The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-07-06


the quarterback passed the baii
straight into his armR rth unsrriug
swiftness. The line WIS opened wide
fO- him. but az he went into II he i'm
voluntarily threw up one arm to shield
his face. The Camden quarterback,
erouchIng low behind the line, buried
himself AZ Armstrong; knees and
tack led him hard aHd fast.
As he plunged forward over his
tsckler the luckirss boy felt tine hall
slip from the grasp Of his left arm
and had Aickrning consciousness that
he had fumblc,l. The referee dnrted In
10 the mob Of men, pulling and hnui'
ing, to find the ball. "tamdcn's ball!
be called out.
Armstrong ran back mp the Geld Ia
the fullblck's position on the defensive
wishing az every step that the earth
would open and swallow MIN NJ.
Twice the Camden backs smnshed in
20 the linton line and then the full
back. with n strong kick, sent the hall
81 Yards up the field aud the goal war
out of danger.
Tn and down the field the battle wan
wuErd the rect OF the first half, with NO
rercrpiiblr advantage 20 either team.
and the half closed with che ball Ia HI.
tone possession on their own 40-ynrd
line.
The captain came up to Armstrong In
the dressing. room. where the players
we're resting aud rrgaining thci'
strength THAT was a bad tumble YOU
made. old man. but don't let u worry
YOU. I've seen older heads than yours
get ratified for less cause than You
rad. and YOU may have chance ca re
deem yourself in the next half.
The Is minutes ~ resting soou
! uus.,d aud AZ the players filed out III"
/ captain turned to Armstrong and said.
with q look hale quilfical md half So
| riouS. "lf you fumble again IN this
half. young fellow. IN be- hanged II |
don't make you walk home
In TIM second half the superior
weight aud strength of the Camden
| player. began to tel, and, IN spite oj
brave drfrusp. the play was forced into
the Hilton territory. Nothing but ~
pcatrd punts saved the Hilton goal line
| from b.ins crossed. and each successive
onslaught carried the bail little
nearer.
Al hope Of scoring on The Camden
team had disappeared, and the exhaust
cd team lungcd only Tor III" call Of
| time to save them from defeat The
| Hilton line was going to pieces and. in
spite of tine captains desperate efforts
to rally his men. they were being
/ forced back aud back, until the ball
| iuy ON the trn.ynrd line. and 1t WIS
/ Cumdcu's first down. Nothing short ct
| miracle could save them now.
Eurkiug the line had ncttrd all the
gains IN this half. us the Hilton ends
were too sure tacklrrs 80 allow any end
runs. The play had drf,cd over to one
| side Of the field. and the ends had been
drawn in by the repeated attacks on
| the line.
| Seeing this. and wishing 20 srnrc thu
| touchdown whcr' goal would lie easy,
/ the Camden quarterback gave the sig
nal for fake buck. The fullback
charged into the line his head down
M though hr carrird the bnll. The Hi.
ton players threw themselves into the
ccnirr Ia stop the rush. and even the
ends forgetting al caution, rushed in
to the thick ~ the fight,
hut the hall was not there. Instead
81 passing 1t to the fuiIback, the quar-
trrhack had held 1t for moment anil
/ then tossed u 10 the left half. krunc.
dy. In nm instant kennedy WIS oil
/ like shot for the Hilton goal. Arm
strong WIS the only MAN between the
/ Ewing hnlfhat k aud Il touchdown.
Cutting we'll across the field Ia shake
OF all possible pursucrs. Kennedy was
running almust parallel to his oppo
ncui.
rs the latter gathered himself for
the final spring Jor the tackle the run
ncr stopped short aud lodged quickly
back. Armstrong Whirlrd and threw
cut his arms ~ a last desperate effort
Ia make the thcale. His uutilung arm
struck the ball squarely aud knocked IL
from kynnrdy's too-conlidcnt grasp.
lie turned to seize IL again, but II WIS
too late. The ball bounded up almost
into Armstrong; arms, and hc
clutched il half iHyoluntnrily. II was
hundred yards to the other goal, but
he had a clear field.
The whole Camden team was Ia hot
pursuit. Armstrong comrades were
following in the general ruck, shouting
words Of encouragement which he
never heard, and blocking oil the lag.
CARDS on the other team.
Kennedy was close behind the boy
and gaining every yard, but the gap
WAS too wide 10 be CLOSED easily.
Armstrong heard the fying feet and
painting breath behind him, aud
strained every nerve. As he gave one
last leap to throw himself across the
line Kennedy sprang nj him like u
hawk AMI nailed him in the air. aud
pursuer aud pursued came down with a |
thump across the goal line.
\ ilukc? or course II WAS, but IL won |
the game, and what else do We piny for. |
Armstrong felt more than repaid when
the captain wrung his hand and "a,
claimed: Good boy! I'm proud g. |
know you. There won't he thing too |
good for you when we get back 10 the |
old town tonight"
And there wasn't. Hoston Globe.
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