The evening world., 1911-11-08

"A MER:CANS and Europeans AVE
"a widely different ideas Of courage.
Last Saturday ] sat In The press
etand 81 the Prlnceton-Harvard game
and saw Gardiner, Harvard's famous
eackls. walk from the field when ne was
oaksn out early In the play. Gardiner
walked to the sidelines withou. assist
tnce and quietly left the field. / Won
eered why he was taken out. FOR he
thowed no sign OF distress. He didn't
imp. lie walked slowly and seemed un-
Wiling to leave the field. II was no.
ontl afterward We In the press stand
harmed hat GARDENERS arm had been
Broken. He had the American idea. per-
hAps borrowed from the American In
Hans. that II was unmanly to show q
egn Of suffering.
Contrast this with the European Idea.
When Hackenschmidt came through
New York after the match with Gotch
be described the manner In which his
knee had been dislocated In a practice
tout.
when my knee went out" said Hack
onschmidt. the pain was terrible. !
tcretmed and screamed. All. 1t was 10
terrible. ! had TO scream with agony.
f"I know how It felt" said /. i've
had my knee dlslocated playing foot
ball"
An said Hackenschmidt. very much
Interested, land did you scream"
"No." said ]. in America we don't
Screm."
I've seen a aocdiy number % American
football PLAYERS injured some In prac-
tice and some ia ;he games. But I never
heard one scream" In fact the injured
men make light of their injuries, or hid
their emotions under the mask OF m
difference, Just as Gardner did. ! re
member one game In the wild and woolly
West. In the wild and woolly old day,
when II was the fashion to try to hay
cut" the best men on the opposing team
which a fellow named Gillis playec
quarterback for the Butte team. Gill
MAS a wonder. They said In Butte h,
could run one hundred yards In ten sec
onds In his football toga. Butte pla yet
The Reliance A. G. In San Francisco To-
The championship of the coast. ant
eicht men from each team were takel
from the gridiron and two from eacl
team to the city Hospital. across tn,
streets from the field. Some rough pla,
that day! Don't start anything" wa
khe captains instruction before tn
game. but II they begin to lay anybod!
out you know what to do"
ellis (he's manager now, ! believe
Of Mr.. Schwab's mining propertles) wa
kctive In the laying out" Incidental
be made n i05-yard run and a touch
Down. But after that his turn cam,
After one OF the nying wedge play
they pulled ellis out from under
Dozen men n found that his leg wa
broken squarely across below the kne,
Did he scream lie did not. i remen
her very wildly that when they trie
% take him from the field he hoppe
around on his whole leg and made som
" the most picturesque remarks "
iver heard anywhere. And they had
o,cn him up and carry him OF by NAL
ttrength. And then he insisted upo
eing allowed TO lie on a blanket at IN
,Iidelines 10 watch the rest OF the gam
~ efore going 10 the hospital.
3lf YERE'S a freak among manager
MI His name is Sam Howard. Sal
= called on us yesterday 10 tell h
troubles. lie manages one "Cyclor
&cy'' Smith. OF the Smith tribe In Ne
IjJersey. None OF the topnotch ligh
Itweigh,s Will fight cy." said Sar
llHTaey're all afraid OF him. I've orere
IL give X. o. Brown $500 out Of my ow
upssket 10 make a match at lD pound
and X. O. can have the entire gate r.
.Slpts. ! don't want E>cenA. bseaul