Subject: Frank Leahy

"Coach, I see where you're on television," said Jim Conway as Jim Reilly twisted his hat in his hands.

"Yes," said Frank Leahy, "I am appearing on television every Friday evening under the sponsorship of Zerone and Zerex. Those are antifreeze compounds made by Du Pont."

"I guess," said Ned Murphy, "you don't find that as tough as coaching?"

Leahy smiled and shook his head. "No, I can safely say that the pressures are considerably greater in the coaching profession."

"Say," exclaimed Ned Murphy, "I can remember seeing you on television when you were coaching, with that hat of yours on sideways and looking pretty wild!"

Jim Reilly paled, but Frank Leahy laughed indulgently.

"Oh, yes," he said. "I suppose I used to get pretty wound up."

"The pressure must have been terrific, Frank," said Jim Reilly.

"The pressure was terrific, as you say, Jim," Leahy said, "but in my case the pressure was largely self-imposed."

The guests leaned forward.