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Show Christmas Shoppers Can Teach Football Players -Much About Broken Field Running, Coach Figures WASHINGTON. Dec It WV Backfleld Coach . Bill Reinhart tackled a new Idea today for hi George Washington university footballera. He decided to send them through a crowded field of shoving Christmas shoppers. "I've called the practice for th peak of the rush hour." he explained, ex-plained, "when Uncle Sam's thousands thou-sands of government clerks are getting off work. If It I uc-cessful, uc-cessful, we probably will make it a part of every year's training schedule." . Reinhart said th Idea hit him all of a sudden Just lik a 250-pound 250-pound guard when he was out busking th gift-getter' line for hi wife. Talk about side-etepping and dodging!" he cried, "Th sidewalk side-walk of th nation ar full of all-Americana lugging bundle. Give om of them ball and you'd see something. "We're going to hand each of the boys a package and send him down Santa Claua lane. They'll run Into more problem than a football field of opponent," . H listed some of the problem as: , Ladies with sharp elbows. Fat men with walking cane. A bridge club on the loose 11 women running Interference for Madam President Small boya in flying wedges bearing down on Santa. Business men grudgingly lugging lug-ging back to the office a negligee for the wife. 'The point of the game will be." Reinhart explained, "not to run into any of these obstacles or let them run Into you." |