Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-28

School House, tho captains Of football
and cricket, and one other chosen by
these four. This games board levi.s
taxeA 10 be paid by all for thu support
Of school amusomcnts, subject 10 ap-
proval by the Head Master. IL Il
also, from the boys standpoint. the
grand council OF senate Of the
school, 10 be called together nj
any time 10 consider any matter
pertaining 10 the scholars interests NJ
the instigation ofnll, or for ordering
any action where u u desirable the
whole school shall share n re-
belllon against too dry bread OF ancient
pruncs, boycotts upon tdck.sh0ps for
unsavofy or un1erwUighi penny
loavcs; Or for thrashlug the insolent
aloutsr (non .srhoolmun) u the village.
| The head fellow OF the House nrrnnges
the games. and, NJ my young friend
apprises me, By universal consent
ssdoc~ the llcking." N, when called
on, boy does not play, but "fnnks"
and goes hJlanizing, swimming, or
| fishing, u note IL sent 10 him Contain
\ ing the dread wouif; 'Suo mo nt my
stiIdy ri e.l5." The boy goes and Il
given "gOO lines To write. a
terrible punishment TO any lad. hut
| II he has committed the objectionable
crime 81 ''mlnohinp" from cricket, IN
the language or my young friend,
styou are ordered ~ kucel on stool,
bend over chair, while u "Sixth
Form" fellow felches out dxpenny
cane n yard aud a half long, aud gives
I you xix rum cuts. 20, " course, you
ain'l In love with the sixth Form
en-"
Nearly all Rugby games have their
own season. Han-and.hounla aud
brook jumping "comn lun with The
Easter term. Towards the half term
thurv ~ IA "Big-siin" Hiu nj hafe.anJ.
hounds. Then tho House stccpleclnsss
begin. The next term brings cricket,
aud the next that toughest and plucli.
.st OF all English games, football,
never elsewhere played 10 roughly aud
pluckily NJ at Rughy; while ncluois
are at all times In season.
In the House sigeplc-chases the boys
Of the different Houic- pitch fonts on
the banks Of the Avon, where a brook
flows Into that stream This little
stream u remarkably winding, aud ~
the "coufaun il upwards VI a milo oyer
the general direction " the STREAM, the
racers are compelled IN cross the brook
fiom ~ Ia u timrs. some grant
NlA NlNlINE NltAHAAANNH NNN NANNAA AAAAHf
aud the boys, ut finish. resemble those
misguided creatures who emerge half
blinded from the mud.baths NJ Santa
barbara.
Every boy at Rugby Is compelled
10 play at cricket. On every half.
holiday matches arr made be-
tween the houses. Each house
has It's "elcvcn" anI Second
clcvcn," and often "thlri eleven"
tue latter two being respectively called
the "belowsu aud the 1.-TWO hciows.n
Tho finl step OF Rugby lad towards
place Ia the envied school Eleven"
who play the college matches ~ a.
win his cred" Ivy ncrvy and excellent
play. This gives him the right 20
wear necktic the same color ~ his
hat ribbon. Then he must gain his
''22 cap,n that IL, the privilege OF
wearing the regulation dark bluc cap,
with blue-bOund white cricket Jacket.
The match eleven" are chosen from
this privileged class; and the Rugby
crlcketing season closes with the
great matches with Marlborough, at
LORDS In London. Football IL under
precisely the same system, different
"Houscs" playing each other; one sldc
wearing blue-and-white stripes, the
other white; anu both covering their
doomed shins with the Rugby gray
stockings. The best Idea possible 10 be-
gained Of Rugby football match,
without seeing II, may be had by rcad-
ing tn. splendid description In "rom
Browns School Days" Provision
against actual slaughter il made Ia ON.
OF tho "iiughy Rules" which snys.
"rhough II II lawful 10 hold n player
In n maui, this holding does net In.
cludc attempts ~ throttle or strange,
which ARE totally opposed 10 the prln.
ciplc- Of the game"
Brook-Jumplng Is simply an outlet
for supcriiuous, harmless irepressi.
blliiy In Rugby hoys. A whole House,
or the entire school, goes out Ia change
OF the champion jumper 10 tho near
brook flowing into the Avon. Then
following their leaderv they begin
aud Jump the stream where the banks
are narrow, each time incrcasing the
space Jumped until every lad IL
"ducked." liza boy refuses to Jump he
Ia deliberately thrown In, anu makes
his way hack 10 Rugby with his
"whites" dangling with water six
Inches below their proper length, 10 TO.
!ceive Only the SYMPATHY Of Indignant
housewives along the way, who, with
motherly misconcrption Of the first prln-
pies OF boys real fun, know and In
Hitting terms den0uuce "the 'orrii
houtragc.v There Is something lin.
and manly about har-.and-huunds. The
chase II n genuine test Of pluck and
endurance. Two OF the best runners Of
the school arr selected M the "hares.D
These are provided with finely cut
paper bits slung over their shoulders Ia
light tags. These particles OF paper
lnow chopped like theatrical "snowtl
arr lung out from time 10 time as
scent" The harcs ARE given
about n minute per milo the ad.
vantage MT the start over tho
hounds, usually two boys from
each House. The object l., on the part
OF the hounds. 10 oyortake the hares,
who make the chase In every po.sible
way difficult, and for both hafcs and
hounds TO excel all previous records.
The long runs here are from ton 10
fifteen miles. The "Big.Hidev run 4.
wards the ond VI the half.term goes
the famous "Great CIlck run" OF lg
miles 40 vinsomely described In oerom
Bfown." hut no lad IN permitted 10
enter for this "un" whose caliaclty
aud soundn1s have not previously
been tested by u physiclnn.
EDGAR L.. WAKFAfAS.
RuonY, England, March AZ, 1901.