Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29
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JEWEIER and OPTIClAN

telegram from the captain to the col
lege told the news in less than ten
words.
Hope, 10; Fairview, 5. Slayton
broke collar bone"
Hope had jubilation that night out
on the campus, with a bonfire and
speeches. The breaking of Slayton's
collar bone was incidentally mention
ed, but every one felt easy about the
substitutes who had gone along with
the team to take the place of disabled
members.
The next game was played after an
all night ride Of 200 miles. The team
was somewhat battered, for it's victory
over Fairview was hard won, and it's
night ride was against it, but the mem
bers went into the game confident of
success.
1t was in this game that Edward re-
ceived the first injury that had so far
proved troublesome to him. His shout
der was badly wrenched. he contin-
ued in the game, however, until the
end. 1t resulted in tie. neither side
being able to score. The team rested
that night and was to start next morn
ing for it's third game, but news came
that. owing to some local difficulties,
the team expecting to play with Hope
would be obliged to cancel it's contract,
and the game would have to be called
off.
This meant serious shortage in nee
essary gate receipts, and, owing to the
nature Of the contracts, Hope college
team was the principal sufferer. But
the giving up Of the game gave Ed
ward and one or two other members of
the team who were badly hurt an op-
portunity to recover a little for the last
game in the schedule.
This last game was the toughest that
Edward had ever known. 1t was play
ed. not with college eleven, but with
a local team composed partly Of old
players, very few of whom had ever
attended any college or university
There was an unusual amount of bru-
tai exercise, of bullying and of mean
ness generally. In the last part Of the
first half the captains leg was broken,
and he was carried of the field uncon-
scious. Edward found himself at the
beginning of the second half suffering
the most excruciating pain from his
injured shoulder. He discovered after
the excitement was over that it was
dislocated. He nearly tainted away
several times; but, with several others
who were injured, he staid in the game
until time was called, with the ball in
the middle of the field, but the score
II to in favor Of the local team.
This was Saturday, and the only
train for Raynor left at 10 o'clock.
This would reach Raynor between 2
and o'clock Sunday morning. When
the train came in, it was crowded with
an excursion. and the team had to find
seats in the smoker. The captain was
In such condition that it was not wise
to move him, and he had been left
with one of the other boys at hotel.
Edward had had his shoulder set. but
it was remarkably sore, and he thought
that five hours ride would never end.
When they arrived at Ravnor, there
were no cars running up the hill, and
the team walked up. With the substi-
tutes they numbered some Is students.
One of the boys who had been unusu-
ally noisy on the train and who after
ward confessed that he had a little
liquor aboard started college song as
| they marched up the hill past the ST.
lent houses. 1t was after 8 o'clock in
the morning, and Edward, marching
painfully along with the rest, silent as
usual, could not crowd down the feel
| ing of shame that rose In him at the
thought of the irreverent breaking into
the stiffness Of that Sunday morning
He had inherited from his father and
| mother, who were New England born
an almost Puritan thought of the Sab
bath day.
As the team came by the presidents
house some one proposed cheer, end
ing with the regulation who's 4 al
right? Royce" And in spite Of fee
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