The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-08
COLLEGE RIVALS.

summer I sat smoking a cigar on the
hurricAne deck with my friend, the Yale
1nan, when he suddenly gave a start and
leaned over the rail, looking down at the
crowd below.
'Do you see that mansp he said, point
ing to sturdy chap who was leaning
against the companionway looking up at
US. He was swarthy, sullen man, whose
natural ugliness was emphasized by ter
ribly Iaissflapen nose, which had evidently
been broken by. terrible blow He was
scowling ferceIy, and as looked made a
gesture of defiance and hate and turned
away, still glowering
Yes, see him, - said 7. f'What of itP''
And then the Yale man settled back and
told me.
g Tt was during my third year at Yale -
be said. 81 had been on the baseball team
ever since my freshman year and was their
mainstay behind the bat. This chap,
Jones' was the captain of the Harvard
team. "
you may remem Der how fierce the ri
valry was that year. More so than is usual
even. But it was as nothing to the feeling
between Jones and myself
You see, I'd always known him. He
was from the same little village in New
York state that was, and we had beon
schoolLnates and had played ball together.
His father was good deal better Of than
mine was then, and he used to bully me
good deal then, as he was older than l.
well, we separated, of course, when yvo
went to college, as he entered Harvard,
and IL we4S to dear old Ell, God bless
her, " and the Yale man took of his yacht
ing s%sPi, SaPi F." said he. coming ont of his nr,.t
reTerie, 81 didn't see him again until the
SUMMER Of my sophomore year, when we
met on the Thousand islands We were
not particularly friendly, but got along
very well until we both happened to fall
in love with the same girl.
"a glorious creature she was, too, and
seemed to like US both. But when I told
her after month Of my. passion she said
Wait. Well Jones tried his luck a night
afterwaTd, and she didn't tell him to wait.
Just said No.
"Jones was wild. He never had been a
gentleman at heart and under his disap-
pointment lost his veneer of good manners
and became furious. He accused her OF
being heartless cuaueete, Of one thing and
another, Rnd thep finally OF caring more
for me than she should Just as she rose,
pale and indignant, appeared on the
scene, having been an unwitting caves
dropppr, and picking him up dropped him
over the rail into the St. Lawrence. It
isn't very deep there, but it was cold as
eouldb and by the time he had scrambled
ashore all the fight was out Of him.
"Well, Nan was heartbroken. She
would hear no word Of love or comfort
from me, declaring that Jones had dis
graced her and that she could never be
mine.
"But when the Harvard team came to
New Haven the next spring happened to
glance up in the grand stand as I walked
to my place behind the bat, and there she
sat, with big bunch Of violets pinned on
her corsage. I got just the wee bit of a
smile, but somehow I felt that we'd have
to win that day.
"Weil, the game went on. It was nip
and tuck for eight innings. I had the luck
to do good work and was cheered again
and again, but dearest Of all to me was
the glance I'd get once in awhile as ]
raised my eyes to her when walking to-
ward the back stop.
We had hard work hitting Highlands,
but 1 managed to get a couple, and once
got around as far as third. Jones tried to
spike me- but failed, and, though was
redhot at him, kept my temper, for the
men needed me
FINALLY in the ninth inning we were
two runs to the good and were counting
on a sure victory when the Harvards came
to bat for the last inning. I suppose Car
ter grew careless or something, for he
commenced to get wild, and do all I could
I couldn't steady him till he had sent
Smith and Jones to bases on balls. The
but the second man up made a hit, and
Smith, who had gone TO second on the fly
out, scored, while Jones took third
"Then Robinson, their heavy hitter,
came up, and IL hooked black for US. True
to his reputation, he hit the ball an ever
lasting whack, and out it sped for left
field. Greenway closed in on it sideways
and by great jump hauled it down, while
the crowd cheered.
Then Jones broke for home, and, Lord,
how he did run But 0reenway turned
the ball loose for me, and he never made
better throw in his life, nor did any one
else. With q perfect bound it came to me
while Jones was eight feet away. I turned
to touch him, thinking he'd be an easy
out, but he howled, D-n your and drove
straight at my ankles
''I put the ball on him, and we went
down together. His face had struck the
plate, and he got that broken nose you
noticed. Ny left leg was broken at the
ankle, but didn't drop the ball, and the
game was over.
Il can just remember hearing cries of
ELI Eli Elf and my name on thou
sand tongues, and then I tainted. When
came to, there was the touch Of a soft
hand on my forehead, and as I opened my
eyes Nan bent and kissed me. I didn't
care then what had happened.
We'll, never played ball again and
have to carry cane often now, but it was
worth it all Nan2 Oh, she's down below
with our boy. Fine little chap too. Come
down and see them. And that is why
Jones hates ne SO. ''-Detroit Journal.
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