New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-02
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SCENES ABOUT THE FIELD.

..s,rcrop coNtJX's LECTURE To THE PLAYERS
THE UNFORTUNATE Man WITH A SILK HAT.
When all that has been said regarding the rouEh-
,.as and danger OF football Is considered th''r
was perhaps little quiet irony In the se'''''o"
Of yalc's latest mascot. The being chosen 10 WOO
and cnilcc victory 10 the camp beneath the "ins OF
dear old Yale" was a little crippled newsboy. hif
face ia thin and peaked. and his little BODY ~
cruelty twisted and misshapen. ana ne cannot
walk without the aid OF "A crutch ana c"''e
but he knows all about football. lie mas AZ
tended every practice game TINS season. anu Nv
talks wisely and learnedly about mass-piays a""
living wedges and such things. When the i"'c
or ,yoro casting about fo- "A mascot to suop!ant
old "pon" Smith who has been temporarily re-
tired they selected the little ne"sboy ana IL ~
cato IN cav .hc:e was no more interested or APP
,rec,ative spectator or the field. His name by the
way is Kilboy and IT is barely possible thh' '"i'
had something to do with the choice
There was an uncommon dcarth OF ahWa'e'
,.itsn.ns ard kindred freaks on the Held inns
VAR dine no doubt. to the absence OF That eie-
ment which bedecks itself In yards OF riopoh ana
let's it's hair grow long. and never sa" even ',e
outside OF a college. This element was reircsh-
,neIv CONSPICUOUS by its absence. and the thr'hs
which surrounded the gridron was, TOT the "os'
mart "A representative college gathering.
number OF English tourists. clad IN soit capeS
fresh from the Scotch heather. Witnessed inc
contest from one OF the north side boxes ana iro"
comments
MANY weird tales TO relate about Americas YER
sion OF the English born game
Uneasy lies the head tpat wears top nat III
football game II commands the same respect there
as other similar abuses at the theatre. Lie was
made an unut,erable bore for one poor chap VINO
was thus adorned and afflicted He occupied seat
I'm the middle tier OF the covered grandstahd anu ~
make the afilcton even more unDedrapie SoiI'e
other mans sister occupied the seat next 10 MN.
XII the wrath which the big theatre mats nave
kIndled In the heart Of man burst forth agaii.a,
that shining tile. There was no spirit OF sdiiaht,y
or head usher to restrain them and the crown spoke
freely and feclingiy about IT, and tod It's owhe,
ia be sure and remove IT, because that WAS ~
thev really cared to see. He did not remove II.
hut he looked as II he would never wear announcer
one to a football game -, .orr,, t,ms
The fakirs and flag merchants had sorIy u'ie ne
Of A. compared with the prosperous BUSINESS y,
former years. The genuine Undergraduate does no,
INV his college banner as RUE ~ comes 'v III
the same source az do embrodered pillows anu VIZ
other like things, and, the undergranua'e 'sh
nm great part OF the cheering traction Oh ; tns
crowd the banner merchant found hirnsei sa1i'et t
win emblems which he was willing 70 dispose vi d.
any price. .,,a a, ,be,r headouarters
,hev found an unexpected guest awaiting them ~
the person OF Inspector Conlin, VINO had com"a"u
OF the police force , >, N. man while
thew were donning their moeskin armor anu pa an
tcuiariy cautioned them against the shsn'e'' 'n-