Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-24

| who came up on the o'clock and dropped
over to see me in the evening"
what, that old dig? What was he doing
| in the city?"~ -
"Well. Dick, we never did him justice
I'm afraid. 1t seems he has taken lot oi
interest in your getting on the team as o
representative of the school, you know. and
he confessed to me last night that he had
never seen big game, so he thought he'd
20 down. Somebody told him that he
wouldn't understand unless he had watched
the practice, so last Wednesday-just like
his old methodical way. you know-he bought
book of rules, read them through, and
Thursday and Friday went out to the prac-
tice. He came up last night full of 1t. He
couldn't talk anything else and he says that
he got so excited when Chatham was crowd
ing us down that he found himself clutching
the arm Of a young woman who sat next
him, when at last he came to his senses upon
our securing the ball. He said, fortunately,
the young woman wore cardinal, and was
so much more out OF her head than he that
she never knew anything about it."
II never supposed old Ryerson would ever
look at anything so frivolous an athletic
game" said l, pleased nevertheless.
He asked me II we would mind II he came
over sometimes and talked little foot ball.
l told him l didn't know much about it, but
/ hung on to you and Roland and picked up
the phrases Then he hemmed about and
could see he was trying to get out some
thing that embarrassed him. Finally he
said, I'd like awfully to come over and be
with you sometimes II wouldn't be a bore.
and perhaps my notes and things on some of
the lectures would be Of use to you or God
dard. I'm sure you're welcome to them any
time / thought then-here's another tri-
umph for Dick, he's actually warmed the
cookies of old Ryerson's heart up to a melt
ing STAGE"
'I'll be right glad to take up that offer of
his notes." said 1. ''for l had to cut twice
last week, and directly after Thanksgiving
I'm going to get at my work in good shape
for the Xmas examinations Well teach old
Ryerson foot ball and he's to keep US up to
second division level for stand or lose our
good company, You make a bargain with
him.
We went over to the room and dressed for
church, and. as we came in the campus, we
saw Addison and Langton looking most i'm
maculate in frock coats and top hats, just
taking Addison's sister in to church. They
didn't look like the same two men who were
trying to check that Chatham wedge the day
before.
Sunday evening was always a cause of
homesickness to me. 1t had been while
was at school. and still more here at Little
ton. Then, too, / missed my pipe. for when
was not training although wasn't hard
smoker. used to like pipe immensely. and
with that and book could forget that /
was away from home. suppose that the
from the sentimental side, for at home we
dined Sunday night just as any
other night. while at school and at college
there seemed to be fashion of giving man
nights, with perhaps a thin shaving of cold
corned beef and dab of jam in saucer.
l had partaken OF this frugal repast and
Just returned to my room, when a knock on
the door was followed by the appearance of
Roland.
"How do you feel after your first big
game?" was his salutation.
"Oh, I'm all right" answered. delighted
to see him and hear how the game looked to
him.
''You did good work. Goddard, and Read
Chat was the Chatham tackles nance told
me after the game that you were better
man than Merwin. | used to know Read at
Exeter, and ran across him last night"
Tn afraid Merwln wasn't very well yes
terday when he went in" | said, glad enough
OF the praise, however.
II tell you what, Goddard, we had a close
call In those wedges of theirs just the same.
Read told me that Pembroke couldn't sop
them IN their game week ago, and that
chatham didn't try them until the end Of the
game thought We were gone when they
got us down to the ten-yard line, and we
would have been. too, II Addison hadn't
crawled under. He had good luck too, for
II they mad turned the wedge that time to
the other side he wouldn't have been In it,"
Did you see how they worked them?" |
asked.
mo. ! couldn't make out, but got
some points. When they came out al
guard. center and kdard would push
straight ahead, and they pull suddenly
apart, and Chatham's quarter and the runner
would both be behind the opening. Some |
lines the quarter would come cut dragging
the runner after him and pull him on a yard |
Or so. | couldn't see how they worked 1t on |
The tackle, and that was the hardest stop. |
Did you make anything out Of itf'
mo- couldn't. tried at first TO see the |