The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-02
Gilmour Dobie at Washington
The Tall Scots First Season

almost the length Of the field for q
touchdown. Talk about your Chateau
Thierrys or your Battle OF the Argonne
they had nothing on the storm that
broke over us when the game finally
ended. with the very poor score Of "a
TO IN our favor He packed Us IN
a corner Of the gym.
You would have Thought that the
worst crime In the world had been
committed. and that al was lost. lie
told Us that we were the worst bunch
OF fumbicrs hs had seen; we all
needed baskets. we should all go 20
an old women'B home: we were q
hopeless bunch Of Tniafits. and II we
won any games a. all II would be Just
luck. In my opinion II was because
Of just that one little mlsplny that
Doble's teams were noted because Of
their lack OF fumbling. We all valued
our lives 100 dearly and the word
tumble" was not allowed 10 enter
our minds. much less being the un
fortunate offender during a game
Whitworth college. then located In
Tacoma. brought a buch Of huslciei
all primed TO give US a licking for our
next game. as the word had beer
passed out that Dobie was a failure
and that his team was In very poor
shape 4 funny thing about all oil
Doble's teams was that early IN the
season they always looked bad. but
as tho season went along they goi
better. He ~ the only coach that
ever heard Of who could point his
team on every game OF the season.
We stili looked very bad in this
game. but finally came out on top e
the tune OF "a 10 4. II had alwaya
been permissible for n man 10 make
field goal and Is usually considered
excellent football. Dobie thought diff
fcrently. Instead Of giving the op
posing player credit for making this
kick. he attacked us with poison gas
stating that he never wanted any
team 10 get within striking distance
Of our goal line. and that IL We
couldn't do that We had better all &c
Jump in the lake. Nothing ever
pleased that man.
Mig Borleske, one OF the greatest
backs ever developed in tho North
west, came next. IL is true that II
other men were on the Whitman
team. but Borleske was the boy we
were pointed TO. GIL had been ad
yised OF his greatness and the weel
prior to the game during all OF oui
practices. il was Borleske this and
Bor eake that
From the cast side OF the noun
tsins the news had reached us thai
Washington State college had g
wonder team, playing under the tn
telago OF Johnny Bender. The,
outweighed us. had experienced
men and had powerful attack
Real, honest gloom emanated from
tho lips OF the coach. team and stu
dents. We were In for n licking
and DobIe knew It. He was never
nearer RICH in his life. as the gam,
ended in TO tie.
w ashington state should have
won that game. They had better
team. were heavier and had more
experience. They didn't have DO
bic. tho. He never worked on q
bunch of players like he did on us
that week prior to the game. he
made Us play above our heads sim
ply by putting the fear OF death In
10 our hearts. He called US COW
ards, cutters. and made us believe
we lived only for that game.
A field goal and safety was
scored by each team. something
that has very seldom happened in
any game. Dobie was glad when
the game was over. but not half SO
glad as the players. as mono OF US
wanted to face Dobie after defeat.
II would seem that he should