The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-11
DOCTOR PROVES
GOOD REFEREE
IN GRID GAMES
Surgeon Loses Money Because
of Love For FOOtball-Must
Give Up Saturdays
VALUES HEALTH FIRST
Many Reforms Have Original.
cd With Bostonian-Is on
Advisory Committee
VALUES HEALTH FIRST
BY BILLY EVANS

Boston, Oct. 1l-One of Boston's
eading surgeons five days Of the
week, one IF footballs greatest
referees the rest of The time, and
rated by many of the leading coach
IS the best of all football arbiters-
that is the dual personality DR.. E.
j. OBrien lives during the ten weeks
Of the football season.
AS youlgster, football was al
ways hobby with Eddie O'Brien,
the name by which players, coaches
and football fans know the famous
surgeon. 1t continued during his col
lege days at Tufts. 1t has remained
with him ever since.
O'Brlon, Tufts" has been carried
IN the summary of most of the
outstanding grid games of the year
as one of the officials. While Dr..
OBrien is us. ally selected as the
referee, he is equally at home at
any Of the other positions.
He Loses Money
In all probability, Eddie O'Brien
1--WE will keep the atmosphere of the
football field rather than the clinic
and thereby drop the prefix doctor
for time) is the only football Of
fetal in all the wide world who loses
money when acting as one Of the Of
ficials at a football game. How?
Well, let nc G. lain.
His football work makes it nee
essary that hc give up Saturday
and Sunday, and as rule i. is nec-
essary that he depart for his des-
tination Friday evening. That means
for two days each week he must
turn over certain details of his work
to other surgeons. Since his serv-
ices as a specialist call for fancy
fee, it is easy to understand why it
usually costs Edie O'Brien plenty
of money when he acts as the referee
at Yale and Army, Dartmouth and
Harvard, Princeton and Yale, Army
and Navy or any of the other big
games. A stipend of $3.50 is top
price for an official.
Why, then, you ask, doe DR.. f. j.
O'Brien continue his football duties
To be truthful, it is largely in the
interest of good health that he well
comes the arrival of the football sea-
son each fall. Football is DR..
OBrien's relaxation as we'll as hob
by. He not only loves the game,
but fully realizes that for two days
each week il makes him forget all
about medicine, operations, hospitals
and clinics. 1t is a fall tonic that
steadies his nerve and better fits
him for his surgical work.
He Must Have His Play
"All work is not good, even for
a DOCTOR explains Eddie O'Brien.
"He must play like the rest of the
mortals and to RE the thrill of the
gridiron and the problems that are
being constantly put up to the Of
ficials provides a relaxation and
rest that no vacation could hope to
OFFER
One look at DR.. O'Brien will read
lily convince you that he has the
right system. He doesn't look with
in 10 years Of his age. He steps
around the gridiron like a youngster
and has diplomatic and suave man.
ner IN handling any and all Sltua-
tions that seldom ruffle even the
player or the coach of the team that
is penalized. His wide experience,
thorough knowledge Of the rules and
his tact in handling the most diff
ficult problems make him perhaps
the most sought after official in the
country.
Many Of the reforms in football
that have helped to put the game
on higher plane originated with
DR.. O'Brien. The fact that he is one
of the three leading football officials
who serve as the advisory board to
the rules committee is mute tribute
to his standing as Judge of play.
The other two members of the adj
visory committee are Walter Oke-
son and Walter Eckcrsall.
'How long are you going to keep