Graham guardian., 1901-03-29

THE day Of the freAs iscctbsll game
was approaching. and al EenHne-
: ton was wrought up to fever pitch, On
. the campus, al the eating clubs. and is
J the town the talk was of but one
] thing. How are the men to-dayg"
SIS Travers' leg any better2" will he
! be able to plAys" ANY signs of over
training7" do yeu know what
! tricks they are working up?" And 50
on-generally, be it observed, in the
form of questioRs-for al this season
of the year the inside is very secre-
tive, and outside gossip varies in de-
, tail almost with tho number Of speak
ers. In the absence of definite knowl-
edge the suspense was terrific. A spir-
1t OF nervous uares peryaded the uni
--rnty, and serious work was well.
~ ~osxible. Moreover, this spirit
nigh i'll, -iv the student body, but
affected not o.. -swell. Instruct
many faculty circles. "a were uA-
ors and younger profeseo~.. --hs.
Ger Its sway, perhaps quite as ml.
any under-classmen.
AT The Cloister," where four Of n.
trainers Of youth, live in conteuteS
oachelorhood, the electric tension Of
the atmosphere was obvious. Our
conversation at meals and after was
always about football; lectures were
prepared without the usual care and
thought; and l fear we all spent much
time in reading the athletic columns
OF the daily papers which ought right
iy 70 have beea devoted to original rs-
search.
Il don't know why 10 is, Fellows"
said Milford, one day at dinner; ""I
aon't care rap about the smaller
games; don't take interest enough in
them, even, to 20 down to the Acid
~hen they are played in Kensington.
but when IL comes to the big ones.
get go nervous 1t breaks me ALI mn:
can't work and can't sleep for think
ing about them. The strain il fearful
Prof. Milford has highly strung
but we all felt that his
particular words applied 70 our own
'ases, too. But this particular year
Milford had an added source of anxiety
connection with the game. Guild,
ne great haif-back, whom everyone
ooked to to secure the needed touch
lown, was conditioned in Mitford's
ubJeet, and that condition must be re-
moved before he could play in the
hampionship game. Milford had sent
I'm notice after notice, with no effect.
nd he knew the students might at
empt to take advantage Of the facul-
es sympathy with their cause, and
ct around the condition in some vav
ow Milford was most conscientious
ian, and he had sworn by all that was
oily that Guild must pass his exam.
iaoon regularly If he were to play in
ie game; and yet his heart was with
le team, and he knew besides the uu-
'puiarity he must expect TO incur. il
lything he did should contribute TO
lie defeat of KensiDgton in the great
'ent of the year.
What about Guild, Mit?" we asked
m one day at table. Nit looked up
lth an expression of disgust. and
hat he said in reply is best repre-
nted by dashes and asterisks. After
at the subject was dropped, as far
we were concerned. But certain
ings became palmer as the dave
ssed by and the date of the game
ew near. 1t was evident that the
mbroke team were improving won
rfully, and would give our men
,mendous fight. And it was also
dent that our men relied on Guild,
sctically, to win the same for them.
} was champion kicker, and run
r, and tackler, all in one.
III Guild is Knocked out during the
me we are kost," s~id come one at
. Cloistsr once. We all agreed with
. speaker in our inmo-t hearts, but
Nit was present ws expressed no
nion, and the subjsst was deftly
lnged.
{ was the second day before the
ne, and tho team were 70 leave for
nbroke the next morning. Our
dsty cosh MT longer Be- esp
.s.ed
NJ edsef export Of Germany 10
eat Britain is sugar, which amount
in value last year to l2s, BOX. 600
rks.
'ittsburg is rolling rails for China.
pan, Turkey and Egypt. and almost
OF Europe, including England. 10
om we used to send to get rails to
l0 roads ip America.