Show MYSTERY OF PIllS PITTS j DEFEAT IS EXPOSED BY BY- BILL HOLLENBACK p the greatest I surprise of the football season was the tho Cleveland Naval Nn Reserves g bent beat Pittsburgh when everybody expected that a decisive victory would be won by the tho latter Tn In fact of the eAStern scribes felt to vitriolic about Pitt In III fact they nc ac- Just how it was over Oo cd tI cm of being feel fed up with o put forms ono of the tho most interesting events of tho football season W. W sports editor of the tho Philadelphia Public Ledger tells of the tho affair ill in a decidedly manner IY BY V. V I. II sports Sport letI rr There Thore nothing In n the of oC Pitt b by Naval l al Re nc- sere genes quietly Dm Hollen- Hollen hack at al his luncheon There Thero Is no mystery for tor Pitt destined to hit the one weel before belore the tho game gamo pla ed and andI I have tho documents rl right ht hero to provo Iro It it Large Villi am who was wnM awarded the V. V meaning C.-meaning- volunteer coach coach- at last season shined up his bod badge c and glowered upon us as If wo we were about to 10 offer ofer seine sort of at an argument Dob Folwell W was S the third person In the tho act having been Invited after selling n a load ot of apples apple handpicked hand hand- picked at Hills N. N J. J The or the made molle tho luncheon pos poe sible Ible Folwell however modestly reframed re- re framed from comment and was allowed to proceed with his start start- hing I 1 repeat said Dill Bill In sweet dulcet tones that Pitt wn beaten a week before the game ame and the was running between put oVer on n. n train Pittsburgh and Cleveland Never er heard ot of n. n football gamo being lost on a atrain atrain train Well ell you ou cant can't learn any Rny earful ot this story younger 80 60 get an because I have o the documents to prove it Before Pitt Pia mot met Georgia GeorJia Tech Toch the sent a chal- chal Cleveland Naval al a Reserves c t for r a game ramo to be Vl played ed In Cleveland Cleve- Cleve land on November 30 Pitt saw a chance to pick up somo cas easy money and they tho papers A couple ot of scouts saw sass Tech take n a lacing In InI inthe I I the tho big game and when the they retired to the tho smoking compartment on the train or of nothIng noth- noth that night they the could think log Ing but the terrible licking tho Naval Na Reserves were In for tor on tho following SaturdaY That's how tho Cleveland felt that night and I Ir Ir I r have the tho documents to provo prove It But there was one person on the tho train who broke Into the conversation and his comments on the game amo were I ot of the tho Raked asked one I so o real that come out and help conch coach conchI tl I him to please pleaM L tho team for tor the tho Pitt battle This person person per per- son and that's how Cleveland Clevo- Clevo land happened to win the game on a 8 I train This Is true because I 1 have the documents Fate Foretold Pitts I whispered Bill DIU Anyway Instant that fate was sc scaled led the very ery promised to o teach tho sailors some lome guy now nes' football stuff I 1 know this to bea bo be not only because ot Of a 1 positive tact fact the documents I have In ray my posses posses- don slon but because ho Is n a. Pennsylva Pennsylva- Pennsylva nl man and Installed the nia nm system That combination could n 1 An But B Who was the man Dm Bill In- In Bob Dob Folwell Who was this wizard that beat Pitt 7 That will come In duo time time-In duo due time replied William I have here I documents which not note In m my hand some also quite start start- only arc strange but e ling hing Even Evon you OU will bo be surprised when I I divulge the the Identity ot of this person In the allow me to road read a afew few tew lines from the data I have ha before Inc c. c Quiet reigned In tim tho Walton alton dining room Bert Crowhurst and all of oC the tho I. I diners were Interested and leaned forward for for- ward to catch every word The Friday Frida before tWo the Geor Pitt-Geor- gla Tech game read Bill DIU hits his voice olce ringing clear In the tho still air I 1 had to go to Pittsburgh so BO remained over On the wa way home I Imet Imet f to seo the game ame people among met a crowd or of eland Cleveland them being two scouts for tor the tho sailor J i ham After Atter a rather extensive fanning bee beo ono ot of the tho scouts asked mo lC If I would come out and help get the team r IR In shape for Pitt I accepted and started work on Monday and the first thing I got Kot the management to do was cancel the Thanksgiving day a con con- I test Then after my first days das work tho tho chap who ha had b ben en coaching the squad promoted mo me to the position ot of head coach t I t BUt ut the name Bill the name per per- Ier lIsted Folwell Who is this wonderful wonder wonder- rul ful gU who does nothing but coach a team a and beat Pitt I 1 have been trying that same stunt for tor three year What's hals the name f. f Ilot Thickets Thicket's In due time time-In due time said Bill BUI is with a a. kindly ont hasten rae me because I have hae o data In the