The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-24
JUST A HARD TACKLE.
Half Backs Thoughts as He Was Bowied
Over After Making "a Touchdown.

Half Backs Thoughts as He Was Bowled
Over After Making "a T~ouchdown.
1--WE had worked the ball down to
within 30 yards of their goal" he said
TO n group of sturdy young men gath
cred round a table I'm an uptown club,
land i saw n touchdown coming our
way. / was playing half back. and j
had been worked pretty hard: Captain
Blank was at quarter and he had
sent me around the end a dozen times
and twice through the center. l old
him that she was going to see the
game. and he knew j would play as 1
never played before. When we trotted
onto the field | called Blank attention
TO her. She was sitting in the front row
wearing our colors In her gown and in
her hat. Blank aid she was all right.
and. though I knew it before. ! was
glad to hear Blank say so. Every time
that 1 ran with the ball i could see
her out OF the corner OF my eye, and
the first time that l was downed hard
near the grand stand and the other
team piled pm top of me. i heard her
cry out. but 1 couldn't tell what II was,
because the man who tackled me had
his knee in my ear. IL didn't take me
long to get up from that tackle i can
tell you.
well as I was saying. we rolled
them down the field by steady play,
dIlu We ANIAh w Nv - ~
of their goal with the ball in our hand
Blank said II was time to take a brace
and score. He told us that we had
been loafing. and that he was ashamed
OF us. just as II we hadn't been playing
the best football of the year. He sig
nailed to me hat he expected me take
n ball around the end, and 1 oug
tina I saw my chance for a good run.
Now. let me tell you that the expc-
dience which followed was novel. The
center snapped the ball back to Cap
tain Blank. and although i was watch
ing him intently, i saw the other rush
line break against ours as IL they a
struck a stone wall, and 1 saw a girl
in our colors on the grand stand who
was so excited that she was standing
up. The ball was in the air. N when
I found II tucked safely under my arm
/ was running for all that was In me.
As / passed their end ne jumped at
me and just missed a hold. II seemed
to me that the noise on the held had
ceased suddenly, though ! learned aft
erwards that II was redoubled as soon
as I started with the hall. j saw their
half and full back running so that they
might tackle me just before i reached
their line and l seemed to have eyes In
the BAG of my head with which i saw
their whole rush line at my heels TO
tackle me from behind.
A OF this, rowever. was merely an
Incidental stage setting for a girl In
u colors on the grand stand. 1 won
dered who the chap was who was
standing beside her. and I feared that
her arm might get tired waving the
flag which i sent to her az she came on
the grounds. l was dimly conscious OF
the fact that 1 was running at fuil
speed In the hope that i might carry
their half back across the line with
me when i was tackled. n my feet
seemed to move OF their own volition.
My running was due TO s-ub-conscious
action at the best. and II bothered me
that l was getting so neal the fellows
who were hurrying TO tackl me. be-
cause ! knew hat when the tackle
came l would see nothing OF the grand
stand
Then IL occurred to me suddenly
that h full back was the \ who
had been standing beside h girl In
my colors on the grand stand and 1
wondered how he had made such a
quick change. II he had jumped from
the grand stand to help out the other
side I was going TO protest. What right
had he there? We were not going TO
| play against IL men. He must have