Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-20
BLAKE
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Hope. 10; Fairview, s. 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 its
night ride was against it. but the men,
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 OPP
portunity to recover 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 a 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 off the field uncon-
scious. Edward found himself ut 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
IL to q 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, II was crowded with
an excursion. and the team had to find
seats in the smoker. The captain was
In such condition that 1t 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 ~ 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 a college song as
they marched up the hill past the ST.
lent houses. 1t was after 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 We're 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 all
right: Royce" And in spite of fee
bic objection on the part of one or two
the cheer was given, and the team
went on to'the campus. entered the zig
gate and dispersed to their rooms.
Edward tumbled into bed and in
spite of the pain in his shoulder he
slept several hours. He awoke about
10 o'clock, so sore and stiff all over
that he could hardly move. He made
himself cup of coffee On small oil
lamp that he had used during vacation
while the club was closed and devour
ed two or three apples that remained
over from lunch of the Sunday be-
fore. He heard the church bells ring
ing and the newsboys out on the cam
pus calling out the Sunday papers With
full accounts of all the big games CD
Saturday. and as he put his head out
of the window he saw crowd Of stu
dents on the hall steps reading the pa
per and eagerly discussing the results
Of the games. Some one looked up and
saw him and eXclaimed:
There's Blake! He can tell us all
about it." The next minute crowd
had tumbled up stairs into Edwards
room, and he was questioned us to all
the details of the trip, compelled to re-
late how the captain was hurt, who
was to blame for the game that was
called off, how much the team was in
the hole financially etc.
By the time this was over 1t was aft
err II o'clock, and, with the rest Of the
club boys, Edward went over to the