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Evening star., 1893-10-28
HARvARD'S Won MouTKE.
Deland. the Foot Ball strategist, and His
Plays
How He Became q Coach-The FLYNN
Wedge and the Horses Neck ~
Employed by Harvard.

Inc Philadelphia Times correspondent
writes from Cambridge as follows:
All tnrough the foot ball season Of 1891
tne most regular follower Of the Harvard
team and the most constant observer OF an
afternoons practice on Jarvis field was
Lorin F. Delsnd. He was entirely unknown
to the foot ball fraternity In those oaye ana
kept his knowledge to himself far sorne
time. 1t was not until the gloom of the
Yale defeat had well worn away ana
thoughts Of next years team were on foot
that 1t came to Capt Trarorfs cars that
such a man existed. Little was Il supposed
that so soon he was 20 rreve Il Invaluable
service to Harvard's interests. Mr.. De-
land was never a college man ana had had
no personal experience IL loot hall. He has
always been Interested IN puzzling out In
tricate questions aai solving complicated
problems. and has especially been . student
OF military tactics. lie has spent much
time studying over the famous battles OF
the world.
This rtudy Of generaiship especially fitted
MIN Tor the work he was about TO under
take. Far In the autumn OF 81 s.ts attention
was drawn to foot ball, and with his char
acteristic enthusiasm he spent much time
IN wetcning the practice at Cambridge.
touowing carefully every play and noting
every move. From the information 90 dili-
gently acquired he worked out a rane Of
his own. and a thoroughly new and orief-
nal one. based entirely on theory.
All his plays were neatly mapped out on
chans ana by December Of that year
amounted to some thirty in all
About this time It 80 happened that a
substitute quarter back OF the Harvard
eleven chanced to fall In with Mr. Dsland
ana recognising the Importance Of cultivat-
ing such q mans acquaintance comrnuui-
Gated his great ind 20 Lake, Haryard's
famous half back. who In turn took Traftond
Into bis confidence. These three men Inn
meoiAteiy Set to work to sound the Kreat
tactician and one by one the secret piays
were drawn out
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Is an army post. These games bring the
cadets OF the two branches Of the govern
ment service together and promote a
friendly spirit of emulation among them.
Then base ball receives its share Of popu-
larity, though the base ball teams are not
as good In proportion as the foot bell
teams, principally from want of practice.
The Social Side.
All this is for the athletic side of the
pleasures. but there Is another side fully
as popular and more far reaching in its
influence, and this is the social side. Dur
ing the winter season there is hop al
most every Saturday night and crowds of
pretty girls come from Washington, Balt.-
more and Richmond, and in fact from all
over the country. On the afternoon preced-
ing the hop the cadets stroll around the
beautiful grounds with their fair visitors
apparently showing them the points of in
terest, but often telling them a lot Of sweet
nothings that the girls carry away with
them and value as relics of their con-
quest IN common with the cap, ribbons
girl always receives from her host Of ad-
miring cadets.
Love Lane.
The choice walk of all Is through the
beautiful walk that winds down the center
OF the campus and has been known for
many years as Love Lane" and here un-
der the green trees. with the blue waters
or the Chesapeake In the distance, many a
cadet has told pretty girl the "old, old
story" Of his devotion. Generally he goes
of on a foreign cruise and she seeks fresh
aurels with another class Of cadets the next
year. while both get the reputation of fiirt-
ing, but, after all, 1t Is an innocent Joy and
may form some of the brightest pages of
cadet life. Sometimes the pretty girl finds
In the cadet her fate and after he has be-
come an officer marries him, to follow him
from place to place in his rowing life. But
the grandest hop of all Is the annual June
ball given by the cadets who remain behind
to the graduating class. For this the large
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LoVers Lame LoOking West).
In turn lifted up themselves. Sometimes
the battalion fights for hours with blank
cartridges an imaginary foe on the govern
ment grounds adjoining the academy; but
while this seems all display and noise to
the uninitiated 1t is strictly a drill of the
highest order, and in 1t the young men ac-
qutre the quickness and readiness of action
that may be necessary on a future real
battlefield to gain success
Then. again. the 800 cadets form an ar
dllery battalion. and drag the field battery
OF rapid-nre guns over the campus advanc-
Ing and retreating. firing volleys of blank
cartridges that hide all in smoke; then
when the smoke has cleared away the
guns are dtsmounted and lay fiat on the
ground, and the gunners have dispersed to
trees or cover near by. What Is 1t all for
did you say7 Why, the fire Of the battery
has been delivered and the enemy is MAX
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ing Its attack resolutely and quickly. SO
everything must be hid as much as possi-
pie from his sight, while the defenders from
their cover behind rocks or trees await his
advance. Then the bugle sounds and in
announcer minute the guns are mounted and
IN motion again.
How the Guns Are Dragged.
There are no horses. Of course, to drag
the artillery Of a naval force about, so this
work must be done by men, so each gun Is
dragged by from eight to twelve men
stretched along drag rope with toggles to
pull by. while the others guide the gun as
IL moves along. Sometimes the guns are
loaded into cutters. which pull up the Sew
ern river and into the shore till the keel
strikes bottom: then the crew jump out
gun and carriage ashore and mount
II there. all in less time than It
takes to tell 1t. For this is the way the
guns would be taken ashore by landing
Fleet Drill.
On other days the cadets form in crews
OF twelve each and march down to the sea
wall. where a long row Of neat, white cut
tiers are tied up. Quickly they take their
seats at the oars; a sharp command is
given. and all the oars go up together
another, and every oar goes into the row.
lock, then all give way together" and the
.
where the tactics of fleet drill are prac-
dced, the orders being given by means of
stgnal flags from the swift little launch
that carries the officer in charge Of the drill
At other times steam launches take the
place OF the cutters and all the eyolutions
OF fleet drill are carried out in miniature
as 1t were. A series of drills with the sails
and rigging of the Bancroft finishes the
out-of-door drills as winter sets in; then
comes a series Of indoor drills as varied as
the others.
Indoor Drills.
The 'plebes" (or fourth classmen) have
setting up drill, and bayonet exercise. and
lessons in dancing, for this is considered
necessary to a naval officers education, for
his duties are often social as well as mill
tary- Then there are drills in the rigging
loft,where all sorts of queer knots that puz-
zle the land lubber are tied and united, and
the young cadet even learns to sew sails
up; else how would he know in the future
whether a sail was properly sewed or not?
Evening star., 1893-10-28

