Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
gone down under that blow. but you
couldn't hurt old Hart that way.

prise on the Terriers face was enough
and he ruled out Matterson, who re-
tired amid a storm Of Kisses.
That. of course was what Hart
had been working for, and it virtual
ly won us the game. 1t was strange
that of the football field Hart was the
gentlest and mildest hammered boy
in college, and graduated nearly at
the head of his class. Well, | must
tell you about the best piece Of work
hat the Terrier ever did on the grid
iron. 1t was case Of winning a
game just by talking, and, so far a.
know, It's never been equalled.
The game was against Harvard,
and we thought we were going to lose
1t. The Cambridge men had a crack
a-jack team, and they had been care
fully developed to the top notch.
Their especial star was the tackle.
who was going to play opposite Ter
rier Hart. won't tell you this chaps
real name, because It's known all
over the country, but we'll call him
Sears Mount-Vernon; he was in the
Harvard Law School at the time, and
as big a swell as there was in Boston.
For weeks and weeks the papers had
been full of the sacrifice tbs great
Mount Vernon was making by con-
senting to play football for the honor
Of his college. The reporters worked
1t up into a great sensation, some
thing as II the Prince Of Wales had
enlisted as a private Of the Kings
body guard In time Of danger.
"Mount-Vernon's picture was pub
lished somewhere nearly every week,
with his distinguished Boston pedi-
gree and full particulars Of what a
noble youth be was to condescend to
put on a canvas jacket and exert his
aristocratic against ordinary pie
beians. And you. mustn't think that
he was any SLOUGH Of tackle, either
He outweighed the Terrier by thirty
five pounds, and could put up as good
q game as anybody. In fact, most Of
us thought that Teddy would be
showed under and never heard from.
1T certainly looked so when the
two elevens lined up for the great
game and when, after the kick-off,
they got together for the first scrim-
mage. Harvard had the ball and the
signal was for Mount-Vernon around
the opposite end. But the play went
slow and the Boston man found him
self on the ground with Hart sitting
on his head and pulling cheerfully at
bis hair.
"'See here, Hart said he, haugh-
tily after they were standing up, I
know your game. Don't try those
tricks on mel"
"'All right, Mr.. Murphy, said the
Terrier.
Murphy exclaimed Mount-Ver-
non, in amazed indignation. Muir
phy!'
az beg your pardon, said Teddy
pretending to be bashfuly apologize,
what is your name?
Sears Mount-Vernon was so ,scorn-
full that he refused to answer. While
he was meditating on the insult the
Terrier dashed by him and nailed the
Harvard quarter back before he had a
chance to pass the ball. Mount-Ver-
non scowled grandly when they lined
up again, and Hart jabbed him play
fully in the pit of his Back Bay stom-
ach
Come, come HART he cried;
None of that!
80 won't do it again, Marvin, ans
wered Teddy"
'Mount-Vernon is my name, sir!'
"'And a good name too, said the
Terrier. Glad to know you, Mr.. Nc
kernan!'
by this time the Harvard tackle
was fairly boiling with anger. Here
the newspapers had been full of com
parsons between himself and Hart.
and the insolent upstart pretended
not to know who he was. He grit
ted his teeth and determined that
Teddy should have cause to remem-
Der the name OF Sears Mount Vernon
before that game was over And, to
do him justice, he made his resolution
good. Pretty soon one side of the
Terriers face began to bear close
family resemblance to a raw beefsteak.
His left eye was almost closed up. He
had to lie and count his rebaths be-
tween downs, because his wind was SO
short. And he was perfectly happy.
you see, while Mount-Vernon was
taking care Of Hart, our backs were
taking care of the ball for sure. The
coaches and the players themselves
couldn't understand it, but the Ter
rier could. He'd call his friend Din
gleback' and Bush and 'Hooley,' and
gasp for Joy whenever he saw the big
fellow make for him instead Of fol-
lowing the play. In the meantime he
attended to his own business after the
most approved style, and when the
game was over the score showed It,
Thanks to Mr.. Sears Mount-Vernon
and his family pride we won out
nicely.
80 | cay that one OF the things
this brutal game teaches you is no,
to be a brute, and not to let any one
make you forget that brains are i'm
portant. Once you stop thinking
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