Smyrna times., 1901-01-09

elassmen came out of their rooms and
us.
"'Wait for a college victory they
said, before you burn your money
"'Tll tell you what We'll do sug-
gested Davie Peterson. Let's go down
to the shore and celebrate. The atmos-
phere in this neighborhOOd is too un-
sympathetic
This seemed like a good idea. The
shore was the local COney Island, about
two miles out of town. We piled our
fireworks into a ramshackle hack and
started OF course we didn't ride in
side ourselves. We punched up beside |
the driver and all over the top and |
burned red fire and yelled. 1t was a |
fine sight.
"At the corner of Maple street some
one spotted old Carl standing under a
street lamp and gazing at us wistfully.
We whooped and pulled up.
"'Come on, Gas House, called Peter
son. Get in the game
Carl shook his head resolutely. Can't
break training he said. Cant spoil
my chances for the team
Everybody shouted at him.
"'Why nOtY said l. 1t won't hurt
your chances any,
"Now, that was a mean thing to
say, because it was true. Carl, on ac-
count of his weight, was out of the
running for the eleven, and every one
knew it except himself. So we laughed
and told him to get inside.
"'No ones ever going to see you
there said Peterson. We won't give
you away
"Well, the outcome of this was that
Carl opened the door and got in among
the fireworks. l suppose from that
minute he began to despair of being a
football player. 1t was almost pathetic
that he had hung on so long in the face
of so much ridicule.
ION we drove, singing, smoking,
drinking bottled beer and making
noise to our hearts content. The big
gest laugh went up when Gas House
asked for a bottle of beer and ciga
rette. 1t meant the end of his athletic
aspirations.
Suddenly there was a gentle sizzling
sound inside the hack.
"'Hey, there shouted Matfit, 'somC
of this darned truck is atire! Ouch
now, Peterson, whoa up!
"And then his voice was drowned b!
the finest series of explosions you eve
heard. Rockets, firecrackers and mines
all went off together. We dropped iron
the roof lust as the horses got scarce
and jumped into run and couldn't b
held. You never heard such an uprOa
in your life. and Matfit was thraShin
around in the middle of it and below
ing like mad.
Jump, Carl" screamed Peterson
Open the door and jump, you oil
foolv
'The words were hardly out of hi
mouth when there was a crash. tn
horses gallOped faster. and Carl
massive legs dropped to the ground b'
tween the four wheels. He had brC
ken through the floor and was rul
else for him to do.
I'VE weren't so worried that "
couldn't laugh, for it was funny an
no mistake. 1t was nearly a quarter :
: q mile before the driver could saw IL
, horses down and we could disentang
5 Carl from the remains of the earring
t He was a spectacle. We pushed hi
5 up under an electric light in front of
] saloon and make an investigation. II
] perspiration was streaming off hil
0 he was siGged and torn and frightene
f and his face was white as a sheet
5 "'By JOve.' said Peterson, you lo'
$ as if you'd been pulled through a KIN
r hOler
:. "'Never had such a start in my lif
/ gasped Maffit. but I'm not hurt b
n Whewr
d "T'll bet you lost ten pounds | sa
# "Gas House blinked, rubbed his eli
d and then stalked sOlemnly into the {
p loon. There was a weighing machine
p the corner. He put nickel in the S
with trembling fingers, stared at
n, figures and then waved both arms oN
N his head
ii "'Great mackerel.' he cried. 'I'
m made a beginning!
Id "Then he caught a trolley back
S. town, and we saw no more of him III
le the next afternoon.
s. "But when we did see him he v
p playing football again, and Bill G
Y. nors was radiant. He's coming dow
ct the trainer whispered to me. II
st. coming down sure. OFF six pounds
day. We've made a beginning. G'
IL hard training will do most anything
ch you keep at itp
We "Well, sir. Carts weight began to
1T off from the night he smoked that ci
rette in the hack. When he played {
lid ter against Princeton and ran arol
a the field like 2-year-old. ! told
xe. ConnOrs that he was fine example
he the value of tobacco in training.
nd didn't understand me. ConnOrs i
I'D good trainer. but there are some tri
to about taking off weight which
ise doesn't know."-New York Herald