Show y Speaking of Football t fM t I Many Amusing Things Happen Happe in Football Football Foot Foot- I ball Games Garns That Furnish f. f a Hearty Laugh a. a Sutherland b By JOCK SUTHERLAND University of Pittsburg Football Coach Some el very amusing stories are told of ot incidents which have oc occurred occurred occurred oc- oc in football games In spite of ot the strain of ot a big game I have bare seen een thin things happen or have heard bits of ot conversation which were decidedly decidedly decidedly de de- de- de funny A football scout reported to one of ot our best known and veteran coaches that the coach of ot a rival team teem was using the old water bucket trick Just before the game started the coach would dra drag the coaches' coaches bench up to the sidelines and place the water bucket close b by When one of ot his players wanted a drink of ot water he would come over to the sidelines and cock an attentive ear as he satisfied his thirst while the coach issued a a. few tew orders In an undertone The veteran coach decided to spike splice his rivals rival's guns He saw to it that posts were driven Into the ground and the visiting team bench was as securely nailed to them A few minutes before beCore the game started the Joker seated himself on his bench and waited for the fun to tobe be begin n. n The rival coach gave a gentle tug tua at the bench then a harder one He stood up with rith a frown and yanked I at the bench He Ho called his as as- and both of ot them tugged and strained They wondered at atthe atthe atthe the weight and got down on their knees to peer underneath They finally made a frantic effort to move mo the bench but it was no use ue They gave up In despair and angrily angrily an an- rIl- rIl sat down while the one who was was- responsible for the Joke jote shrieked with glee I Lafayette faette played an old rival rhal In in Yankee stadium several years ago and tho the teams were forced to use temporary dressing rooms which were vere far from soundproof We Ve were separated by a thin partition which was Vas bored through In several places for un uninstalled Installed plumbing On the way back to Lafayette that evening I was surprised to hear the players discussing ancient history history history his his- tory In general and the rise and fall ot or the Roman empire in par par- Upon Inquiry I learned that one of ot the boys bad had discovered that b by standing on a a. bench and placing an anear anear anear ear near a hole which had been cutout cut cutout cutout out to accommodate a steam pipe he could hear the remarks of the theother theother theother other coach who had departed from the usual talk to inspire his hia men with a review of ot the rise and fall tall of the Roman noman empire The talk wa was so 80 out 0 of the ordinary I nal nary that my players ers took it as a Joke However r it got results for tor we had one of the hardest games of ot the year The TIm only game of ot professional football I ever played in was held at Cleveland A number of ot ex ex- teammates were ere playing on both teams and I agreed to tu play pIny with the Massillon Tigers The Cleveland pros had a perfect record and a big I crowd of ot partisan rooters were on hand for tor the game On the Cleveland Cleeland team was a man named Haggerty who was noted for his wit as well as for tor ht his playIng playing play- play In Ing ability Haggerty Haggert was a favorIte favorite favorite favor favor- ite with the crowd and there was a roar of ot welcome when hen he appeared on the field McClaren ex Pitt fullback was making bl big gains through the Cleveland team He lie was driving for a L second touchdown and it seemed certain that Cleveland could not hold bold him The stands were calling for Hagerty Haggerty haggerty Hag- Hag gerty erty to hold that line McClaren again smashed through for a big gain Another cry from the crowd Hold that line Une Haggerty Another Another An An- Another other gain and another plea from the crowd Hold that line lineS Haggerty haggerty Hag hag- gerty gert It wa was too much for Haggerty He stood up in the line raised hU hia hands high above his head and yelled In the name of Saint PatrIck Patrick Patrick Pat Pat- rick do the they think Im I'm Im I'm a telephone operator Both teams were convulsed with laughter at this sudden outburst The Massillon l attack Wa was demoralized demoralized demor demor- and we did not score the second second sec see ond touchdown The determination I Iwas was supplanted by mirth y Hagger- Hagger tys ty's wit had held the line NEXT Sutherland concludes conclude his JI series eries of articles |