Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-10-17 | Page 15 | Sub Get into Game at Own Cost; Earns Ticket to Ride With Team

Sub Gets Into Into Game at Own Cost Earns Ticket to Ride With Team By E. E J. J NEIL Associated Press Sports Writer NEW YORK Oct 17 He 17 He was was' standing there by the ferry ferry ferry-a a well set up youngster no hat on his blond head and his friendly features undimmed undimmed un un- dimmed by a circle of purple around one eye and a big red bruise on his forehead I It was obvious that he was going somewhere of importance to him and equally obvious that he was all out of means of ot transportation It wasn't difficult to encourage him If youre you're driving up the other side of ot the river tow toward West Point he suggested Id like to go along with you ou Our football team Delavare Delaware Dela Dela- ware vare is playing Army today and the coach said if I could make it I might get into the game TIlTED THIRD STRING GUARD Im only a third string guard anyway We only had money enough to bring 30 men I was about the thirty first I guess But my uniforms uniform's there and Ill I'll get a hance chance to play now f This eye Aw that doesn't amount to anything I got it in a scrimmage this week Mone Money Well WellI I started out from Wilmington with witha a quarter I got a ride to New York all right and anti stayed over night with my uncle in Brooklyn Would he have a spot of lunch along the way No thanks I had n a good breakfast break break- fast If It I get in there I dont don't want to be loggy with food This is my big chance Ive I've got a good job at school I mind children for people who want waI to go out for the evening eve eve- ning 25 nIng 25 cents an hour I can study while Im I'm watching em BEATS ROAD WORK VORK Its the only chance a fellow gets getsI I to work School all morning football foot foot- ball bail all afternoon Its It's a lot better than the job I had this summer summer summer-S 8 cents an hour and meals meats working on roads You cant can't save much out of that but I borrowed from the Dupont fund at school chool and that pays pas my tuition and a meal ticket for the year i If he wanted to drop around to the press box when the game was over there'd be a ri ride e waiting for tor him back to New York Once more there was proud thanks One of or the fellows has a girl who is driving up to the game and I Ican Ican can carl have his ticket back to school Ill I'll be all right once I get there Then in the second period as Arm Army started running through his team there came three substitutes racing out from tho the Delaware bench One Oneo o of them was the blond boy fairly bouncing into action head high legs churning churning-a a kid tearing into a game he loved EARNS TRAIN RIDE He played a fine sturdy game at guard better belter than the fellows who preceded him and he hc was still in there weary tottering scarcely able to hold up his head but still sUll beaming beam benm ing lag when Army completed a 52 to 0 beating It was all right with him He had won himself a regulars regular's place and the right to ride In a train with the team the next place D Delaware laware goes oas u I