Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-02-22

pied. After he awoke to this fact Par.
ker ios became rather harder, and he
was forced to content himself with an
occasional tackle behind the interfer-
ence when the runner was slow or the
ball was poorly passed
But the climax came just before the
eose OF the 10 minutes practice The
varsity had carried the ball down
the Held directly in front of and about
~ yards from the scrubs goal Parker
hau become somewhat used TO the var
sity play by this time. and when he
saw the full back drop lack and the
+ nail backs move out from and back OF
thelr regular positions he knew that a
/ goal from the field was TO be tried.
/ here was his last chance to outwit the
/ now fully awakened Brice
Instead of moving out. as he might
nave been expected 10 do, in order 20 get
clearer held and open the line. ho
moved IN close and made a feint as
though intending 10 dive between tackle
and guard, which was Just the sort cf
/ play II was the delight of Brice heart
/ TO stop. lie was practically immovable.
and woe 10 the unlnCky mortal who at
tempted 'gO through him Nothing.
however. was further from Parker's
I mind than the attempting Of such a
teat Instead. as the ball WAS snapped.
he wheeled ont quickly. caught Brice' :
arm IN his own and. whirling upon
{ hlm as ou IA pivot. threw that worthy
! fiat on bis back and rushed at the full
2 back Just III time TO block a well direct
! cd try for goal
The men on the side lines cbeered
/ Justify for the plucky scrub tackle. and
+ the coach gladdened his heart with a
( few words of commendation. while the
discounted BIice had "a bad five minutes
explaining TO the captain how il all
! happened
( After that Parker's play was careful
! ly watched by both Shaw and Arnold.
and Brice was warned that unless he
looked sharp and v orked hard he might
yet lose the position which be had be-
gun 10 look upon as peculiarly his own.
Under this siimulus he improved won
deriully. and the hopes Of the roote-s
rose again as they saw the line grow
stronger and faster day by day
The great game of the season. for
which all the others were but prepara-
ton, was the Que with Hanover college
and was 10 To- played this year at Cleve-
don For tree years the yellow and
blue of Hanover bad waved triumphant.
and their team was reported TO be in
better condition than ever.
AT last the great day arrived and the
morning tram brought with il the Han
over team AN! great crowd of students
already ooas.ing of the victory that was
sure 20 be theirs Odds were offered
freely. but the Clevedon boys, mindful
OF the ~sohs OF former defeats, were
slow 10 cet. and much Hanover money
went begging
The day was an ideal one for football.
crisp and cool. with that suspicion of
frost in the ai- that puts every PLAYER
on his mettle and makes every nerve
tingle with pure human JOY Of living
On such a day even a diSordered liver
loses its aScendencv over the mind. and
tie blood races through the veins in
an eXhilarating flood. In spite of the
lateness of the season the close clipped
turf was green aud soft as velvet and
the field, lined on either side with
bleachers filled with gayly dressed, rib
bon bedecked crowd. was an inspiring
sight. Every one in the little town,
without regard TO age, sex or present
condition Of servitude. had turned ont
20 witness what proved 10 be battle
royal.
Hanover, with their usual good for
tune, won the toss and chose the north
/ goal. with the wind at their backs
Burrows. the Clevedon full back, swung
his toe into the pipskin and sent il
whirling we'll down into the enemy's
/ country, with the ends close after it,
and the Rattle was Oh. Hanover sent
their hacks around the Clevedon ends
for few short gains, aud then lost the
ball on tumble Clevodon held il for
few plays and lost it, and so the bat
tie ragged. Back and forth in the center
Of the field they fought. Occasionally "A
long kick by the full back would drive
the ball down the field, and one goal
or the other would be temporarily en-
daneered, but soon the ball would be
carried back TO the center, and the
struggle would be begun again. The
teams were SO evenly matched that nei-
ther was able to gain more than IA tenn
porary advantage over the other, and
the first half closed without either hav-
ing scored.
For the first five minutes of the SEQ
ond half 1t was the same story over
again, but after one of Hanove ver's fierce
rushes into the line figure was seen
stretched on the ground and a thrill Of
apprehension ran along the side lines.
"Who is it?" lis he Hanover or Cleve-
don?' ''What subs have we?" were
some of the questions anxiousIy asked
To the dismay of the Clevedon con-
tingent, it was discovered in a moment
that it was Brice, the big left tackle,
whose lame ankle had finally succumb-
ed to "a severe wrench. For him to con.
Time longer III the game was out of the
question, but who was there 10 take his
place? The only man who had prac-
hced IN that position was Parker, and
when the ''rooters" saw him strip off
his sweater ana trot across the field obe-
dent To the captains summons their
hearts sank within them. What chance
would such green stripping as he have
against such IA heavy, experienced play
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