In the diagram Of the -iyfng wsdesr
Harvard has the ball In the middle of the
neld, with her opponents lined up. - n
customary. ten yards away. Some twenty
to TWENTY-FIVE yards back Of the ball and
to the right are four heavy rushers. headed
In the direction OF the arrow GROUP A..
the backs. fve in all lgroup b. while be-
tween them 10 the fake runner" as he 10
called. only there to deceive the enemy.
At a given signal the men In groups a
their respective arrows. Just before the
heavy men reach the middle OF the field
the ball II snapped back by the quarter
back d and passed TO one Of the backs
As the two groups meet the men In D
change their course to that OF A. forming
with them . wedge and headed straight for
the enemy's end-the weakest spot on the
team to Withstand the shock OF such a
blow. All this time the enemy. seeing %
many different bodies Of men moving %
rapidly. are distracted. and little know
result this play has never failed TO make
its many yards. and has proved. besides Q
ground gamer. q beautiful play 20 watch.
Likewise With S the hos.s' .s meek M the ,s- op
guard. not to say ratified and distracted.
BY the lineup shown In the diagram for
this play IL II reasonable 70 suppose Har-
back OBJ through the line between tackle
and end at A.
As q matter Of fact the play IL started.
the bali snapped back and OF goes half
back (B). head down. In the direction In
dicated By the arrow. At the very same
moment left tackle tO starts on. taking
the ball from the quarter backs hands; he
runs In the direction shown by the dotted
line. well out around the end. The expect
ed play has drawn the enemy's end IN to-
ward the center and they. stfll thinking
that b holds the ball, make for him. Ali
this time c is gaining his fve. ten or
twenty yards around the end. with end
rushers. D. running ahead to block on.
Here one sees two OF the Deland plays
roughly outlined. That they are original
ingenious and wonderful no one can doubt.
His checkmates for the foregoing tricks
have never been published. but In justice
TO him II must be added he knows the
means OF heading on his most powerful
move
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To say the least these young men were
amazed at the ingenuity Of the mysterious
plays. but felt they saw In them too much
OF the theoretical and too little OF the prac-
team However. they expressed q wtlling-
ness TO accept the tricks, meaning TO re-
wise them with possibility OF working
them Into some Of their own plays
Such an arrangement Mr.. Deland womb
not listen to. Not that he wanted the fun
credit OF the plays or notoriety in any form
he was merely solving one OF his problems
had spent much tine on u and was deter
mined to have the moves tried as he had
planned them. being confident Of the re-
suits. II Harvard would not give them the
fair trial he asked he would find come other
team that would. But tried they must bel
At this point the opinions OF old players
and graduates were sought AZ to the best
course to pursue. Meetings were arranged
between several OF the foot bail authorizes
cussed and criticised
Deland overcame all the objections rSts-
ed. met all their questions with ready an
swers. and In more ways than one satisfed
the most skeptical OF them OF the superior
ity Of his game and Of his ability 70 teach
It.
So It came about that he was appointed
one OF the coachers for the following au-
tumn; that he spent the two weeks at New
castle with the summer squad. ana later
was on hand to direct the secret practtcs
on Soldiers Field
Every one who saw the Yale-Harvard
eams at Springfield last year win recoIlect
the only two OF Deland's plays ever made
public. In that game the snyfng wedge
was played for q gain OF twenty-five yards
ana the around the end trick, known e
the horses neck" for more than thirty
nve yards The workings OF these two
plays may Be described without betrayfng
any state secrets.
In foot ball. as In other games OF the
sort certain plays are conditional TO the
last position taken by your Opponent while
other moves are made without rerard 10
anything the enemy may do The shorse's
neck" belongs to the first. being played
from . down" at any suitable time IN the
game. and the '-dying wedge" to the second
being used at the kick opening of The
N ar uHk Sst~ -.
Evening star., 1893-10-28
Mr., Browns Week of Surprises.

