Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-10-22

which detained him long enough
for the Yale eleven to arrive
and sit on him. The "horse's neck"
was also very successful. and had Mr..
Deland made it CRATES neck as he
originally intended, IL might have been
long enough to reach over the line. or
course a little thing like that would not
have affected the score, but 1t would
have further enhanced the popularity
Of the referee.
had an interesting talk with Mr..
Deland about his new tricks. He has
contrivance like chess board with
which to illustrate his amiable devices.
There are eleven little men In red and
eleven in blue which are set up on OPP
posite sides. Mr.. Deland. by the way.
is not Harvard man, and his connee-
ton with the athletes Of that college is
purely proVidentlal. He has no other
motive for his football work than the
desire to promote the cause of educa-
ton, and no other reward than the con-
seriousness that he Is benefting the race
ct the expense OF the individual, which
Is always laudable aim.
"ThIs trick" said Mr. Deland, setting
up his men. sis worked with the assist
ance OF twenty-five substitutes.
"What will they do?" l asked, In
some astonishment.
They will continue the game when
the trick is over" said Mr.. Deland,
grImIy. II have called it the Kilkenny
Cats"
He worked the trick through with the
red and blue mannlkins. 1t is so COM
plicated that can remember only lit
tie OF the last part where the blue full
back leaves his legs on the fifteen yard
line while the remainder OF him Is
touched down behind the goal posts by
the man who runs with the ball.
"You see," said Mr.. Deland, "ths
last man left alive is red. and he falls
dead on the ball just back Of the line.
/ wish could save somebody to swear
at the referee, but It doesn't seem to be
possible"
81 was powerfully Impressed by Mr..
Deland's knowledge of the game. OF
course, am no Judge. Football has
changed a great deal since played II.
We used to think In those days that II
| we broke a mans nose we were doing
well, and we tackled runner with no
higher ambition than to stop him tenn
porarlly. We expected him TO go again
some time. have fallen behind the
age.
Lam glad to hear that there is still
| chance that Harvard and Princeton
may play. The Tigers have presented
eleven thousand alternative PROPOSE
tions to Harvard's managing committee
and thus far only ten thousand five
hundred excuses have been prepared In
reply. II the committees inventive
powers give out, We may have q little
good sport, as we used to before COM
mittees OF this kind were devised, and
the representatives OF the two colleges
may act chance to exercise something
besides their jaws.
As to the Princeton team, there is
much uncertainty. Slugsby, the WICK
eldest desperate that ever shed blood, Is
in the theological seminary. II his
studies In Divinity will not permit him
TO play football, the loss Of life among
Princeton's opponents this fall will be
materially decreased. Several other
good football men are in the seminary,
but they will play for the sake OF Kill
ing the University Of Pennsylvania
eleven.
Vincent, the great end rush, is said
to be In good form this year. He will
play In oil mportant games. Apropos,
it may be predicted that the men from
the iron foundry in which he held some
sort OF position will again visit New
York to cheer their old comrade, and
their clothes, their language and their
general behavior (both sober and other
wise) will again be carefully written up
by the New York papers, as an illustra-
ton OF the demeanor OF the student
class In the general and the Princeton
man in particular
And this reminds me tn at the great
est part OF the whole exhibition Is the
marvellous gathering at one OF the great
games. | shall never forget tho assem-
blage at the last Yale-Princeton game
In New York. The number OF persons