Evening star., 1926-10-24
Foot Ball, Temperament and Sportsmanship.

States husky squad arrived dis
dainfully for the opening game.
States coach wondered what
it was all about when he saw 10000
persons in the stands: usually this
game drew around three or four
thousand. He didn't know that
rumors had circulated through the
city that those who knew foot ball
believed that this was to be a real
game and not a practice scrimmage.
1t was. State kicked off to Wood
land. Harrington received and re-
turned ~ yards. The Red and Black
was lined up before State knew what
it was all about. Dolly Parker barked
the signals-the ball came to a half
back. He dug in for right end. the
full back running beside him and a
trif1e to. the rear. A big State end
swooped down on the man carrying
the ball and he tipped it to the full
back. The full-back slowed down,
measured the field and then Tipped
forward pass across what had been
the line of scrimmage.
They caught Dolly Parker after he
had run 63 yards. 1t was a daring
play; an unthinkable. impertinent
playa play which violated every
precedent. But 1t had worked.
dAtcIIlOOH NOOUidHu SISppSu
into the front rank of conference
colleges. When the game ended. State
staggered from the field battered
bruised. bewildered. Seventeen to
nothing-and we never had a chance.
Say, who in thunder is this fellow
Parker?"
The Sunday papers all over the
section asked the same question the
following morning. A new Eckersall
new Millin, new Thorpe! Dolly
Parker of Woodland-already a
maker of conference history.
That was the beginning of Wood
lands greatest foot ball sea son. The
team played as a unit. Instead of
pointing for single game, the team
was pointed for every game. 1t swept
through the first part of the schedule
like a hurricane. There was no
stopping it.
Woodland attracted the attention of
sports writer's. And they, keen for
the dramatic and seeking the color
subject for their encomiums.
Dolly Parkers picture was syndi-
Gated a, half-dozen times and ap-
peared in newspapers from Portland
to Minneapolis and San Antonio. He
was the outstanding figure of his
section-nor was his glory dimmed
when State. overrun 17-to-O by
Woodland, journeyed North and held
one of the most powerful Eastern
elevens at a tie score.
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nOLLY PARKER would have been
less than human had all of this
adulation not gone to his head. AS a
matter Of fact. it affected him less
than it would have most young men.
But. after all. he was 20 years old. an
emotional type. and the foot .ball-lov-
ing populace bowed its collective head
and Worshiped.
There is no question of the fact that
Dolly Parker became arrogant There
is no question of the fact that he be-
lieved he was accomplishing these
miracles single handed. Save from
the lips of Bill Boswell. he grew in
tolerant of criticism. The other mem
berS of the team resented his atti-
tude.
Big head-thats what he's got"
They were seated in the room of Reb
Rogers, the giant tackle. This is my
third varsity year, and l know what
I'm talking about. / know as much
about foot ball as Dolly will ever
know-and l realize he isn't doing it
himself. There isn't team that
works together like we do. We're
blocking like machine and running
interference that cripple could get
through on. Mind you, l amt saying
that Dolly isn't a great player. but
by gosh. he hasn't any right to get
high hat with us. and I'm not going
to stand for it,
That was the beginning 1t was the