# Tompkins — Stover at Yale character guide

> Tompkins in Stover at Yale by Owen Johnson.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-v

## Who they are

A student known for his eccentricities.

## Relationships

### [Dink Stover](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/stover_at_yale_se/characters/dink_stover)

_friendship_

Tompkins is a friend and associate of Dink Stover, sharing in the daily routines of Yale.

### [Dink Stover](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/stover_at_yale_se/characters/dink_stover)

_friendship_

Tompkins is a friend and associate of Dink Stover, sharing in the daily routines of Yale.

## In the story

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/stover_at_yale_se/chapters/iv)

The fiery coach who drills the players harshly, criticizing their efforts and pushing them to tackle harder.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/stover_at_yale_se/chapters/viii)

Coaches Stover on punting and advises him to remain loyal and silent about the captain's decisions.

### [The Night Before the Game](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/stover_at_yale_se/chapters/ix)

Tompkins, as a coach, privately warns Stover of the impending defeat and charges him with the critical responsibility of holding the team together.

### [The Game Against Princeton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/stover_at_yale_se/chapters/x)

Tompkins gives an impassioned halftime speech, urging the team to 'die game' and hold the score, and specifically encourages Stover to keep playing as he has been.

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