Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-01

forward. AS did so I saw Armitage stoop ;
little-the ball had come low and dragged
MIN forward step on catching it. AS ht
let 1T go to his foot l made my last effor
and as l jumped up before his right foo
something struck me squarey In the chest
ana knew 1t was the ball. 1t shot back over
Armitage's head and dashed madly after it
! was ahead Of everybody-I knew that
knew also that / must fall on the ball; that
to try to pick 1t up might mean to lose it.
remembered SO much of my training. 1t was
coming down in front of me and twenty yards
from their goal, but l saw that l was going
to reach it on that terrible instant when it
should be coming up from the ground on
fthe first bound. | tried to stoop little so
| as to get hold of it, and at that moment 7
stumbled and 1t struck me on the leg and
bounded fifteen yards ahead of me.
| l just staggered up and on and in another
moment 1t was in my arms and l was sliding
forward when felt something crush my left
ankle as though an iron weight had dropped
on 1t. i gave myself one drag in some way
and rolled over the goal line with my arms
wrapped around that precious ball and my
mead bent over it, every muscle strained lest
some one should wrench it away. | felt at
the same moment hands on my neck and
pcdies dropping upon me. but knew that the
ball was safe.
Then in the din came the shrill Shrek of
the referees whistle and Greene's voice in
my ear: Good boy-it's touchdown
At first wouldn't unfold my arms from
the ball-not until Addison said: ITS all
right; let me have it,"
Then tried to get up but when tried to
step on my left foot l felt 1t double under
me and l nearly cried out.
"Hullo!' said Greene. you're done for;
what is it, your ankle?"
Yes" said l.; somebody stepped on it
Just before l reached the line"
Never mind, old man, you got over and
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up and said something that made me feel |
very proud, and then Addison took the ball |
out, while Greene and Spellman half carried
me over to the pile of sweaters, where Fairfax
and Hartley, Tommy Dyson and Thompson all
fairly seized upon me.
II want to see the goal kicked" said T.
SO you SHALL" said Hartley, "Dud will
do that fast enough. It's straight in front"
There was Addison lying fiat on his stomach
and Dud directing him. and in another
moment the ball sailed over and We were
ahead six to five.
How the crowd cheered. Merwin went In
my place and the rest of the game went
without score. Hartley had unlaced my
shoe and bandaged my ankle hastily, at the
same time with one eye on the game but
when the referees whistle blew our men
'warmed down into the field and as / watched
% see them run out / was grabbed from
behind and lifted up on the shoulders of some
me and l heard Thompson's big voice come
,ut' 'lhTee times three Tor Freshman Cod |
lard, who won the game!'
II l live to be a Methusleh ! shall never
orget that moment and the thrill of pride
hat ran through my veins. Mounted on those ,
houlders looked over at the seats and saw
ny father with his hat In his hand waving II | r
p and down and-yes-yelling! That is the
My term that will describe 1t. My mother
ooked bit shocked, but none the less was
yidently flushed and happy. And as for my
ister-she had clutched my mothers arm and I
'as pointing at me with what was left of her
ardinal flag and as she caught my eye she a
ried to rush down, tugglng my mother with
er, to get where was. She had forgotten
he crowd and the fence around the field; 8
yerything except my triumph. a
Then when ! was let down on the ground s.
gain managed to tell Tommy Dyson that a
anted to see my family, who were with L
GLAND In the middle section.
"Pl fix it," said he "They will ride up >.
ith you in a carriage and worship you all i
e way. III see Manager Holwright."
And In five minutes he had us all In IL
carriage outside the grounds. had
tell them over and over again that ~,
asn't much hurt-that my ankle didn't pain u
e. Pain me? You might have cut my foot n
and ! would hardly have known II then.
My father was perfectly Irresistible had 81
yer seen him 50 wrought up. He wanted
e to have the entire team dine with him
ID II was with great difficulty that con- 81
need him that we were still In training for
G Pembroke game. well. they shall dine al