From the Lewiston Evening Journal.
Probably there Is not another man IN
New England who has had such surprises
this week as Mr.. William ]. Brown of Bel
fast Years ago ne had two brothers, Jona-
than NJ. and Levi. the home OF the family
being in Searsmont Jonathan entered the
navy and for thiry years had not been
heard FROM his family naturally supposing
that he was dead Levi at the age Of Is
years sailed away In a Searsport ship COM
manded by Capt. Charles Nickels, bound
for South America. For eighteen years he
had been considered dead. as no tidings Of
him had ever reached home. month ago
William was surprised by getting a letter
from South Africa from his brother Jona-
than saying that he was about to leave on
a steamer to visit his old home in Waldo
county. He also stated that he was a
rancher and editor Of a paper. Before the
family had got through talking over this
news William, a fortnight later, received
another letter. dated in Australia from his
other supposed dead brother Levi This
also stated that Levi was about to start for
his native cline.
Evening star., 1893-10-28
The Library.

During the last three winters the Saturday
after Thanksgiving has witnessed q game
of foot ball between the West Point ca
diets and the naval cadets. The first Of
these was played at West Point and re-
suited In a victory to the naval cadets.
This aroused all the esprit de corps Of
the West Pointers and the next game at
Annapolis was won by the future generals
Last year the naval cadets went to West
Point and won, and this year the game ia
to be played at Annapolis. Great interest
Is shown In these games and words Of en-
couragement and subscriptions come to
the naval team from officers In every part Of
the globe and to the West Pointers from
all over the United States wherever there
Evening star., 1893-10-28
A Pest Hole to he Clea.sea.

The worlds greatest pest hole is at last
to be cleansed- The sultan OF Turkey has
resolved to put Mecca into something IKE
a healthy condition. The decision ie the
government that unless the Holy City is
cleaned, II will take means to prevent the
annual pilgrimages from India. The sultan
but to erect at his personal expense q great
lodging house. capable Of containing &ooo
persons.
Evening star., 1893-10-28

1<h IL i WILL VT
the life Of the naval
cadet In the acad-
emy at Annapolis,
where kind old I'm
Gle Sam pays a ia
vored few from this
great country for re-
ceiving an education
that will At them in
every way to lead it's
defenders to victory
on the seas; of his
everyday life In his
quarters and on the
Evening star., 1893-10-28
Opportunities Afforded Bright Young
Men in Railroad Circles,
WHERE ENERGY Is AT THE THROTTLE,
Where Many Prominent Railway
Generals Made Beginning.
A PRACTICAL SCHOOL,

INCE 8 UGH AN
authority upon rail-
road matters as Mr..
Chauncey NJ. Depew,
president OF the New
York Central railroad.
has taken to news
paper writing to DEM
onstrate the great ad-
vantages a n orded d
bright young men in
the railroad business,
1t Is safe to say that
that business is be-
coming of interest m
Evening star., 1893-10-28

armory is gaily decorated with evergreens
and fountains and flags and hundreds of
happy young people dance through the
night that marks the graduation of another
class of cadets and their entry into the real
life of a sailor. Another place dear to the
hearts of many cadets is the library, once
the residence of the governors of Maryland,
but now filled with a most complete as
sortment of books on every subject; and in
its quiet, inviting rooms many Of the hours
of duty are spent. generally in reading, but
sometimes in talking to a pretty friend
in some secluded corner. When Sunday
Evening star., 1893-10-28
She Holds the Record in Other Things
Beside the Fair.
WHERE SHEEICEN OTHER NATIONS
Remarkable Things to Be Found in
Other Countries.
SOME INTERESTING FACTS

