The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06
REPARTEEIS
NOT LIMITED
TO BASEBALL
Interesting Clashes of the Tongue
Comes Up On the Gridiroh
as Well.
nv BILLY EVANS.

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Repartee isn't confined entirely
to the ball field.
A lot OF interesting clashes come
I'D on the gridiron-
OFTEN people say to me after
ball game, Il would have liked TO
have heard what the players were
saying to you about that close de-
cision."
In baseball any clash between
player and umpire. or between the
blazers of the two teams, is ap-
parent to the spectators. They can
see that something out Of the ordl-
nary is happening. and wonder
what is the line Of conversation
that is being passed out.
Here is a story that was told me
By one of the Princeton players.
with Keck. the star tackle, as the
"goat." Chicago was playing at
Princeton Mcclure, the crack
tackle Of the Chicago club, was
making things very Interesting for
Keck-
After an unusually fierce scrim-
mage Crisler, the Chicago ehd, and
Keck .gere at the bottom of the
pile when the others untangled
themselves. Crisler was on top,
and getting to his feet, he grabbed
Keck by the shoulders and assist
ing him o. his feet, remarked:
You big stiff, you better start
showing something or Roper will
pull you out and pat keck in your
place
II was g sarca site slap that cut
deep This being a family newspa-
per ii is not possible to quote keck.
But lie showed EN-.
Coach Often Sarcastic.
Until Illinois beat Ohio State, It
had failed to win a single confer
ence game. Naturally Coach Zupp-
ke who always has his team in
front. was not oyerpIeased with the
record.
Let it be recorded that Mr.. Zupp-
Ike is a sarcastic mentor, and woe
be to the athlete who fails ito come
up to the expectations. In one Of
the conference games a player by
the name of Riechle. who was ex-
pecteu to be big help TO Illinois,
had gummed up several plays and
was finally taken out.
The Monday following this game,
Zuppke assembled his squad for a
conference. He started the doings
!. by requesting that all the fellows
N who had taken part in the Saturday
n game sit on his right and those WHIT
did not play, on his left
After looking over the two sec
lions of his squad, he observed
RiechIe sitting on his right as one
of those who had played. Without
any fuss he quietly remarked;
"Riechle, you belong on my left
You didn't play in Saturday
game
That is all he said, but it had a
far-reaching effect. That bit OF
sarcasm caused every member OF
the squad to make up his mind that
Zuppke wouldn't get the opportun-
Ity TO make such a speech to him.
That was exactly the aim OF
zuppke.
Star Player Quit Cold.
Here is n rather extraordinary
tale that was handed my by one OF
the star players OF Il big college
team. He was IL the game in which
the incident took place.
The captain of his team had seen
much action in the World war. He
was in the air service and had been
decorated for bravery He was of
ficially credited with four German
planes.
In his squad was another western
player who was the quarterback or
the opposing team in the game in
question. One day during the war
while in the air with four other
flyers, seven German planes
swooped down on them. The rec
ords show that the quarterback
flying one of the American planes
beat it, For so doing he lost his
commission.
The two players did not meet
again until after the war. 1t was
on the football field in a most i'm
portant game. The opposing team
based its hopes largely in the
quarterback. The captain of the
other team had never mentioned the
occurrence to his teammates How
ever before the first play of tbs
game, calling the quarterback BY
name. he remarked:
We'll, old boy, the Huns madt
You beat il, and you're in for a
tougher time today. The sooner you
quit, the better for you"
The quarterback carried the bal
on the first play. was tackled hard
and carried off the field He had
doCged it once mere. His team was
badly beaten without him to direct
the play.
Oh, yes. the collegians Go say
things to one another. just the
same as the professionals.
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