The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-29
and the bows at finish resemble those mis-

and the boys at finish resemble those. mis-
guided creatures who emerge half-bllnded
from the mud-baths at Santa Barbara.
Every boy at Rugby is compelled to play
are made between the houses. Each house
has its eleven" and second eleven" and
often third eleven" the latter two being
respectively called ''the bellows and the
1.-TWO fellows" The first step of Rugby
lad toward a place in the envied School
Eleven who play the college matches is to
win his "red" by nervy and excellent play.
This gives him the right to wear necktle
the same color as his hat-ribbOn. Then
he must gain his ''22 cap" that is, the
privilege of wearing the regulation dark
blue cap, with blue-bound white cricket
Jacket. The match eleven" are chosen
from this privileged class; and the
Rugby crickedng season closes with the
great matches with MARLBOROUGH, at
Lords. in London. Football is under pre-
cisely the same system, different houses"
playing each other. one side wearing clue
and white stripes, the other white, and
both covering their doomed Sims with the
Rugby gray stockings. The best idea pos
stole to be gained of Rugby ioot-Dal
match, without seeing il, may be had bV
reading the splendid description IN ON
Browns School Days" Provision against
actual slaughter is made in enc Of the
Rugby rules" which says: Though 1t Is
lawful 10 hold player in maui, this
holding does not include attempts to throttle
or strange, which are totally opposed to
the principles OF the game.
Brook jumping Is simply an outlet Tor
supeltuouS, harmless irrepreSslbllty IN
Rugby boys. A whole house, or the entire
school, goes out in charge OF the champion
jumper TO the near brook flowing into the
Avon. Then following their leader, they
begin and jump the stream where the banks
are narrow, each time increasing tie space
Jumped until every lad is ''ducked." If
bay refuse to jump he IS deliberately
thrown in and makes his way back to
Rugby with his whites" dangling with
water SIX inches below their proper length,
to receive only the sympathy OF indignant
housewives along the way, who, with
m0therly miscOnceptiOn of the first princi-
pies OF boys real lun, know, and in fitting
terms denouuce, the 'Orrid h'0utrage."
There is something line and manly about
hare-and-hOunds. The chase is genuine
test of pluck aud enduran. t. Two OF the
best runners of the school are selected as
the hares." These are provided with
finely cut paper bis Slung over their Shout
ders in light bags. These articles OF paper
(uOW chopped ike theatrical snow are
flung out from time 10 time as scent. The
hareS are given about Il minute per mile the
advantage at start over the hounds, usually
two boys from each house. The object Is, on
the part OF the hounds, To OYrrtake the mares
who make the chase in every possible way
difficult. and for both hares aud hounds TO
excel all previous records, The long runs
here are from ten 10 fifteen miles. The
"BiG-Side" run toward the end of the half
term goes the famous Great Crick run" of
thirteen miles so WinsOmely described in
enter for this run" whose capacity aud
SOundneSS have not previously been tested
by physician.
copyright, 1891 EDGAR L. wAKEMAN.