San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-10
GRANGE PLAYS
LIKE PERSON
IN TRANCE
Strain Of Crowds and Daily
Football Getting
Star.
By Universal Service.

BOSTON, Dec. 10.-Harold "Red'
Grange, football hero of America, who
staggered through his sixth game of
football in eight days here Wednesday,
played like q man in a trance. Physi-
cal and nervous exhaustion showed
in every movement.
Grange appeared to be on the edge
of a breakdown.
News from Washington that the
Federal government planned to assess
him for nearly $4,000 income tax
added to his depression.
His eyes were red from a night OF
sleepless tossing when he reached town
from Washington, where he played
Tuesday.
THEY "RIDE" HIM.
The red-headed youth WINGED under
the staring of thousands of eyes. He
shrank visibly when he heard voices
call, referring to his movie contract.
Here comes Valentino!'
He retorted:
Il don't plan to be any Charlie
Chaplin or Rudy Valentino. I'm just
going to be Red Grange"
He went on in weary drawl that
was almost whine:
Il can't get away from the crowds.
Everywhere l go there are people in
front Of me, people around me, people
crowding in behind me. l can't walk
on the streets, i can't eat. without
| feeling that eyes are on me"
PLAYING ON NERVE.
He looked like a big tired child,
| playing on his nerve in Wednesdays
game.
| Observers declared he was
reaching the end Of the mar
Vicious nervous energy which has
carried him thus far i'm g cam
paign unparalleled in athletic his
tory.
Grange, who recently stunned the
gridiron world by picking up $4,000
on a twenty-fOur hour visit to New
York, staggered through A minutes of
silent football and then he met de-
feat for the first time since his chase
| Of a million, almost half of which he
already is said to have garnered.
BEARS LOSE, 8 TO 8.
The Chicago Bears, the football
vehicle which was used by the for
mer Illinois star in his chase for
gold, were defeated by the Providence
Steamrollers, o to @.
With crowd OF $1,000, which
dared the frigid atmosphere for a
glimpse at the Galloping Ghost,
bO0ing in protest his silence on
the field, Grange raked in S12.-
600 to add TO his already bullying
treasure chest. Playing far back
out Of harms way on the Bears
secondary defense, Grange stopped
only two plays while he was in
the game. Each OF these plays
catapulted into him and he was
unable to do anything else but
make the tackles.
During the three periods he was
in the game he carried the ball only
five times from scrimmage. On his
first rush he was smeared for a yard
loss. His greatest gain was five
yards off tackle. On his third rush
he made two yards. Late in the first
period he gained three more yards.
During the second period he didn't
handle the ball once. But in the
third period just before he left the
game he made a two-yard gain.
ONE LITTLE THRILL
The only time he gave the specta-
tors any sort Of a thrill was when
he ran back a punt eight yards, shak-
ing off two tacklers before being
downed. Grange, reported to be one
Of the wizard passers Of western
football. failed to negotiate even one
successful aerial thrust.
When Grange left the game in the
third period his exit was marked by
what is referred to in sport circles
as the razzberry cheer. He was
booed continually on his way off the
field by the spectators, who were
frozen and disguised at Boston's first
taste Of professional football.