Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18

afternoon. In playing toys he looks even
Simmer and taller than he did In multi, the
pants barely reaching to his knees. Garnigle
welcomes him with malignant amiabity
Take few leaps at that" says he, indicating
the dummy swinging between two uprights.
What for?" comes back Davis. Il don't
expect to do any tackling'
You don't. eh?" gowers the coach
II expect to do nothing but run with the ball
when and if issued to me-"
Just tower of strength the defense"
sneers Red "An right" he adds, with wink
at me. IN let you run with the ball after
q bit"
For the next hour or So Garnigle pays no
attention whatever TO Davis, who remains by
me crticizing the tempo of his teammates. 1t
is about the poorest squad I'd seen at Claxton
in my 10 years there trainer.
Along about five bells, Garnigle divides the
boys into couple Of scrub elevenS and motions
Harold to spot at half
Take it and rum" said Red. instructng the
quarter back to pass the skin of the swine to
Davis.
The kid fumbles around with the toss, but
finally manages to keep the ball in his lunch
hooks. With it tucked under his arm, he runs
back 20 yards or whereabouts. and then swings
toward the left end BY this time the packs
all about him, and his interference is Nix but
they don't down Davis.
He weaves and shifts and wiggles, makes
sudden stops, steps aside to let tacklers hurtle
past him by inches, and without the use of q
straight arm manages to get out in the clear.
Three or four lads are on his heels, one OF EN-
practically on his tail. Just as the nearest
pursuers about TO heave himself at the runner,
Harold halts and sits down.
What's the idea?" yelps Garnigle.
Il knew he was going to get me-" returns
Davis calmly. MY tempo told me. Why
should I get myself messed up?"
Nice 40-yard run, boy!' says I.
"Disgustngly simple" comes back Harold,
"and it'd have been a great deal simpler If
the interference hadn't got in my way. Can't
you arrange to keep it at home when I'm run
ning?"
Sure" scowls Red. "I'll send it up to Maine
Get back into the lineup"
Not bad, eh?" I remarks to Red
'Bologny," says he Running through that
fields like pouring water through a sieve.
There isn't anybody out there who could stop
payment on check
"Bologny to you" says l. Davis has the
stuff and you know it! Did you notice those
sudden stops and sidesteps? They'd throw an
All-American team off its Stride Why don't
you try him again?"
A few minutes later Garnigle does This
time Harold seeps and sways through the hunt
60 yards TO touchdown. Thirty, 40 and SO
yard runs follow in succeeding plays. It's
uncanny the way that baby curves himself away
from tacklers making EN- miss by young hair
breadthS. In no instance is he thrown, picking
his own spots for sit-downs.
1T looks" says I, las If the hole in Harold's
sweater is going to be covered with big c.
Has he got something besides an uncle in the
hay and feed busness?"
He has" admits Red, but whether he will
have against the Glass A swiftes on the
schedule is COW in another pasture"
"DavisI be just as effective in any COM
pany, predicts. It's just easy to step out
of the way of locomotive as an OK cart
when you sense it coming"
Yes" comes back Garnigle but not when
the locomotives are coming from every direc-
ton they will be in the regular games. At
best can only use the kid in pincheS"
That's the only time you'll want to use him."
says /. You'd be a sucker to send a fragile
pitcher like Harold to the well very often. A
couple of minutes per game ought to be plenty"
Our opening Set-to Of the season is with
Yale-one of their conditioning contests which
in the past has enabled Eli to start off its
schedule with 80 or 40 points on the plus side
Of the fence. This year, however, Yale puts
up so ragged an effort against our ragged de-
tense that one touchdown's the best they can
collect in the first half No use is made Of
Davis services.
IF you're not going to play me-" says he
to Red in the rest period, ''Iu get dressed and
60 up in the stands There's . girl up there
who'd rather have me by her side than on
the side lines"
I'll call you when want you" banks Garni-
gle
Better make it soon," suggests Harold
h lot until late in the fourth quarter is Davis
] wigwagged into the breach. The scores
still against us and we're back on our own
2O-yard chalk line when the kid takes Delaneys
place at left half Almost Immediately the
balls snapped to Harold and he struts his stuff.
He runs back and then begins wide circle
of the enemyS right end couple of Elihus
fling themselves at Davis, but he bends away
from one and then the other with ridiculous