Evening star., 1954-11-12

u hit the today was captain manager and half
PACK OF the Cardinals first football team men strong His
opposite number less than c. Curley Byrd retired
president Of the University Maryland and up to last week
candidate for Governor of the Old Line State
I'VE lost ~ to o. DAILY recalls, "but we made history
reasonably that due to circumstances beyond our
control, we invented the huddle"
FEW, IF ANY OF THOSE brave sweatv nioneers would
nave neen eligible to play football by todays college
Catholic University graduate school, its players had
seen action with other colleges semi-pro outfits Even
the distinguished DR. Byrd by his own admission was
tramp athlete He had put in time quarterback for
Georgetown, Maryland and George Washington and il
memory serves, Western Maryland, too.
Byrd may have played for schools not for more
than one IN week DAILY had Curley licked respect
Jack played for Catholic u Georgetown only "a
apart.
1T was easy" DAILY recalls with grin. aAs manager
and captain, made c. US schedules booked the games
for Fridays hence was free to play for Georgetown on
Saturdays"
In loose DAILY eligible to play for both schools
Inat S ne attended both at the time. Catholic u
py day. ne explains and Georgetown by night Lest the
purists of the day misunderstood however my name was
DAILY IN the G. y lineup and Ryan in the G. U. lineup"
ALL THIS HAPPENED, understand, when Eva Tanguay
was neadner IN the heater and Jack Johnson heavy
weight champion All this two Tafts ago. for William
Howard was in the White House So, during the A years
since, survivors became less and less numerous
DICK Burke, husky right tackle won't here for the
week end He was drowned returning from Europe where
ne had been studying for opera Timothy the right
eno was Killed overseas with the Marines John
IupacK Qled on football field in Philadelphia after
9of coaching and refereeing Louis Crooks became
professor OF aeronaucs at c. T. passed away last year.
But coming from Santa Monica Calf will Joe Emerson
who lost his pants in that 1910 game Jim his
Great Silver King mine in Utah. and DAILY and few others
to hoist tall one call the memories and mayhap raise
their voices in song
Drink high-baul-l-l -.
A-a-a-t night-faol-l-l -.
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN one of the widest and
roughest in history that September afternoon
you played until dropped" DAILY says were
carried off,"
Joe Emerson was the first casualty He had his thumb
teescoped showed back into his wrist Time called
Joes pants given to stranger in the
crowd who took his place. Then Burke opera singer
got kicked in the Adams apple rendered yoceless
Burkes successor appropriately not long removed
from the oud sod but he complicated because he
an Irish exrugby player who persisted in kicking the ball
and opposing players whenever the opportunity presented
Then Moran was led off, loser to bop between the eyes,
Moran had been near-sghted to begin with now he
mad lost all vision And the Cardinals also minus
center until John McCabe spectator fooshy volunteered
to take over Sometime later Mr. McCabe
ened for he became the builder Monroe street
bridge in Brookand although he associated with the
Atlas Powder Co. of Wilmington, Del.
BY THE TIME HIS teammates pulled somebody's knee
out OF Jim Dempsey stomach volunteers among speca-
tors were non-existent and Capt DAILY thus
appear TO Curley Byrd for help Byrd finally loaned DAILY
Agge SUBJ who promptly confounded yciously
tacking his adopted as the ball was snapped
But there help for it; as things turned out it
got worse The last part of the game played with
Maryanders lining c. us side doing their
decrease Days small battered oyasts Long before
the final whistle it than football
game
"This when discovered the huddle" DAILY re-
members Nobody knew any signals about
each other to decide who the other got
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