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Show Rules Made to Be Broken, "Twould Here Appear K very one who understn rids the football foot-ball rules knows that after a anie has started the coach is not permitted openly open-ly to direct operations. Likewise, as everyone knows, there arc moment during dur-ing every game when the coach would sacrifice bis left thumb to be able to got a bit of advice to his men. Coaches have t tied many schemes to uret words of advice to their men, but the prize for scire mi 11 g goes to those who guide the destiny of the N orris-town, orris-town, Pa., high school eleven. During the recent No--ritown-Read-ing game it was noticed that the Nor-ri.-town players seemed to have a fearful fear-ful thir.-.t They were almopt constantly summon in g the water boy, and the thirstiest of the whole team seemed to be the captain. Likewise, it was noticed that wlit-iieier the water boy, a midget dresse'd in shabby clothing, doled out water to the t ai 11 . he always seemed to utter otiite a number of uurds, occasionally occa-sionally accompanying his remarks with a wave of h:s dibits. This kept up until a chap named T)oc Bunting, a former Phih ( harter academy acad-emy man, and nut vitally interested in the Reading team, got a close look at the water boy. " lU'v. you' bov, c'rn'ere," spoke Hoc. The ""water boy" didn't, and Doc pursued him. "Oh-hn. it's vou, 'Boots,' is it!" articulate-) )., after he had cauL'ht up with the fh-ring water bov. "I thought it was kinda funny that a water boy would be having so much to say to the pkivers. S:iv. on, Moots, yon get ofi'a this here f :eld in about two minutes or I'll bust your water bucket and a lutta other things. Get me!" Bouts got him and left. Yes, you've guessed it. ' Boots," who wears the last name of Shoffner, was a former quarterback for Norris- j town. This year he grabbed the job; as advisory coach for Xorristown and bethought himself of the idea of pos ing as a water boy so that he could hand out advice when it was most need- , ed during the progress of the game. |