Wet towel for Vince

 

Wet towel for Vince

     Greg transferrred to Pius in his sophomore year and to prove his manhood he went out for JV football. He really had not played much football but was athletic and liked to watch the game. In his first practice he got steamrolled brutally by a muscular kid who liked contact. Greg realized he did not have a lust for contact. Yet, he could not quit and despite playing very little he stuck it out. After one practice during the early stages of the rigorous preparations for gridiron battles ahead he slumped, utterly exhausted on a bench outside the field to catch his breath and blink away the sweat dripping down his face. At that moment, the venerable old coach Ray Heideman trotted up behind him and placed a wet towel onto the boys neck and said something like "atta boy Vince?" Despite being called by the wrong name Greg was touched by the one-eyed coach's kindness and got a lump in his throat. He also began counting the number in his head of the days left of this torture.