Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27

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armies is not the type that people carelessly
accuse of being anything until they are qulSe
sure that he doesn't object And Rockne most
decidedly does object to getting reputation
for punting puns and other forms OF alleged
humor around on the field OF conversation
Nor is he any more fond of being on the
receiving end of smart cracks passed In ms
direction It would be fatal, for instance. 10
observe within his hearing that "the Big Ten
isn't the only pebble on the foot ball oeacn'
for there's little Rock at Notre Dame
He would object to a crack like that even
faster than most people.
But, in spite of this aversion, HocKne Ii
known wherever foot ball stove leagues exist
as the countrys most prolific author OF grldlron
humor. Usually the whole season passes WIFI
out a new Rockne yarn putting in an appear
ance Then about the time when all-Amerlca
teams start breaking out like rash all over
the country, his stories come into circulation.
They are beginning to constitute something OF
an annual all-Amerca selection of foot ball
humor.
DOCKNE prefers teIiing his yarns to trusting
them to cold type. In telling them he
goes about the job in much the same manner
as an efficient but somewhat hurried quarter
back calling signals Every third or fourth
word is clipped off sharply and given added
emphasis like the end numbers in a quarter
backs string.
You know that something unexpected is going
to develop when he finishes. And if you hap
pen to be seated across his desk at the time,
you half expect the mounted foot ball which
is prominent part of the desks decoration
to be snapped at you.
One OF Rockne's new stories features Jimmy
Crowley sensational halfback and one of Notre
Danes famous -Four Horsemen" of a few years
ago.
Jimmy came back to Notre Dame recently"
Rockne relates land told me that there was
another boy coming to Notre Dame this Fall
from Green Bay, Wis, Jimmys home town.
He's awsully good Crowley added.
YOU'RE sure he's good?' asked.
eyes awfully good he assured me en-
phaticaly.
""Thats fine I said but just how good is
he Jimmy? As good as you?'
MO- Jimmy drawled, but he's awfully
good"
Not all of Rockne's stories are about his star
performers. One concerns lowly third-Str1ng
end of a few seasons ago.
"Mulcahey which isn't the chaps name,
but which will do as well any other" says
Rockne, made three Eastern trips with the
squad but didn't get into a single game for
even one down.
"Notre Dame wound up the season that year
at ST Louis on Thanksgiving day 1t had
rained all morning, and half hour before
game time it was raining harder than ever.
SO took the old bag of rosin out of the trunk,
emptied it on the concrete floor in the dressing
room and made few remarks to the team.
eve are going out there and punt, punt,
punt I said. Let the opponents carry the
ball and do the fumbling-we will recover then,
and we must not tumble. Now, to protect
against this I want every player to get plenty
of rosin over his pants and jersey
9TH men lined up and followed instruc-
tions, but the last man to rosin-up, as recall
it, was this thIrd-string sub end. To the
amazement of his teammates instead of going
about it in the usual manner he sat down in
the rosn and started wriggling around
Finally Capt. Harvey Brown walked over
and asked: Mulcahey. what's the idea?'
Gee, captain was the doleful reply. didn't
you hear what the coach said2 What do you
yyopt mo to do this afternoon slim off the