South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-22
Glen Warner NO1O
Considered Trick
GridirOn Mentor
Football Season Not Complete
Unless Former Star Pulls
New Coup.
BY BILLY EVANS.

Where are the trick plays of the
old days that used TO give the foot
ball fans a thrill? Incidentally they
offered food for conversation during
the rest Of the winter.
Glen Warner now so successfully
coaching the University Of Pittsburg,
was the master magician OF the old
days. The football season was not
complete unless Warner pulled some
Of mis- sleight of hand stuff In one OF
the big games.
The old time football fans recall
without difficulty the year hat War
ner pulled the hidden ball trick
against Harvard One Of the fast
men in the Carlisle ball field was
equipped with a sweater having an
elastic band around the bottom.
on the kick Off the Indians all
massed together. as was customary
in the old days. 20 form interference
for the player carrying the ball. As
tho Carlisle players massed together,
the player who caught the ball stuck
il under the back Of the sweater
the players scattered and all ran in
the direction Of the Harvard goal.
The Crimson players were bewilder-
ed, as no one seemed TO be carrying
the ball The Indian with the ball
secreted under his sweater ran the
length OF the field for a touchdown.
Harvard entered a strenuous pro-
test. claiming the play Illegal, but
il stood.
Secreted Player.
Warner later pulled another one
that set the football world TO talk
ing In pulling several trick plays
he used a player secreted on the side
lines, covered r by one of the big
blankets which a great many Of the
teams used The player would be
Just within the sidelines and would
be lying fat on the ground. To
make the play all the more intricate
il was customary to have several
substitutes lying around the same
way. but just outside the side lines
At the start of play, the athlete con-
cealed along the side lines would
Jump 10 his feet throw of the blan-
ket and then pull some weird trick
az the expense of the opposition
Those two plays were responsible
for section = of rule %. which pOw
reads There shall be no unspOrts-
manlike conduct on the part Of the
players. ConceaUng the ball beneath
the clothing or hiding along the
sIdeIines shall be deemed unsports-
manlike conduct. The penalty il the
loss Of IS yards and FOR fragrant con-
duct the loss OF Is yards and dis
I qualification.
Warner Loses One.
J However. the biggest coupe plan
/ ned bv Warner never materia.ized
1t seemed Warner always had de
sire 10 make Harvard the goat 70
( his trick stuff. One year when hi:
I regulars removed their heavy sweat
ers 10 start the game, each p.ayei
! had a regular sized football worked
on his Jersey. SO that by merely as
Stunning the position a player ordi
uari,v does In running with the ball
elch player appeared 10 have a bal
tucked under his arm.
Percy Houghton. who was theT
coachinc Harvard, yelled murder
but Warner merely smiled. and IN
sisted there was nothing 10 bar sucl
n decoration IL was at this poin
/ that Houchton won the decision
("IYl grant yoa that" said Houghton
"and don't forget there is no rule
that defines the color OF the football
II intend to have This ore painted
/ crimson
with that ne started off the field
with the ball. Since the Harvard
PLAYERS wear crimson Jerseys War
/ ner realized the edge would be VIII
rrorrhton Whereupon ne agreed
/ ~ ~io off the football decoration
land the game proceeded.