Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-12-09 | Page 37 | Mallory Failed as Prep School Athlete

If- If Mallory Failed As Prep School Athlete Athlete I 11 II MEMPHIS YOUTH MAKES mm HISTORY I I ON YALE VALE 0 GRID Hailed as Greatest of All Defensive Backs Idol of Old Eli BT fly n J JOE JOC u M 1 MEMPHIS Dec S Todil TodA Today Bill i is a name to conjure Ith within th th In college football 1 the he nation nanon e- e e es esteems teems him 63 as on one of If the tho in players of ot the Die sear vear ear To Yal Yule and to 10 al ale men he ranks th tl t the h Immortals What ht Coy was as to the victorious Blue Clu of or another de- de decAde d I cAde ead Memphis Bull Bill Is to the tri tn- trI trI- trIumphant triumphant nils today An inspiring a i i eat a player th thA thi southern boy playing a b position has been an au actor In putting pulling Yale Yae football back backon I Ion on the map I It Is probably fitting o that this well ell eil built hullt blond oung mth should be the captain I I of oC the first unbeaten team the he Tew NewHaven Ha Ha tn en uni university eully has 1 pu n nl I CaTs cars l I I And AmI vet et Mallor was as as not nol a 1 0 S a 11 eat football player fila er Back Bacle lucre hert In hi his lik home homo to town n the can J recall when a hen heas he as Mas not IL a a football fila el at except all all except at heal t Mal Mallory Ial lory ha has hu always alas had the athletic and the competitive e urge I I hut but In his younger d ds diva s he had the tho skill noi nou the tio po power er to 1 A x v back bach theM upu up ruun ITJI Io u W Mailer who is now not hailed hulled as the defensive fullback the game ha has hag ever eer er de developed as nell AS one of the finest place In the sport this same Mme Mallory lallor naan t good rood enough to pla pIa play on ou his hisem em inn n home tow scho schol team a mat mat- mattel mattei tel lei of tome sonic five ho or on six years sears ears ago SIO did his prepping propping at the local school chool a annually turn turns tunis out lack cracker ack kid bId ele elevens ens Mallory came out for the team a S till 11 sc n la lad l with a keenness foi COI the tIe right fight and an Irrepressible ambition to tomake tomake make mahe the team They put him on the scrubs Day Da after dav day this youngster ho nho nas as later to become the S 'S most brilliant contribution I to the eastern astern as as out battling 1 the doIng doln his Is heroic Lest lesl to win In in a flom th the coach utI ol I n l T GR CR DI Rut But somehow or othe the Mallory just couldn i t make the grade and ill he lie time lime no lie was as as at the local ho he ha hal had lo to Le be content c with Ith a place lace In the tho Tub li-Tub and a seat on the varsity bench when nhen he 11 games Irame were ere being leing played pIa cd It was nus t the r S I 10 it t t baseball ral Mal Mal- Mallor Mal lor had the tha idea that thai he ho was lIS as a art aan rt catcher and nd hj hel led led for tor or that berth In the varsity arity nine kept tr trying tring Ing alii all during his sla stay here lucre Either the 1 opposition was nas most formidable or else rail Mailor on was nas somewhat den den- deficient dent elent An Anyhow how he didn t get cry ery fal fai a as a catch i on th the Team worn lie he went away awaT and c landed at Yale his lId Id buddies at home didn t expect he e would e exactly burn huro up the all ath athletic letic world orld certainly not as at a a foot foot- football ball all player or a baseball player Tn IT HAPPE En But strange things In th thi world orld Not ot ot on oni did rail Mallor or immediate immediate- immediately ly is mike make the Yale football hut hi he hr promptly became the mot mOst cog In tn the whole hol Yale team jem and finally was tas elected cap cap- captain cap captain tam tain lorro Cr Mallor became on one of the th e greatest catchers hers who ho 0 e er on the Yale Tale varsity nr-it arIt and erI I last lut spring prin he hl a was as named capto captain In nf Ar the Yale nine One of John Mc- Mc s 's Is la said to have lla male him lm an offer otter to tryout try out with the Glant an offer which was not con con- con b by the sale ale athlete There must b be a moral of some port cort connected with Ith this stop about Mallory He had to cLart s lul with nith and bad bad bac e d It up with Ith i perseverance perse Ambition and perseverance are a good palto to dra draw to whether Ither YOU are re playing play play- Ing the game of sport or the genie Iame of life I I II S I II I I I J I I i I r 1 OJE hES CAIN j I LT HIM UI ON ANY HI EAM Ut j AbO i 1 ut I