New Britain herald., 1922-12-12
HEADS WIN, SAYS
EX-YALE GRID STAR
Arthur Howe Gives Inspiring Talk
TO H-Y Club Here


last night in the Banquet Hall of the
Young Mems Christian Association
before n large gathering of admirine
football enthusiasts. He was captain
of the Yale football team In 1910. He
was also a member of the All-Amer-
lean. football team. Mr.. Howe is al
present connected with the Taft school
at Watertown.
President Russell Haigis introduced
Dave" Dunn who played the same
year with Howe. Mr.. Dunn said, you
fellows are about to listen to the
greatest quarterback Yale has ever
had. To my mind Arthur Howe is
the greatest player and the best all
around man that ever wore foot
ball suit. We have played on the same
team together and have engaged in
some of the hardest battles Yale ever
commended with. / have always found
Howe one of the finest, cleanest and
best fellows and captain all the
members adored. He has always been
interested in the other fellows and
never lost an opportunity to give a
helping hand. Later on as a coach
he rendered invaluable aid and help
to lead Yale on to victory. 1t Is rare
privilege for me to introduce Arthur
Howe as the greatest football player
/ have ever known"
Game Demands Brains
Mr.. Howe spoke in park as follows:
ut is a privilege to be here tonight
to say something to you boys in foot
ball. I almost feel and smell flowers
after all the fine things Dave said
about me. 1t is fine to have laurels
placed upon the brow and all that,
but then there is the browsing on the
laurels. Football is the greatest Amer
lean game. In all my playing l found
that football requires brain and head
work. 1t is not game where Drawn is
demanded, it is where brains must
predominant. Dave and went through
some of the saddest and hardest
games ever played. I recall the
Princeton game in 1911. Princeton
defeated us by three points in the
hardest struggle ever fought on the
grid. One of the fellows upon remov-
ing his clothes found that they
weighed twenty pounds more. ] re-
member making tackle on the five
yard line, but it did not help our
team. Princeton upon the next play
went over the line. After the game,
received letter from an old Aunt
of mine, who tried to console me. She
said. that everything would have been
all right and you fellows would have
won the game, If you had not pushed
that fellow over the line. The humor
of the letter made me forget the sad
game.
II don't believe there is a better
game than football for the full use of
ones brain. Why is it a great game?
Because it demands head work. The
best men are hopeless and useless
without head'vork. We need more
brains in football--not more Drawn.
Men in college who do not make good
in studies do not make good in foot
ball. If a man will funk in studies
he will also fail in everything else.
The brains rule the body. No mat
ter how fine physique a player may
have if he lacks in brain power, he
will ultimately fail Mn football and
athletics in general.
Little Fellow Fooled Sheylin.
Il recall the time when Tom Shev-
lin, the famous football star, played.
He was heavy fellow of about 1915
pounds. His tactic was to get the
other fellow upon catching the ball.
He would start down the field when
the ball was kicked. Just as the
opposing player was about to catch
it, Tom would hit him with his 1875
pounds. The result was the oppon-
ent would lose the ball. This trick
worked time and time again. 1t help
ed Yale win many games. Princeton
had little fellow who studied Tom.
That year when Yale met Princeton
on the grid this little chap of 145
pounds was prepared with trick to
foil Tom. AS the ball was kicked
down the field Tom started. This lit
tile las pound fellow was waiting for
him. Just as he was about to catch
the ball, he would step aside about
three feet. Tom would make
tackle, and the little fellow would
again step back and catch the ball.
Shevlin would go hurting on into
empty space. This chap tried his
trick play on Tom again and again.
Princeton won the game. The fellow
used his head versus Toms Drawn
and weight. Headwork counts and
wins out in the end.
"Tad" Jones' Advice.
IT remember going to New York
to play West Point. That night at
our hotel Tad" Jones called me
aside in the lobby and said You are
the quarterback, therefore the brains
of the team, and l want to give you
a piece of advice. There will come
in the game when things
will all go wrong. You will be the
first man to be upset, and if you are
not big enough to stand up under it,
the game will be lost Above all,
ion't get worried, use your head.
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