Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-17

OF the person, In the meantime, al
low me to read a few lines from the
data l have before me-"
The Friday before the Pitt
Georgia Tech game read Bill, I
had to so to Pittsburgh. SO remained
over to see the game. on the way
home I met a crowd OF Cleveland peo-
pie, among them being two scouts
for the sailor team. After 4 rather
extensive tanning bee one OF the
scouts asked me IL I would come
out and help get the team in shape
for Pitt. I accepted and started work
on Monday, and the first thing I got
the anagement 10 do was cancel the
Thanksgiving Day contest. ThtL
after my first days work the chap
who had been coaching the squad
promoted me to the position of head
coach "
" The first thing I did was to teach
the linemen the Penn style OF play,
hich is to charge through inste4 !
OF standing up. Then I built up an
attack which would Kill of the Pitt
tackle and fixed up a couple of for
ward passes.
with the help OF some bum play
BY our tackles Pitt was able to score
IN the first four minutes Of play. but
Davies failed to kick the goal Afte.
that we didn't do much in the first
half except play on the defensive
and kick a goal from the field, but
by that time I had a pretty fair idea
OF what our crowd could do, SO I set
the boys right between the halves. /
told them what 10 do, and they did it,
" We came back at them strong
in the second half continued Bill,
his face buried in the letter, and with
the exception OF a few good rusheS
they put over one of my guards they
didn't show US anything in the way
Of rushing the ball. I sent in
new tar TO plug up the hole, and after
that Warmers men played defensive
game. The last 10 minutes We had
Pitt all but out. We broke up every
thing they had in a passing way and
set the backs down with a jolt before
they got started. They just couldn't
understand il, and 1 believe they still
are wondering how it all happened.
" This fellow Ducote is one OF the
greatest liue-charging backs Of foot
ball. He weighs 1875 stripped. can
take all kinds Of punishment and kick
GO Yards any time. II he ever went
to one of the big colleges they soon
would forget all about Ted Coy. If
you don't believe it, ask any of the
Kilt crowd
When I tell you the name of this
legal Pennsylvanian who avenged
four years Of defeat with another
team you will get right up in this
Ching room and sing Alma Mater.
You know him well. Bob, so let's
drink n distilled water toast to his
further success. Are you ready
Il refuse to drink to a stranger"
retorted Folwell, What is the name
Of this hero who avenged dear old
Penn and several other things like
that?"
"Oh, I forgot" answered Bill. but
wanted to surprise you. 1t was
none other than Eddie Green, who
captained the 1897 team. Remember
Eddie? Wen, he is the guy, and I
have the documents to prove it. Ed
die wrote that letter 1 just read, and
as he admits everything himself
there is no further argument"
That's the dope on the Cleveland
Pitt game and this is the first time
the news has been divulged. To Eddie
Green belongs the credit of beating
Warmers team, for he conceived the
plays and worked out defense which
stopped the steam roller.
Eddie made quite a name for him
self as a coach in the South, turning
cut good teams at North Carolina A.
and ".
u was surprised when l heard that
sittsburgh had lost" said HCllen-
back. Now. however, l am satE-
fed. Pitt was beaten, but IL took
Eddie Green and the United States
navy to turn the trick"