The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-11-10
CRID|RON STORIES
Football Games That Were Won
by a Tongue Lashing.
A TALK THAT BEAT HARVARD.
Trainer Mike Murphy Made the APP
peal to Penn, and the Red and Blue
Rose to the Occasion and to Victory
A Dog Won a Game For Columbia.

victories by tongue lashing. He says:
There are instances whereby coach
es have won games all unbeknown to
the public. These are crises that have
been faced In the dressing room be-
tween the halves. with the team
stretched out dirty and bruised Lash
ed by coaches tongues or stirred by
the appeal personal. an apparently dis
organized and defeated rabble often
becomes a steady but furious fighting
unit.
"In 1905 Pennsylvania went to their
dressing room after playing 6 to g
first half with Harvard. The tie score
was misleading. Harvard had played
the better football They had ripped
the red and blue line 10 tatters. And
Harvard would have crushed Pennsyl
vania IL Mike Murphy. the veteran
trainer, had not Jumped upon II table
and talked three minutes TO the team.
Murphy, like Antony. was no orator.
"'Do you want a lot of bean eaters
| up there In Boston to crow over the
hash their team made OF youT cried
he. They'll turn that city inside out
and on good Penn money nj that.
Your friends III be courtin' free lunch
counters for weeks If you let those
dubs get away with this! Myself-lt
almost made me cry to see those big
stiffs walk all over you. Gle gulped
noticeablyJ Because know how
good you are. l,u weren't right that
half You'll kill 'em now. You've got
| to- Think of the crowd. And say. fel-
lows, IL there's no mother father sis
ter or girl up there watohln'. just
think of me. fellows. Think Of me,
that takes care Of you all. For I've
got the "con." boys
"He coughed. brushed his eyes with
the back of his hand and faltered on:
81 won't be with you very much
longer, and I want you to win this
game
"He finished speaking and stole away
| without q word. There was no cheer
| ing; the men were thinking too hard.
The next half Harvard found differ
ent Pennsylvania team, a team whose
emotions were keyed up to such pitch
that their fierce football has never
since been seen on Franklin field. Har
ward was dazed swept away and beat
en--because n man spoke.
Another remarkable turning OF a
game between the halves occurred a.
Ithaca in 1905. Cornell led Columbia
by to o when the teams returned to
I.a t,,, h,I
recovered from wearing game with
Princeton the week before Nlany of
the men were overtrained Th2rr was
distinct feeling of the hopelPssness
Of 1t all when the players lay down
upon the floor and benches Only Bill.
white bull terrier mascot showed
signs Of livelinPSs Ii was cold m the
dressing room. and trainer shook the
ashes in the stove. He used poker
the end of which became red hot.
When finally he laid down the metal
rod the red whtened, but the heat re
mained. Bill. deciding that the poker
was to be played with like stick.
caught the heated end in his mouth.
Instantly his lips scared and turned
black. Bill only shook the poker hard
er. Two men grabbed him and tried
to force him to open his mouth. But
Bill fought back. and finally they had
to choke him before he would loosen
his grip. 1t was then that Coach Nor
ley nudged Captain Fisher and point
ed to the dog Catching the idea, Fish
er sprang to his feet and built up a
speech around Bill. He compared Bits
nerve to the teams and asked the
men If they were not ashamed of them
selves. His closing sentence was.
Just play for Bill. Bill, Bllr
"When Columbia returned 10 he field
Bill, yelping furiously. led The way
All through the half the team heard
him barking from the side lines Said
Won Satza. the big tackle. after the
game. We heard every yelp. and II
simply drove US
Also Bills yelping was SO good that
Columbia won out. - to g.
Very often. Mr.. Fox declares the
ability OF one man TO kick has deter
mined the outcome of the game lie
writes:
"ln 1907 Minnesota and Wisconsin
played II to II The match has been
ballyhooed the most sensational ever
seen That IL ended In n tie was be
tause Of Capron lie saved Minneso-
Ia. He kicked three goals from the =
field. The game began with bewil
hering series of rushes. end runs and
triple forward passes. The score leap
ed TO Wisconsin 12 Minnesota ; Here
Capron began to kick. Standing on
the thirty yard line. he drove the ball
between the posts Wisconsin's lead
was reduced to three points. Again
this time from the forty five yard line.
rapron sent the ball sailing true. Min
pesota led IL To 10 The 6rst half
ended. however. with Wisconsin swing
Ing back into the lead A touchdown
came after n succession Of end runs