The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-08

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Three weeks before tho Oregon
battle. Doble put up smoke screen
around his first team practices
and a strict censorship was placed
upon all It's movements. For 80
minutes each night we ppcticed
on but one play Doblo and the
eleven first team men were the
only ones In on the secret. We
had all pledged our word OF honor
IA men not 20 tell a living soal
what We wero doing. Tuesday
night prior 20 our Oregon meeting
We lined up against the second
team, and after a few Scrimmagcs
no called me up 10 his side and
said, TRY H."
Tho signal was given, the ball
was passed. and before the second
team knew what was happening,
Wayne Sutton was running around
our own right end for a touchdown.
The Old Scot could not contain
himself. and on tho only occasion
during my four years under him.
! saw him huuit out laughing.
Play was Immediately stopped. iIe
called al the squad together stat.
Ing that any man even thinking
Ia the presence OF any outside per.
son about the play. would die the
death OF traitor.
Tho week soon passed. and we
wero Off for Oregon. accompanied
by thousand loyal Washington.
ians. prepared 20 hack ua 20 the
limit Oregon waa eocky. Papers
were saying. ''DobIe. your timo for
defeat has Conner We wcrv ali ner.
vous and shaky and trained 20 the
minute, We were primed 90 the
highest pitch and In tho terms OF
sport were ION edge"
Shortly before we wcro 10 leave
the Oregon hotel Tor tho Mnltno-
NAH Field. Dohlc sent for mo 20
call at his room. Tho Old Master
looked years older and with pa
ternal pat on my Hhoulder. no said.
kid. they may get US today. but
don't lot them ever say Wash
lngton team ever got licked with
out fightlng!" ! loved Doble that
day.
soon George Vgrncil. the peer Of
all football referees. knocked nj the
door and wna admitted. lie, too.
had been sent for. Doblo Immediate
NY launched upon him. yelling at
him and shaking his long fingers In
his face. saying, ~yarnell. never
did trust you! (Dolde End Var,
nell were the most intimate OF
fricnda) You're u rotten ref.reei
CDobie always lnSisted on having
varneil ofnciatc) and IL you don,
watch certain play today III do
something miSht later regret,
He then went into detail. describing
tho famous Dobie bunk play that
VIC had pracsieed on so long and
which was TO BE- his Big Bertha
In the coming game.
Varneil. gentleman and fine
Sportsman that he IL. shook hands
with Dohic and said hc would be on
tho lookout for the trick. AS this
play is now Illegal. because OF n
change In rates. feel I am viola;.
ing no confidence II / explain IL
here In detail.
The play had no signal OF It's OWL,
but followed given signal when a
point midway between tho sidcilnes
and goal posts Ind been reached.
Sutton. right end. instead OF re-
turning to his regular position, slip.
ped in between the tackles. The
backficid was IN It's regular posi-.
ton. quarter behind center. On the
word 'fIiker' Presley, center. parsed
the bali hack into his own arms
and started TO silently count, IL
90" sutton started. silently
counting ''i-2-2."
The two guards fell IN front OF
the center TO protect him from at
tack. As quarter. made decided
movement for the bali from the cen
ter. AZ the same time pulling the
headgear fro mmy head and placing
It under my arm in such a position
as TO malse u look like football.
The tire backs made n pocket for
mo and we beat It straight for tho
sidelInes. The whole Oregon team
hit for our direction. yelling Get
coyleT' Six OF therl got mo as /
ran out Of bounds. throwing my
head gunrd In the mir ms they hit me.
In the meantime Presley had finished
counting tire and Sutton had fin.
Ished the same count. Presley turned