doe doc before me With Ith your kind attention I shall ahall read another excerpt which will prove pro beyond question ot of 4 doubt that the old Penn s system tem tri tri- when we know It and level le The Pitt wa was walloped on the documents say so and It must be true Listen to this on page two The i thing I did was waR to teach r the linemen men the Penn style or of pIn play which Is to charge through Instead or of standing up Then I bunt built up an attack which would h ll off the tho Pitt tackles and fixed up a couple or of forward for for- ward passes 4 With the tho help hell Of or orsome some bum play b by our tackles Pitt was able to score in the first tour four minutes ot of play pIa but butI I Davies Jea failed tu to kick the tho goal After Arter th that t wo we didn't do mU L In the tho firste first e halt half except play on the defensive d kick a a. goal front the field but by that time I had a a. pretty prett fair Idea ot of what our crowd could do so 60 I set the tho boya bos right between the tho halves I told them what to do and the they did It tt conch coach mumbled 11 Must be a great I did you ou sa say his name wat I We 0 came back at them strong in tho the second half continued nUl his taco burled buried In the letter and l ignoring Question and with the tho ox- ox o of a toW few good rushes the they put over ono one or of m my guards tho they didn't show sho us anything In the tho wa way oC rushing rush rush- I ing the tho bali I sent In a l new tar to I plug up the hole and after ater that Vav ners ner's mon a game nH l I aT Tho last ten minutes wo we had Pitt all allbut but out We 0 broko up o the they f had In n. n passing wa way and set the tho down with n. n jolt before tho they got started The They just couldn't tinder tinder- stanl It It and I believe belloc they still HUll 1 are I wondering how It all happened 1111 This tell fellow 0 Is ono one of oC tho I great IIno backs or of tool football ballI ball I Ho weIghs 1 strIpped can take talo all I kinds ot of punishment and kick 60 yards an any It If ho went to ono one ot of the tho biG colle colleges O the they soon would forget for for- or- or II get all about Te Ted CO Coy If Ie you dont don't bellevo It it ask an any ot of the tho Pitt crowd I couldn't help holp but eel a. a little sorry orr for Glenn Warner arnor but the loins of this I game gamo never wIll hurt him That gU has a kind In heart oven een It ii Ithe he doesn't own a namo said Folwell sarcastically Anything CIAO elso In those I documents documents' De patient patient-be patient drawled Hollenback ns as he folded up the tho letter lotter You aro about to be agreeably sun ur When I toll you ou tho namo of this loyal Joyal Pennsylvanian who avenged a tour four years or of defeat with team you ou will get right night up In this dining room and sing Alma Mater later You know Jenow him lm well Bob so 80 lets Jets drink a 0 Us- Us tilled water toast to 10 his further sue sue- cess Are you ou ready I refuse to drink to n. n stranger retorted Folwell What Is the tho name namo or of this hero who ho avenged n dear old Penn and several Beveral other things thinS's that T Oh I forgot answered Bill but butI I wanted to surprise you Ou It was other than EddIe Green who captained the 1907 team Remember 1 Eddie Well ell ho is 18 tho gU guy and I hn have 0 the tho documents documents docu- docu ments to provo It Eddie wrote that letter I Just rend read and as ho admits overy everything thing hImself there Is no further argument That's the dope on the tho land Cleveland Pitt game and this is IR the tho first time the news has been divulged To Eddie Green belongs the he credit of b beating Warners Warner's team for tor ho he conceived the tho plays and worked out R. R defense which stoPPed the tho steam roller Strange the tho i newspapers nothinG to say about I his work vork hut but accor tn thit nt I meats ments treasured treasured b by Bill u uI I Hollenback l nb k Green Oreen delivered the goods Eddie Eddlo Made lade Eddie made Quite a a. name for tor him him- I s elf nil as a coach In the tho south Houth turning o out ut good teams at North orth Carolina A. A a and nd M. M I. I Belated accounts ot of tho game show t that hat PUt Pitt had her hands full fuU from the tho s tart Warners Warner's mon men were at r rushing the ball gaining 36 yards ards to Cleveland's lOG but at forward pass pass- i InK ng It was different Out ot of ton ten forwarded forwarded for for- h warded pa passes tried b by Pitt only two were successful for tor 20 yards ards and the Gobs got away with tour four for tor 92 yards ards At punting averaged a 42 yards and only i 16 yards ards Cleveland was pen 3 35 yards ards and t Pitt 30 yards ards This shows that Pitt did not got tho worst ot of It In that line I was surprised when I heard Pittsburgh had lost said H Hollenback i as he watched Folwell spend spond the tho prof i Ita ts ot of that hat load Joad ot of apples Now however how how- ever I ani am satisfied d. d Pitt was beaten but It took Eddie Eddlo Green and the United States navy to turn the trick I |