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

been caught In a bear market
I'VE haven't a chance this year." grumbeS
Red when meets up with him in the gym
why pick this year?" comes back. II
don't recall that we came home with the bacon
last year, either"
we didn't admits Garnigle, but this ammo
DominiS going down in the records as the year
of the big washout. I've just been riding herd
the current bunch of beef and if there's a
winning combination in the drove, therere hot
dog stands on uninhabited Islands,
ITS all in the coaching" I observes, for the
ride.
"Coachng!" snorts Red. There isn't enough
coaching in Cochin China, to make anything of
the rah-rah riffraf I've had wished on me this
trip. If only had one guy to build around"
Dry your eyes and check your sobs," cuts
in drawing voice. and turns to tall
spindly lad who wouldn't weight hundred and
twenty pounds with hydraulic dredge in each
pocket. II am the answer to your it," he
nounces.
oh yeh?" growls Garnige. And who may
you be, freshman"
The names Davis" says he. Harold
Tecumseh Davis-and it just happens I'm q
senior"
Senior eh?" remarks Red What's delayed
you?"
Lack Of motive" comes back Davis But
I've got one now. There's hole in the front
of my sweater that big will just about cover
What's the difference? You need me and it's
about time that I died for dear old Claxton"
Ever play any foot ball?" asks Garnigle
Never returns Harold, but I'm a very OBJ
serving young man
Doubtless" shrugs the coach. but I'm in
the market for participants, not observers.
You're much too light"
Il expected that from you" interrupts Davis
weights the only table Of measures you know.
We might have few games in the last
couple of years if you'd taken the scales of
your eyes and looked around for something be-
cir IJnff faa
foot ball-nor is speed"
'Oh, no?" says Red. What is?"
Tempo" answers Harold.
"Come again." suggests Garnigle That one
took bad bounce"
Tempo" repeats Davis Notwithstanding.
With proper tempo a one-legged paperhanger
could reel off more yards in five minutes than
all the suet behind your line could buck In an
afternoon
And you're the guy with the proper tempo?"
inquiries Red.
II am the very guy" declares Harold
Tecumseh
You'll pardon me- says Garnigle, but If
you've never played foot ball, what do you know
Of its tempo?"
i've never played the bass viol or the hage-
Olet," comes back Davis, but can tell when
they're out of tune. I'm student of rhythm
and my timing Is almost instructive Might
also repeat that I'm a very observing young
man?'
You might says Red, but might also
repeat that you're full of succotash? OF course
fiming's important, but without heft and speed
and interference you wouldn't get from where
you are to where you are. They'd tear tissue
weight like you apart. However, it's your throat
If you want to cut 1t, come out for Scrimmage
tomorrow"
rs that necessary" asks Davis. 1T have no
liking whatever for the rough features of foot
ball. Besides, I'm going to be too precious to
you to risk in practice brawls"
-'Oh, yeh?" says Garnigle. you figuring on
substituting tempo for teamwork, too?"
Practically" answers Davis. I'll cooperate
with only one player-the man who passes me
the ball"
Better return to your rhythm" advises the
chief, land come back here when you're good
enough to eliminate him too"
"On second thought" decided Harold IT guess
III show up for practive tomorrow. After all,
you're the coach
Disregard that" cuts in Garnigle
Until tomorrow then" says Davis, with an
hirv wave, and ambles out of the gym.
There's find for you," I observes to Red
"So's fly in your pie" gruntS Garnigle
SWELL at any rate, my backfield is all set. I'll
use Davis at one half Prexy Cases invalid aunt
at the other and couple of girl scouts at FULL
The kid" remarks, may have something
ut that. OF course, he's thinner than the ham
in drug store sandwich, but even that might
be asset. He could crowd through crack
that'd defeat cockroach. If the boy really
has natural sense of timing, you might make
something of him. The chances are, however,
that he was just taking you for sleigh-ride
and won't show up again."