The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-14

New York, Oct. 14.-In a recent
tanning bee with the writer and
others Fred W. Murphy, the form
er Brown back and one of the most
competent officials in the country,
remarked that while the game of
football was ESSENTIALLY a "talky
game" it was always interesting to
note how little dialogue of what
ever sort took place between two
rival outfits. He regarded this as
curious inasmuch as the gridiron
struggle makes great play upon
fighting spirit while at the same
time physical contact is practical
ly unceasing.
"In the Princeton-Virginia game,
as in most other games in which
have officiated,' said Murphy,
"the talk was almost exclusively
family talk. That is, the members
of one team talked to one another
in encouragement, admonition and
the like, but they rarely said any
thing to their opponents"
This is quite true. Coaches in
the first place discourage it, fear.
ing, quite reasonably, that the
minds of the players will be
withdrawn from the game, and al
the same time they believe that the
man who attempts TO get a rivals
goat is inclined to let his mouth dc
most of the playing. However
there are exceptions to all rules
and gridiron lore contains much tt
substantiate this fact. Few have
forgotten the historic occasion
when Bemus Pierce of Carlisle
charged Bull of Pennsylvania tt
the turf and then standing ovel
him, pointed downward and grunt
ed. Sitting Bull
Newell Neidlinger, the fine Yal,
back, tells story of a remark ad
dressed indirectly to the Yale elev
en- by Buell., the Harvard quarter
back-captain now-after he hat
made the runback of a kick which
put Yale in hole in the game las
year. Buell. was. tackled-.hard an,
i for time it looked as though tn,
senses had been knocked out Of hi
head. In accordance with custom
Johnny Mack, the Yale trainer
came out on the field and proceed
ed to quiz the fallen quarterback
with the idea of determinin,
whether or not his faculties wer
in order.
!. What field are you playing on
Who are you playing?' aske,
Mack.
/ Buell. sat up.
j, II am in the Harvard Stadium.
he said. 1--WE are playing Yale.
have just made a IS yard returl
Of kick. And in two more play
we are going to make a touch
down."
Mack gave the back a clean bill
Of health. And the interestin
point is that in exactly two play
Harvard did score a touchdown
Then there is another story of 10
Beacham. playing back for Yves
Point against Georgetown. 10
was bitten on the ear by an irat
Georgetown player. He arose an
said to his assailant:
Next time l play against 70
it will be on Friday"
On a team that played Princeto
two years ago was player VIII
{ had already been a student at tw
, other colleges. The Tigers bega
. to address him as the tramp ath
T lete'' as soon as the game bega
and virtually kidded him into
! condition where he could hardl
= hold ball when he received it fo
a run.
), Buell. of Harvard had a lot {
! fun with both Princeton, and Ya]
last season. He would point to a
l opponent and say:
Nov Mr.. Owen you will take tn
ball through, Mr.. Baker" An
: Owen woulde-o or would try to.
:, The only trouble was that tn
next time Baker was designate
the play would shoot through til
other side Of the line. And {
|, with the rest OF the rival forward
;.