South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-11-10
Father Farley Once Football Star
Still Interested in Game in Boys
Miss Tobin Finds NOtre Dame
Man Alert to Every Interest
of His Pupils - Gives Good
Advice.
BY MARGARET ToRIN.

Alma Mater, Father Farley. assistant /
athletic coach at Notre Dame uni
versity. keeps an eye on that part Of
the university athletics that is car
ried on at home
Father Farley is one of Notre
Danes former football stars. He
played on the team for four years, his
last year being 1901. Following his
work at NOtre Dame he continued his
training for the priesthood at Wash
ington. The other stars that have re-
Elected honor On the school are scat
tered over the country and doing
many different things. Father Farley
has settled down at NOtTe Dame to
work with boys. He teaches them
football, and coaches them in man
ners and morals on the side.
There are football games in pro-
gTess almost all the time on the
Fairgrounds OF the university these
nice days in autumn, games between
the little teams, between the teams
Of the different halls and inter-hall
games.
And Father Farley keeps watch
over them all. He instructs the boys
in the science Of football. instils a
little ethics at the psychological mo-
ment. all the while making mental
notes of the material that VIII he
football stars a few years 70 ON now.
J found Father Farley on Cs-rtter
field watching an inteThall game The
priests garb made picturesque CON
\ trast TO the football toys of the "ys.
His distinctly football face and GER
zeal cap seemed a trifle incOngrJOuS
but there was enough benevOlence IN
his expression TO bridge the differ
ence. We stood on the side lines ana
with one eye on the field. Father Far
ley talked football
He talked in real football language
plentifully sprinkled with the slang
that IS boy language. From time 10
time he interrupted the interview with
comments on the game.
Look at that" said he delightedly
Look at that, a pretty piece of stiff
asm work"
That fellow can rum" said he a
little later as a little chap made his
way down the field with the ball. but
ne gives up too quick. He has no
business TO play football.
And Why" / asked him.
He's not strong" said Father Far
ley. Has q bad heart. maybe"
Father Farley could talk with
pleasure of NOtre Danes present
football standing. He was enthUs-
iastic about the West Point game that
had shed new lustre on their fame.
II is humane football, the dream OF
football refOrmers, realized at last,
he thinks. Football was laid out
along new lines several years ago, but
nobody thought it could be developed
in that direction until NOtre Dame
demonstrated il. he declared BrOk-
en- bones and heads will not be ,fea-
ture of football in the future. he says.
The team comes home from its bat
ties now almost unscathed-
Father Farley was an eastern boy
and got his first football experience
on a Sunday school team.
TlRars h.rru GnFa a INC
u.s." said he Some Of OF them work
cd 81 foundries and one Of them drove
= brewery wagon. We played college
,es-ms and other teams. We took lick
ings and we gave them"
And then Father Farley. though he
wasn't Father Farley yet conceived
an ambition to be a college player. He
had a cousin playing college football
and one day he covered himself with
glory.
Il made up my mind." said Father
Farley. that / was going TO enter
college somewhere and play on col
lege team" He had already decided
he would take the ecclesiastical
course, and selected Notre Dame rs
he college.
The people in New Jersey thought
/ was crazy TO come away out here
in the west" said he. but ! like this
country. 1 wouldn't go back there for
anything. i 60 back every summer 10
| see my mother. but here's where I'm
! going 10 stay.
Farther Farley achieved his ambi-
ton. He made the team and played
four years. He played in some eX-
citing games. He recalled with a
great deal Of satisfaction q game with
Indiana university when NOtre Dame
was beaten six TO nothing.
Father Farley played baseball as
well as football.
Il didn't care for it much" said he,
"but when i found / could make the
team L went out and played. 1 had
the trips, anyhow he laughed. and
got 10 see the country"
Does football pay? Father Farley
thinks SO. If YOU take il in the right
way.
You want 10 play football for
fun" ne said. mot 10 win. That's the
way 1 played. / didn't get excited
and 1 didn't get mad. If we got beat
en- ] was good natured about 1t. l
didn't do any Cussin' either. though
there were times when I felt like it"
Father Farley grinned reminiScenty
when he said that.
Cussin and football are not neces-
sarily one and inseparable. is the les
son Father Farley tries 10 instill in
the minds OF the boys. He was a lit
tie OF a mOralist even when he played
on the team.
Il used to tell the boys" said Fa-
Their Farley. that cussln' didn't help
any II didn't do a bit OF good.
And that's what I tell these young
fellows here" he continued, Ito cut
out the cussin".
There are two other things that
Father Farley tells the boys ii is best
TO cut out. drinking and smoking.
Il didn't do either" he tells them.
and I was lot better of for II.
IF YOU smoke" is his warning
your stomach is apt 10 be upset when
you want 60 go into a game, and your
brain TO be fcggy when you need TO
think quick 10 make the right play.
AS for drinking. If You don't drink
there are "A lot OF temptations that
are out Of your way"
When the Interview had gotten this
far the game was over and Father
Farley on the way back through the
campus told me the proper ingredi-
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