Evening star., 1932-10-09

his nose high in the air and emit long lone
some bray and I've wondered what the dumb
creature was saying in mule language
Likewise 1 imagine the spectators have been
curious about what goes on among Ioot pall
players-in the thick of gridiron battle, In
huddle or during time out
Confabs with members Of ones team are ire
uuent and an almost ceaSeleSs line OF chatter
is USUALLY kept up between members Of the op-
posing elevens, particularly the linemen
Some of the CAB is far from complimentary
All of it, however. is given in the spirit OF 1un
II adds to the spirit OF the game. It helps keep
the players alert.
Preouently the happenings look or sound
funny to us at the time they occur, yet It h dif-
fcut to catch the humor OF the situation In
writing And, every man knows VINO mas
played the game, the language used at the
hei9ht of a foot ball battle is sometimes un-
printable.
\A/HEN Pop Warmers Stanford eleven met
wv Army in the Yankee Stadium in 1929
we had a guard who had the greatest command
oS English cuss words have ever heard. Jack
as will call him. made it his practice to know
all the opposing first-string linemen by name
which sometimes proved mighty helpful.
On this day our battling brave was particu-
larly caustic because of an injured leg which
few plays. He took revenge by using some
picturesque profanity in describing his oppo-
nents and without regard to the volume OF his
voice.
He really meant nothing personal by his
singing attacks, but he did want to unnerve
his opponents. Finally the Stanford captain
asked the referee to request the enraged guard
to use more complimentary selection Of ad-
jectives. The warning had to be issued twice
Later Bif Hoffman of Stanford took time
out for replacement in the line. Jack did
not recognize the newcomer so he asked him
his name When his query remained unan-
swered, he walked over to the referee and said:
"Will you please introduce me to this big,
w-boned, blockheaded -"
At this the referee laughed in spite of him
self as he realized the futity OF all his cau-
tioning. But he never made the formal in
PRODUCTION.
In this game Herb Fleishhacker Stanford
quarterback and son of a well-known fnancier
on the Pacific Coast, had collision with Ed
Messenger, Army right end Ed recovered and
seized the chance to jest little at Herbs ex-
pense.
How does a poor guy like you find time to
play foot ball while working your way through
school?" he asked.
But Messengers kidding and Jacks swearing
had little effect on the Stanford men, for they
whitewashed us 26 to 0.
Many readers will remember the thrills of
that Zl-2l Tie game DeCWeeh Army ana navy
at Soldier Field, Chicago, at the time of its
dedication in 1926. One hundred and ten thou
sand fans jammed the stadium to this
memorable gridron classic
Army starting the game with substitute
backheld, was trailing by two touchdowns be-
fore it realized that the Middies had . fast and
formidable array of gridiron cruisers. Then
Coach Biff Jones sent in his first string back
field, including Light Horse Harry Wilson, our
consistently brilliant halfback and acting cap
tain.
Harry knew the referee from games gone by,
and when he reported with the other backs, he
calmly asked the official do you mind asking
Shapely (Navy captain} if he'll let us have the
pigskin for little while?"
THIS remark seemed amusing to Us, since the
6idshipmen had been in possession Of the
ball most Of the time.
But the score soon changed Harry, assuming
hb famous hip movement and change-oe-pace
speciakies trotbed over the line Ter our first