The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-22
Anglo-American Sports
copyright. 1899. by Robert Howard Russell
By FINLEY p. DUNE.

jumped over a. fence ahead Nv some sags.
but conservative English scholars.
We'll, like a good game, IL come three an,
three. Three times had victhry pereboA
upon our banner an thrice-I see Il in -,
pa-aper-had tn flag Nv tn mother coun,br,
proclaimed that Englishmen can r-run 7,
was thryin' on me nerves an l wanted =
yell whin tn tie was r-run of, but tn man
firm Massachusetts, says: Contain vs'e-
silf.' he says Don't allow ye'er frenzfas
American spirit to get away with ve,ar
he says. OBSERVE he saws. ~.
cam with which our brother Anglo-Saxo,
views tn scene he says. AIR he saws
they're on an be tn Jumpin' George Wash
'nton. l be. ye that fellow firm West New
ton II make hat red-headed, iong-legrea
bread-ballasted Engiishman' look Ike a
cints. Hurroo.' he says. Go on. Harvard.
he says. Go on he says. 'Rah, rah. ran.
he says. Ate hin up. chew him up.' he
says. 'Harvardr he says.
Il looked ar-round at tn cam dispassyon.
ate Englishman. He dropped his eye-glas.
so he cud see tn race an he had his cane in
tn air. We'll r-run, Cambridge. he saws
Pull him down. he says. Run over him
he says. "Thrip him up he says. They
can't r-run,' he says, except whin THEY'RE
Philippines behind thim.' he says. Wen
r-run,' he says. well r-run,' he says. an he
welted tn man firm Matsachoosetts with
his cane. BE careful what we're doip'
there says tn Anglo-Saxon. If it wasn't
FIR tn lance I'd punch ye'er head on he
says. AM says tn cam Englishman. IL
1t wasn't fr our common hurtage,' he saws
I'D make We jump over tn gran stand he
says. TIL English always cud beat M
%r-runnin',' says tn sage Nv Natsachoosetts
'Th' Americans start first an finishes last.
says tn Englishman. An / had to pull Thin
apart.
Whether II is that our American COLI
~leajeens spinds too much iv their lung power
in provin' their devotion 10 what Hogan
calls their Almy Matthers or not. I dinnaw
but anyhow, we had to dhrag tn rim
risintative iv our branch fv tn Anglo-Saxon
an Boheemyan civilization in tn three-mile
race firm undher two thoL and iy our
cousins or brothers-in-law that was calmly
an soberly. but hurriedly an nofsily chare-
In acrost tn thrack to cheer their own man
Me frind firm Massachusetts was hlue
as we winded our way TO tn sthrangulation
railway an started back FIR home. I'm
sorry he says, TO lose me temper he
says. but he says, 'afther all tn pre-
tinded affection Nv. these people fr us he
says. AN afther all we've done fr thin in
Alaska an'-an' Everywhere he SAYS. an
thin sellin' us coal whin they might've
sold 1t to tn ~Spanyards If tn Spanyards'd
had tn money he says to see tn conduct
Nv that coarse an brutal Enelishman-'
TIL wan that won tn r-race?' says /. Yes
he says. No, I mean tn wan that damned
me with his cane. he says. III IL hadn't
been.' he says. that we're united he says.
be a common pathrimony,' he says, I'd We
had his life,' he says. 'Ye wud So
says !, an ye're fright / says. III
all tn la-ads enthered into tn Traces
with tn same spirit We show now
1 says, TIL English fiag'd be dhroopin'
firm tn STAFF, an Cyrus Bodley, iv Wad-
ham, Mass, d be paintin' tn stars an
sthripes on tn Nelson monnymint an max
in 1t look like a barber's pole,' / says.
'Whin we hated tn English / says. an a
yacht Trace was li'ble to end in a war mes
sage firm tn Prisidint, we used TO bate
thim,' / says. Now says /, 'whin we're
afraid to injure their f~eelin's.' / says. AN
whin we 'pologise befure we punch, they
bate u.s. / says. They're used TO 'pologisin'
with wan hand an punchin' with tn other
I says. TIL on'y way is tn way iv me
cousin Mike I says. He was a great
%rassler, an win he had a full Nelson on tn
foolish man hat whit again him, he used
to say. Dear me, am / breakin' ye'er neck,
/ hope so,"'
But tn Matsachoosetts man didn't see
IT that way. An some time. / tell We,
Hinnissy, an Englishman'll put tn shot
wan fut further than wan iv our men-th'
Lord save US firm tn disgrace,-an' tn mex
day We'll invade Canada
we ought to do 1t, anyhow" said Mr..
Hennessey stoutIy.
We wud."' said Mr.. Dooley. "ff we were
sure we cud lave it afterwards"