Show KNUTE ROCKNE FAMOUS WIT WISECRACKER Genial arid Crid Mentor Never Without Story for All Occasions By Dy CHARLES DUNKLEY CHICAGO April 1 P JP Knute iF-Knute Knute Rockne will be remembered first for his football accomplishments as tho the wizard of ot Notre Dame but of ol all aU the figures in the athletic world he was by far tar the most moat en entertain entertain- trig ing His fund of stories told about I himself and about his players was Inexhaustible and they were part of or orth th the tradition that has been built up around him Although only 43 years old premature premature pre pre- mature baldness combined with his recent illness Ulness made many think he was much older Rockne w was as kidded quite a bit because of the absence of hair on his head hed He stopped the wisecrackers with this remark Well Demosthenes didn't have any hair either STORIES WERE GEMS GEtIS Never was Rockne without a a. wisecrack wise wise- cra crack k t to fit tit e every occasion His tongue was as sharp as a and andie he ie would cut down a a. star football player slayer jU just Juet t. t as soon as us some stumbling stumbling bling fourth rater His wisecracks and stories were gems One of Knute's select sayings was Be a good loser dont don't beef but dont don't lose ose Another one To he hell with the guy who'll die for Notre Dame I Iwan wan want men who will tight light to keep it alive e Once during a practice scrimmage I he yelled Heads up there Joe They wont won't give you jou ou a chance to tie your our shoes oes tn in n the army game Bend your knees Joe Throw Throwaway way away your our knitting n needles and gOlIn got gOl In n the ball game Remember this lis Is La football rough football rough but manly I |