OW THAT WE ARE
enthusiastic over the
Nv rld's Fair"
which has surpassed
all previous exhibi-
t1ons In magnitude.
beauty and complete
ness, we are remind
ed that America
holds the record in
many natural Won
ders and artificial tri-
umphs. The largest
lake in the world (Su-
perior), the longest
Evening star., 1893-10-28
Amount OF Food . Man Eats in . Life.
time.
From the St. Louis Globe Democrat.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
A man who lives to the limit Of three
score years and ten IL In fairly good health
and of average appetite will have eaten
in that time about 1900 pounds of meat,
about 10000 pounds Of bread and vegeta-
bles, about 2s,000 eggs and 5000 pounds OF
fish. chicken and game. He will also have
consumed about 12.000 gallons OF various
fluids, or enough to make a lake covering
four blocks In extent and two feet deep.
In other words, he win have eaten four
teen tons of solids and drunk 800 barrels Of
liquid refreshment
Evening star., 1893-10-28
What n Railroad OmcfaI Says.

MANY columns might be written teem-
ing with points In favor OF trade and then
some one would come forward and advance
just as strong arguments in favor Of a pro-
fession. Unless a young man has decided
Evening star., 1893-10-28
LEARNING TO OBEY.
Outdoor Life of the Cadets at the
Annapolis Naval Academy.
SOLDIERS As WELL as SAILORS.
The Drills on Shore and on the
Water, and the Recreations.
THEN THE SOCIAL SIDE.

Written for The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1893-10-28

The most expensive dress that has been
worn for many a day was one lately pur-
chased by the famous Mrs. Mackay, who
paid $4,000 for 1T, the gown being embro oi-
dered with pearls disposed in a tasteful de-
sign Of flowers and trailing leaves. Even
this did not equal the suit Of the celebrated
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-06-09
Personal MENTION.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Foote of Bos-
toa are in town.
Miss N. s. Richards, who has been in
Amherst, Mass, for year, Is In town
with her sisters.
Mrs. w. II. Allen and Mrs. Rogers of
Pittsford Mills set out for the Chicago
fair on Tuesday.
Miss A. f. Hammond arrived in town
on Thursday last and is at her home on
South Pleasant street.
Hon. L. d. Eldredge came home on
Wednesday from the West, where he
had been for a month on college bust
ness.
Mr.. F. A. Bond has been i'll all the
week and very much Frustrated by
something very much like the grip. He
is still confined to the house.
Mr.. John L. Barker of Brandon was in
town the first of the week. He passed
the winter at Princeton, H., and Will
stay at Brandon through the summer.
Principal Bullock came up on Monday
from Boston, where he was called last
week by the death of his father, and re-
sumed his school work Tuesday morn
ing.
Mrs. Adelaide Negus and her daughter,
Mrs. Toleman, of Medford. Mass, have
been passing few days in town as
guests at Mr.. G.. \. Lvman's. They re-
turned to Medford on Monday.
Prof and Mrs. Merriman, who have
been in the South since last fall, Will ar
rive in town today to remain through the
summer. They will occupy Rev. NJ l..
Severance's house on Weybridge street.
Miss Martha Wheeler, preceptress of
the high school in lS9l-92, was in town
on Wednesday for brief stay. She has
taught the past year in New York city
and will go back there in September for
another years work.
Miss Hartig, the home missionary who
has been in town for two weeks, will GO
in a few days to Nergennes. She will
return to Middlebury in the fall to dc
missionary work and will be accom-
panied by an assistant
DIR. NJ. d. Smith was elected by Il c
State Homeopathic Medical society, al
its meeting in Montpelier last week
delegate to represent it at the meeting OF
the New York State society. DR.. II. S
Boardman of Montpelier, former Mid
dlebury man, presided at the meeting OF
the society, of which he is vice-presi
dent.
Mr.. Prentiss C. Hoyt of West Addison
has been secured as principal of the
graded school next year. He graduated
from Middlebury college in 1889. Dur
ing the past two years he has laugh
successfully at Parsons, Kan, where hC
had the principalship of the larges
school in the city, in which II teacher;
were employed.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-06-09
MORGAN HoRaEs For CAloAao.

