Scientist"