The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-04
FOOTBALL, THE GAME OF GAMES


by Princeton and Pennsylvania Univer.
sity at nr,rnnheim Grounds, Germantown.
slfaureiled strido for the nonce. forth from the
| ranks
or od.tuned air gers here to build glad new law.
Inoandidsto Tor your approving rapturous Year
| Festooned with flags and colors for your chorust
| thanks
Afervsnt voice. though feeble raise from the crowd
Oh strengthen It with an ensemble concurrent loud
Attend the pnan: join It. II 70 list II rings
with praises of tho shimmsring game. stupendous,
| quick
! with cunning massiveforosd. the busy game OF
Contracting swnrms and scattering herds speed like
| WINGS
"where flock these bright beribboned crowds that
choke the street~
| plste.
And now upon an island green g,rt round about
| BY boiling seas OF eager faces. swift to Ming
spray OF hats and flags, with voices leashsd to
| spring
hroa'ed forth a. rst release como ardent out
Two rival bands of long. trained gladiators true.
And who'll not cheer tho rouyhclad, gallant twenty
! two,
Quick from tho opposing troop, the one built lk. tho
bow
OF some stronstmbcrea ship tina. bears a treasure
chest
Toward harbor far away. But like tho crest
or some great biliow. rolls the other on the Prov
or that doomed shtp and aways and yrecks AND
drags 1t under.
thunder.
And now tho ahls,e. stretch two equal lines which
shove
And gore like angry buIaloes that lock mad horns
Then goes some cabausto sign al forth tina: warps
The bearers of the BALI and straight with manly love
or srugsle hard anu victory sweet. they mass and
Themselves in fury on the foes swift fortrsssing
But finding their defence impregnab.e. they change
For power cunning: now the ball is srapt to one
Behind tho outsrread line, who makes cireling run,
But falls Immediate prey to sentnels that range
The field before him. Ike u stag. hounds yelping
DROWN
They leap upon him caught. and drag him helpless
down.
Thus. failing thrice the ball is forfeit to the foe:
These form a human wedge. and split anc slowly
Their rivals struggling nady. vainy. till their rush
! Is checked. like Juggernauts by frantic men that
throw
Their bodies down before the scramblirg heels too
feet
To sacrifice themselves to ward away defeat
Next to some iron hero is the bail committed:
He hurs himself against tire rival. through a gap
Cleft Tor him by two sturdy line men, but tho trap
Is too sont-waiIed too swiftly built too firmly knitted
For him to hammer through. and. whelmed by Its de
Tenders.
He sinks with loud-yeled Down. and with that
cry surrenders.
Now does lightning footed youth receive the ball.
And covered by running bulwark OF his friends
Fly furious.footed down the ne!d; ali strength he
spends
To buy the goal. while his wild rivals at his wall
Crash their vain efforts like mad Olives fenced out;
but there!
fox has sipt behind. and leApt, Ind caught our
0hare
BY many little gains great gain is mads; and now
The one side sweeps in tidal wave across Its goal
Then while one,hat the crowd raves ythmio cheers
that roll
Down through tho distant city like hoarso waves that
plough
Dim sands. the ball. we'll poised above the ground
with far
Sharp cunning kick. is nicely shotacro,s tho bar.
So speeds tho long swift game tho shmmsring game.
tho game
OF infinite endeavor. mapt conspiracy.
OF work in mass. OF individuality.
or efforts never seen. Of teats that win wide fame
OF friendly rivalry. OF mad. dishonest ZEAL
OF covert blows. OF parts1ls too herceiy leal;
Tho game of accidents where hood besmsars the ball
where alLunheeded gashes stream quick red. where
bones
groans
Less for his pain than for his los: estate where ali
The crowd Is mute with PITY. TIL tho hurryng game
Receives glad new brand into Its busy flame.
sing tho football war gooi for this indoor age.
That knows little of the tempered STEEL tho life
OF earnest athletes wing OF supreme sweet strife
OF angry strength against mad strength. OF muscle
rage.
olazy'sinewed age. too busynerved: owse.
Wise epoch. poor in iron. rich in mercury
You need this valiant game this game. oh. haste to
RurKRr. HuouKA
sheehnn In 1899 md 1903.
iron hs BrFaip Etening Tim".
Lieut'Gor. Sheehan Is right lilo Is better man
than any man that ISLANDERS hm. lie isthe same man
that last fall roll ed up mis- sleeves for Grover Cleveland
while his sanderers Standing around wondering
why some body didn't do something.
Two Excellent Examples.
Fran III rttt'y Jou,nd'i'.
Tho London Time, and TmE SEw YoRK sUN arc excel.
lent examples OF newspapers where tho news is care
fully coliaed where editorials are written with
ability force yrile strength that Is certain to
AK nj tent they undertake O