Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-03-14

classmcn came out OF their rooms ana
discouraged US.
wait for college victory they
said, before you burn your money
III tell you what we'll do sug-
rested Davie Peterson. Let's 60 down
ia tn shore and celebrate. The atmos-
phere In this neighborhood is too UNI
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 ramshaekle hack ard
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 q
fine sight.
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. Can't spoil
my chances for the team
"Why not? said l. 1t won't hurt
your chances any
Now, that was 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. suppose from chat
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 n bottle OF beer and ciga
rette. 1t meant the end Of his athletic
aspirations.
suddenly there was gentle sizzling
sound inside the hack.
Hey. there shouted Matfit. some
of this darped truck is atire! Ouch.
now, Peterson. whoa up!
And then his voice was drowned by
the finest series Of explosions you ever
heard Rockets, firecrackers and mines
all went of together. We dropped from
the roof just rs the horses got scared
ana Jumped into run and couldn't be
held You never heard such an uproar
in your life, and Maffit was thrashing
around In the middle of 1t and below
ing like mad.
Jump, Carl. screamed Peterson.
open the door and jump, you old
fool"
"The words were hardly out Of his
mouth when there was crash, the
horses galoped faster, and Carts
massive legs dropped to the ground be-
tween The four wheels. He had bro
ken through theS floor and was run
ming for dear life There was nothing
else for him to do
ave weren't so worried that we
couldn't laugh, for it was funny and
no mistake, 1t was nearly quarter Of
Il UNIV i'iblt 'iit NilNCl SuN thN
horses down and we could disentangle
Carl from the remains Of the carriage.
He was a spectacle. We pushed him
up under an electric light in front of
saloon and make an investigation. The
perSpiration was streaming off him,
he was singed and torn and frightened.
add his face was white as n sheet.
by Jove' said Peterson. you look
as il you'd been pulled through a knot
holer
"'Never had such a start in my life
gnsped Maffit but Pm not hurt a bit.
Whewr
III bet you lost ten pounds | said.
Gas House blinked, rubbed his chin
and then stalked solemnly into the sa-
loon. There was a weighing machine in
the corner. He put nickel in the slot
with trembling fingers, stared ut the
figures and then waved both arms over
his head
Great mackerel.' he cried. I've
made a beginningr
Then he caught trolley back to
town, and we saw no more Of him until
the next afternoon.
But when we did see him he was
playing football again, and Bill Con
norS was radiant He's coming down.
the trainer whispered to me. Hes
coming down sure. off six pounds TO-
day We've made a beginning. Good
bard training will do most anything If
you keep at it,
Well sir, Carls weight began to 20
OF from the night he smoked that ciga-
rette in the hack. When he played cen
ter against Princeton and ran around
tie field like a 2-yearold. told Bill
IonnorS that he was fine example OF
nie value of tobacco in training. lie
didn't understand me. Connors is a
good trainer. but there are some tricks
about taking Off weight which he
doesn't know. New York Herald.
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