a meeting of the committee for the Sc
lection of Vermont Morgan horses for
exhibition at the Columbian exposition
was held at the Van Ness House, lasting
until early morning. EX-Gcv. G.. w.
Hendee of Morrisville, n. f. Dunshee of
Bristol and II. Il. Lawrence of Brattle-
boro, were all paesent. Selections have
been made of most excellent representa-
tives of the Morgan family. a large
number of horses were offered, aud from
those offered have been selected stall
lions years old and over, stations 4
years Old, 4 mares years old and over,
1 mares years old. In the three-year,
two-year and one-year old stallion class
es, and the fOur-year. twO-year and one
year old mare and filiy classes the selec-
tons are not entirely complete, but of
these classes there have been selected
two three-year-old stations, three two
year-old stations, one four-year-old
mare, one yearling filly. BY this state
ment the breeders of the State will see
what is yet wanted, four auimals being
required to fill each class. The commit
tee have 10 doubt but what plenty of
good stock will be offered to complete
the list at once. The owners have no
expense in connection with sportatiOn
of horses. Another meeting of the com
mittee will be held at an early date to
finish their work and Vermont Is pretty
certain to have creditabe showing of
her famous Morgan horses Burlington
Fress, Jnne 2.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-06-09
CONN ENJOYMENT.
>ND THE CONCERT IN pARTIctLAR.

AND THE CONCERT IN PARTICULAR.
Commencement day this wear will be
June IS. Two weeks from next Wednes-
uay will be IA gala day for Middlebury.
The senior class, the largest but one for
30 years, is putting forth every effort to
make grand commencement this year.
In addition to the regular exercises of
the week, which promise to be very in
teresting, they will conclude the COM
mencement, as has long been the custom,
with tirst-class musical concert and
promenade. The soprano soloist for the
concert will be Madame Lillian Blauvelt
of Brooklyn, n. Y; and the famous
Gartland's orchestra of Albany, n. Y,
consisting of l3 pieces and Mr.. j. II.
Knoll, cornet solOst, and Mr.. VIM. X.
Prussien, pIccOlo solOist, has been en-
gagged. 1t will be remembered that Nine.
Blauyelt sang at Burlington April p
with Damroschs New York Symphony
orchestra. Those who then heard her
will surely wish to hear her again. Sell
dom is it the privilege of the people of
Vermont to have here such an artist as is
Nine. Blauvelt. She Is certainly one of
| the foremost artists of the day and second
to none on the concert stage. Concern
ing this first of American prima-donnas
the New York World says "NIiss Blau-
welt sang delightfully."- Bizets Pearl Fish
ers', and the waltz from 'Mireile'. 1t
must be said that the enthusiastic recep-
ton and applause accorded her were nc
more than her due. She Is by all means
the best soprano we have heard in New
York for quite good many seasons"
The class Is fortunate in getting such an
orchestra as Gartland's. The number
and the fact that every one is an accom-
plished musician and could give solos II
called upon insures the excellence of the
instrumental music. Besides playing al
the concert they will furnish music fol
the morning commencement exercises
and for the dance after the concert. II
would be difficult to get better music fol
this occasion. Those who have hearC
them and are capable of Judging say gooC
things about them. The Florida Times
Union, for instance, said: "Gartland'i
famous tenth regiment orchestra will
leave for New York in a day or two, the
contract with the Sub-Tropical exposi
ton closing tonight. 1t is composed o
first-class musicians, and gentlemen a
we'll. 1t came among us strangers; /
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-06-09
THOMAS g. WEEKS.
First Meeting of Creditors
of Hammond, Bush Il Co.,
InsO Vents.
CTATE OF VERMONT, c

CTATE OF VERMONT COURT OF
- DISTRICT OF ADDISON, IS. ( INSOLVENCY.
In the matter OF Charles L. Bush, william b
Wright and Thad. NJ. Chapman, partners UNI
der the style OF Hammond, Bush Company,
insolvent debtors.
TAKE NOTICE that Charles f. Bush, William
b. Wright OF Orwell and Thad. NJ. Chapman
of Middlebury, all in the district of Addison,
did on the 22d day of May, 1888, file in this
Court their petition tor adjudication of in.
solvency; and that a meeting OF creditors of
Insolvency, at the Probate Office in Middle
bury, in said District, on the 22d day OF June,
1888, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, to prove
their debts and choose one or more assiguees
of their estate; and that the payment OF any
debts and the delivery OF any property be-
loI ging to said debtors, to them or for their
are forbidden by law.
Dated at MiddleDury, this sth day OF June
| 1893.
/ % st JAMES NJ. SLADE, Judge.