Evening star., 1933-10-08
It's hard to keep
sgame guy down.
in love or football
% N'rd Jones

fury loose in Chet Wells. Next day the news
papers said he played like q madman That
was but half correct. For the rest of that
first half Chet was q madman.
A LMOsT unaided. Wells brought the ball
over for touchdown, then failed to con-
vert But State. on a forward pass, equaled
the score, then topped 1t with the extra point
and took the lead.
Of players.
Wells Jagged behind his teammates little.
Then he switched of and ran toward the State
lockers. Krantzs team was entering their
quarters. As one man they turned toward
the sweating Wells.
Il want to see Zimmerman" Wells
no0nced, stepping forward.
The State coach stepped forward, his gaze
puzzled Look here Wells-" -.-- --..F-..
I'm all right. Krantz. want to see zim-
norman
Krantz could have sent Wells back to his
own men. But the grizzled coach Of hundreds
Of contests had his own ideas. He had seen
things out there on the field which puzzled him.
Maybe
Zimmerman" he called out sharply. wells
wants to see you"
The burly State warrior strode forward
he asked grufny.
Wells vas white, but he controlled himself
with an effort
This Is the row. zimmerman-1 want you
to play foot ball out there. Just foot ball. Do
you get that?"
"Too much for you, Wells?" Zimmerman
permitted himself q sneer
Foot ball." Wells repeated. "Just foot
ball. And If you want anything else after
the game, I'm here 10 let you have it."
Zimmerman turned his glance from Wells
to the coach. Il don't get this guy coach. I
think he's just sore because met his girl
friend last night"
The coach looked at him tnquiringly
Chet Wells xnuckles turned white on his
clenched fists you got what said Zim-
norman. As for the girl friend. you can take
her and 60 far away with her!"
CUDDENLY there was confusion at the backs
- of the open-mouthed State players who had
circled Kratz and the two enemies. A girls
excited voice broke into the murmur, and the
wet blue Jerseys moved to let her through.
"Chet! Chet, you've got to get out Of the
game. They'll kill you"
Krantz caught Sally Dunlap's arm roughly
and held her.
Hold on here, young lady I haven't . flock
Of butchers here. What's al this about killing
Wells' My men play clean foot ball-an Of
them"
Sally turned to face the coach and Jared
at him Indignantly.
I've been seeing It, though It's Chefs
head Last night I told Jake Zimmerman what
was wrong with Chet. He said he'd help him,
and II believed him. But I've been watching
him and"
Zimmerman" States coach cracked It out
Ike the end of q whip. Whats she talking
about?"
The halfback redeemed Then slowly, rather
shamefacedly, he replied:
'Fgot It from her that Wells here had an
operation On his head. Got . silver plate IN it.
So I tipped jenkins Oh last night and We
planned to work on him."
The expression on the face Of the coach
changed suddenly. grew stern
"Oh-" Krantss voice was heavy with sAr-
easm 80 you planned to work on him, did
you? Well, listen, you bohunks-you and Jen-
kins stay out Of this last half. Maybe you can
think up some more fancy paans."
But Krantz, l." Wells turned to the
coach, Il don't want Zimmerman booted from
the game. I don't want"
Krantz nodded. x get you. III leave EN-
IN. They'll play clean ball. Wells And Is long
as you play clean ball, too, I don't much care
what you do to EN-"
He turned to Sally. And YOU young lady,
get back IN the stands where you belong. A
girls got no business trying to mix up in q
foot ball game This fellow here ought to drop
you fiat for trying to ease q game for him."
Sally, her face white her eyes misty turned
and went out Of the room
Silver plate in his head!' the coach snorted.
why these lummoxes Of minen probably hand
Warwick the game on that silver plate! !"
They did.
They fought hard against IT, but they did
In the end
And that night, down by the little lake In
the shadow Of Memorial Tower Sally Dunlap