The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-06
AFTER THE MAUI.
Beauties Of the Gentle Game Of Foot
ball Set to Music.
WEST POINTERS FIND 1T COSTLY
BESIDE BEING VIOLENT.

The Army Officers Clipped in Some $40
Each and the Cadets Were Liberal and
Then They We're Beaten by the Young
Tars at Annapolis-But the Sailors
Were Afraid of Their Money Which
Was Lucky for the Land Forces,
New York, December 5.-A West Point
despatch to the Times, says: Judging
from the expression of opinion from the
omcers of the post here, the football con-
tests between the army and navy cadets
are things of the past. In the future
there may be games here between class
Teams and one or two season with ONT
SIDE organizations, but the trouble and
expense of getting the eleven ready for
battle with the midd1es will never he
undertaken again. At any rate that is
the feeling here now.
Ihe boys who arrived from Annanolis
last night are once more back in their
studies. The mere mention of a toucb-
down, or particularly goal, is too much
Ior them. Theyswent away confident of
gaming victory, and to come home
with the stigma of defeat CHARGED
against the team after so many weeks of
preparation and hard work is a setback
That will be long remem bered. Luckilv
the West Pointers lost but little money
on the game. The cadets who were
forced to stay at home, and, in fact.
nearly everybody at the post, from the
ordinary soldiers to the officers, clubbed
together and sent a commission do wn to
Annapolis to be placed on the result.
One OF these commission agents was
Saunders who had wad almost as
big as football. He took an early
train from Baltimore got to the scene of
the game with all possible haste and an
nounced himself ready to cover whatever
money the middies cared to bet ON rheir
team. To his astonishment he learned
that the Annapolis people wanted to
! ana In some instances odds of to l,
Ihe doctor IS very enthusiastic foot
ball man but the idea of betting big
odds on his team did not strike him as
being just the proper thing. He offered
proposition that the Annapolis bettors
refused to even entertain. ACCORDINGLY
the doctor did not take the rubber band
from the big wad.
1t is estimated that the cost of prepar-
ing the team for the game was somewhere
In the neighborhood of S30O0 1t cost
over $500 apiece to get Yale and Prince
ton to come here to play. Coachers
Graves, Corbin, and Williams. who as
sisted Bliss at times in his work, charged
$25 day and expenses for their, services,
and Bliss's bill will amount to about
$500. In addition to that Bliss messed
with the officers. The team did not play
any games where an. admission was
charged, and, in consequence, the ex-
penses had to be betrayed by contribu-
tions. The officers Clipped in $50 and
$40 apiece, and the cadets gave literally.
Altogether. football, particularly when
the team fails to win, is considered an
expensive luxury.
The cadets here are singing a parody
on After the Ball." 1t is entitle After
the Football" and is as follows:
Once cheeky urchin climbed on young
mans knee,
And rudely questioned, "Pray tell to me
Why do you ofttimes limp sir, and moan;
Have you no front teeth to call Your
own?n
"Dear child, fine set I had months ago,
Why they have vanished I'll let you
know;
List to my story of how 1 lost 'em all;
Twas in scrimmage-aftert the ball.
After the match was over,
After the goal was won,
After the players left me,
After the game was done,
Many bone was aching,
Injured by kick and tall
That l received lad,
While after the ball.
"Came up an old friend asking me, why
Is your arm in sling and your nose all
awry?
Tell me the reason you've lost half an
ear
And how it, happens your gait is so
queer
AT football thought was destined to
But discovered twas not in my line:
joined crack club and answered the
call
To play on the rush line-after the ball,
After the maui was over,
After the ball got away,
After the rest had left me,
After the fearful fray,
was a case for the surgeons
Who came with the ambulance call.
I was completely shattered.
After the maui.
President D. H. Tolman, of the Chicago
Trust Savings bank, is accused of Sc