The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-07-06
On the Goal Line
By Jean oudin
-@~~~-S---..~~..-~-.s-s-.

"'''' ''''' 49, ''''' 49,
ing 'N' ''"'h p lhJ"'''i'" u" h''p HN'''
'h" wy !" V"'h" "' "o"'''"'"F "'A'"'
'h' game.
some one Hn"'hed on h'A uo''''
"i'',' ne 'h'''"' 'NI'''Ii'E !" see
ON, "' IN l''''"s' hni 'h, """r "i'h'"
ana mess. niger ""H ''"'N h'. h''" ~
N'"i loon 'h' He'i'" '"'''"i' an"
''''''sN'N tore 4" open h'"' "'''"n'
word h' r",u''i "n' "' 'h' i"'ih' "'.
n'"'' "Ps'i'I"r the messenger boy ana
N"Nh A'aiiH To 'hr 'i'Th n d'rh.
Nh'" Use hr.' 'f'nn n"r'h' ne
"''n'H"''' hr'"'h'''.l\. t"r"'', 10"
captain ana '"H,h Sha" were SUING
~ inc once "nh ms Pu'h''n" drought
'h'm hoih To lhc desk. on ~ not
running away J hope Sald Forbes.
must =" home. Ny lnlhcF hurt -
runaway. Read That and hr showed
'hr telegram int" Forbes hand
h'l'N raced upstairs Tor iis nat ANA
top cnai' ara wns down again IN It mo.
w'ni 'liH'c some 81 il' fellows take
nay football clothes back 10 Hilton to-
night. VIII You hr shouted over ht
'''"#!'''T, 80 the door slammed behind
him.
f"rbrs looked at the c"1"h On utter
H"lnHtrW'ni. Her uIrr mess,
lee gr"an'd' WHAT to hr done nov
shaw shrugged his shoulders. IT %
oh"ui as had ~ II can br, but what b
'h" NATTER with giving ARMSTRONG a
try Hes been playing iul'h'oN "n ih"
scrubs All the iait "nd working hard
ANA be deserves chance 81 anyone
does.
Armstrong ~ iullh'rN. ! see ihnl
hoy hucA'uE th' camden hu'. lie II
make about as much "i an impression
on ~ 's m"r1"'i" ON % stone wall.
Ii''' you anyone els" i"surrchi q
N"n nave me ih'r'' hu' J see our
h'i''' lh'r'l q" h"'I"hE D. " mn" rs-
''u''' "i the score 'h'N u V''' up.
Shn" >'""" ur ANA squared ~" broad
'h""'"'IH. Never MIMI h' shl"' ! u
'"Nr li' the responsibility III going
"" M" Armstrong ana nave 'hlh WIN
h'n'
~ ,"u"' 'N'"'S'I"hE suing ATONE IN
INC once ana working oui imaginary
,,"' "',' E""'fN on '"' h"''' s'a,'"h' i>'
0h"" u'"Pp'" wv" an 'hP'S 'h''I W.
sue MN WIN P'''s"h' Word' ana az
'h'' plunge" mo '"' sunj'e'' j"
) 81" """N ,n"' l"" l' going !" nav "
ch""'' !" l'hi""'''li<' A"uiAeh thih
o'i'rh"oh'
armstrong E'@'" ~ MN bldhhlN'
h''S mas n''n ''''rH nome, an"
you r. I" b' pH' 10 ~ iuilpich IN hiH
place
Armstrong arc" q long breath ana
''f m"mrn' stared hi""diiN OUT OF the
window, without SAYING word
NtH' h' H"I"' SLOWLY ~ give EN-
me "'N' 'hn' w me
Hhn" Na"h''r'h h"cN To the captain
! hrIir'" the hoy mas good nerve, aud
! '' S''d inhi enough !" make him play
IKE mend ! made him think Ne
h'H" ghost oil SHOW '" win, AMI
he's Just ihs sort OF icilo" to rick
his neck FOR i"Ni cause.
The clock ON the high tower Of Col
leg" hail was striking three rs the Hi
ton player rlamhercd out of their bus
AT the Held and lined up for few min
uics preliminary prnciire. \ moment
later the camden team tro'ied out on
the held az the other end, and began
passing the hall.
The captains aud officials Of the game
conferred for moment and then Capt
F"rbes hurried back to his men. who
grouped anNiouslN together TO hear the
result oI the toss.
They've won the toss md chosen
the south goal We kick of. Hurry up
10 the middle Of the Field"
Hilton lined mp along the long white
line IN the center OF the field, and the
camden players scattered over their
territory, rcndy for the kick.
The referees whistle sounded, and
the long line OF Hilton players Kurged
forward as the captains toe struck the
hall Squhreiy and sent II spinning high
In the air toward the Camden goal.
1t WIS high kick, and Marsh had
Kenneth the Hilton ends, were well
Under IT, The fnlihack stood waiting
Tor what looked like an easy catch, bu,
his oyer-eonhdenee betrayed him. The
ball dropped squarely into bis arms,
sl'pped through them mud rolled ON the
ground In an instant II was buried
under sqnirming mass of Camden and
Hilton players.
when the men struggled To their fee,
again Bennett the Hilton left end,
was at the bottom, with his urms tight
y ciasped around the precious pig
'k'n' The Hutton subs waved sweaters
and Rugged each other In their glee.
Inc pau was thelrs ON The camden ten
'S .r, ''ne ,, 10 the mrs. minute OF play.
me oali was p PASSED TO the left half