Evening journal., 1899-08-21

bis face. The Camden quarterback, /
rrouching low behind the line, buried |
himself at Armstrong; knees and /
tackled him hard and fast.
As he plunged forward over his
tackler the luclSless boy felt the ball |
lup from the grasp OF his left arm
and had sickening consciousness that |
he had fusnhled. The rcseree darted in-
10 the mob of men, pulling and haul
ng TO find the ball. "Camden's ball."
be called out.
Armstrong ran back up tine field TO
The fullbaek's position on the defensive.
wishing at every step that the earth
wonld open and swallow him up.
Twice tie. Camden backs smashed in
10 the Hilton line and then the full
back. with strong. kick, sent the bar
SO yards lp the icld and thc goal was
out of danger.
! UP ana down the field tie batcie was
waged tns .s,..t Of tn sirst'hsaf, With no
ltertcItebit 0dggutgge 10 elthef team,
and ihn'half fciDseawith tiIh ban ~ Hil-
h0u's Eoaeassinn on their own 4o-yafd
lnna.
The c0ptuin came up TO Armstrong ia
the dressing-room, where the players
were resting ard regaining their
strength "That was a bad tumble you
mnde. old man, but don't let So worry
YOU. I've seen older heads than yours
get ratified for less cause than you
had, and you may have a chance to re-
deem yourself IN the next half
The Is minutes of resting soon
passed, and as the players fled out the
lcaptain turned 70 Armstrong and said.
with a look half quizzical and half Sc
rious "lf you tumble again In this
half, young fellow, III be hanged If !
don't make you walk home
In the second half the superior
weight and strength of the Camden
players began TO tell, and. i'm spite of q
brave defense, She play wns forced into
the Hilton territory. Nothing but re-.
lreatcd punts saved the Hilton goal line
from being crossed. and each successive
onslaught carricd the BAH a little
nearer
Al hope OF scoring on The Camden
team had disappeared, and the exhaust
Z od team louged only for the call Of
time 60 save them from defodt The
Hilton line was going TO pieces and, in
spite of the captains desperate efforts
, 30 rally his men, they were being
forced back and back, until the ball
q lay on the ten-yard hne. and IL was
I / Cdmden's first down. Nothing short ot
, I a miracle could save them now.
4 Bucllng the line had nctted all the
s gains in this half as the Hilton ends
were too sure tacllers TO allow any enc
runs. The play had driftel over to one
] side of the field and the ends had been
S drawn In 10y the repeated attacks on
the line.
d Seeing this, and wishing to score The
c touchdown where a goal would be cosy
the Camden quarterback gave the SIS
"A aal for o fake buck The fullbaci
charged into the line, his head dowl
}. rs though he carried the bail. The Ilii
d ton players threw themselves into th'
y center to stop the rush. and even th'
e ends, forgetting all caution, rushed in
q 40 the thick OF the aght.
But the bali was not there. lusteaC
of passing it to the fullbnck, the quar-
i tcrhacls had held it for a moment ans
= then tossed Sc to the left half, kennc
Is dy. In an instant Kennedy was o4
= like a shot for the Hilton goal Arm
u strong was the only man between tn
p fying halfbacls and a touchdown.
80 Cutting we'll across the field TO shak
of an possible pursuers, Kennedy wa
. running almost parallel TO his oppo
~ nent.
!. As the latter gathered himself fo
the final spring for the tucllle the run
ner stopped short and lodged quichl
M back. armstrong whirled and threN
out his arms in "A last desperate efor
ia TO make the tackle. His outflung arr
,c struck the bah squarely and knocked
ir from 'Kcnncdy's too-conhdent grasp.
lie turned 70 seize st again. butit wa
I'd too late. The ban boundod up alsnos
d into Armstrong; arms. and D
he clutched, 10 half invoiuntariy it wa
III a hundred yaids to Che otter goal, hu
he Aaa a cleor4old.
I'd 1'he whole Camden team was in he
IN pursuit. Armstrong; comrades weI
lg following in the general ruck, shoutin
no words OF encouragement which 4
he never heard, and blocking Off the lag
IS, CARDS ON the other tenn.
he Kennedy was close behind the be
ed and gaining every yard, but the ga
nd was too wide 70 be closed easily.
Armstrong heard the flying feet an
et painting breath behind him, an
i'd strained every nerve. AS he gave OF
it- last leap 70 throw himself across Il
g- line Kennedy sprang at him like
rs hawk and nailed him In the air, an
ae. pursuer and pursued came down with
M thump-across the goal line.
d. a nulSe2 OF course It was, but IL We
IT. the game, and what else do we play foi
le' Armstrong felt more than repaid VIII,
'ln the captain wrung his hand and e
10 claimed; Good boyl Im proud
ga know you. There won't be thing Il
ny good for you when we get back to Il
;. old town tonight"
~ And there wasn't-Boston Globe.