The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26

play any more football. Ills arm was placed in sling and he was instructed to indulge in no exercise except walk ing, and even then he must conserve his strength.
 He Kept In Touch, Anyway
 I.ubo couldn't play. but there was nothing to prevent his watching his team mates during practice. Through out my brother Bills sojourn he trudged up and down the field, observ- ing everything that was done, listen ing to everything that was said. He was a true Indian, talking little but retaining every scrap of information that came his way, although in this case it could be of no value to him.
 He was really a pathetic figure. In form, he would have been a tower of strength for us, for despite his size he could hold his own against the husk- fest of opponents. But he had been carrying his arm in the sling for a year now, and it was shriveled away almost to mere bone.
 Couldn't Play
 All the time, though, he was hoping against hope that luck would turn his way. At the start of the season he applied for permission to play, but the superintendent's only reply was an or der to me-
 Don't even give him uniform" Inc said. His health means more to the school than winning couple of foot ball games = Nevertheless he continued his appeals And when the injury to Schochuck capped the climax of our troubles he decided to make one more try.
 Four nights preceding the Cornell game a knock brought me to my door There stood Lubo.
 LubO Wanted On
 Coach he said without any prelim- mary, "Fd give anything if l could play against Cornell. I know how Schochuck and Wheelock can't play. I'd like to 20 up there for you and for Carlisle. I brought him inside and explained as gently as could that it wasn't pos sible.
 "Not with that arm,' I said.
 But that wouldn't make any differ ence," he protested. live been exercis ing and have kept in good shape in every other way. Besides. coach, l think can do as much with my right arm aF with two aFEIs. I can protect my Jeff so it won't get hurt.
 Could Play Tackle
 I asked where he thought he could play.
 Tackle, in Wheelocks place.
 No, that's out of the question. 4 tackle must have both arms.
 Well, then. center"
 No, a center must use both hands to pass the ball.
 Well" he declared. 'I know l coul6 play somewhere on the team.'
 I had to tell him it was impossible although I appreciated his spirit. But when he left, after two hours of argu ment, he insisted, Somehow, I'm going to play!"
 LubO Gets His Way
 As to when he saw the superintend ent don't know, for it was 10 :3C o'clock when he left my house. Blu the next morning the chief telephOneC 10 me to come to his office. LubO hat been to see him again. he said, and hat asked to be allowed to face Cornell.
 II told him, nO,' he added, but tn boy said he must play-he owed it t Carlisle. He's so fine I'm inclined t to he lenient. if you and the docto think it IS possible"
 l didn't, because I believed Lub' would be performing merely on his am bition. But when the physician tOlt me that, except for his left arm. tn Indian was in fine condition, l began to change my mind. We could at leas let him practice a bit. I told him s' the next day, which was the Wednes day preceding the date at Ithaca ol Saturday.
 He was on hand promptly. It didn' take him long to convince me that handicapped though he was, he was bet ter than any substitute 1 could use. l only he hadn't had that withered arm
 That night he came around to SC me again. ...
 Coach" he said, "there must b some way to fix my arm"
 I thought hard. I've always beel handy at repairing injured players am finally hit on a scheme. l dug up tw strips of thick leather. These l sewe' around his bad wrist, extending iron the tips of his finger to his elbow. w stuffed the inside with cotton am bound the whole in tape. It seemed t offer adequate protection.
 "Lubo, it looks like you were goin to get into that game" l said.
 He just stood there smiling and say ing over and over, Thank you, coach thank you"
 don't mind telling you l felt brett weepy. ..
 Tomorrow = Concluding Warner Story.
 WALKER WINS TROPHY