The Monte Vista journal., 1902-10-04
THE day Of the great football game

was approaching. and all kenSing
ton was wrought up To fever pitch. Or
tie campus. at the eating clubs. and il
thing. How ere the men to-day?'
rs Travers' leg any b.tter?" viii h,
be able TO play?" ANY signs Of over
training?" DO you know what
tricks they are working up?" And :,
on-generaily. be it observed. in tn,
form of qnestions-for 1t this season
Of the year the INSIDE" is very secre,
tive. and outside gossip varies in de.
tail almost with the number OF speak
ers. In the absence of definite knowl.
) edge the suspense was terrific. \ spir.
y OF nervous unrest pervadei the uni.
versity, and serious work Was we'll.
nigh impossible. Moreover. this spiri,
affected not only the student body. but
many faculty circles as we'll Instruct.
ors and younger professors were un.
der its sway. perhaps quite a. much as
any under-c.assmen.
At The Cloister." where four OF us
trainers of youth, live in contented
baeheiorhood, the electric tension OF
the atmosphere was obvious. Our
conversation at meals and after wns
Awa,s about football; lectures were
prepared without the usual care and
thought: and fear We ali spent much
time in reading the athletic column,
of the daily papers which ought right.
ly TO have been devoted to origina. re.
search.
Il don't know Why il is, fellows
eaif Milford. one day at dinner; ''I
dont care II rap about the smaller
games; l don't take interest enough IN
them. even. to 20 down TO the field
Chen the! are played in kensington
But when IL comes TO the big ones.
get 50 nervous IL breaks me all up; ]
can't work aud can't sleep for think.
Ing about them. The strain il fearful. ="
Prof. Milford has a highly strung
temperament. but We all felt that his
particular words applied To our own
cases. too. hut thi. particular y-ai
Milford had All added source of Anxi.t,
IN connection With the game. Guild
the great half-back. whom everyon.
looked TO To secure the needed touch.
Gown, was conditioned in Milford,
subject. and that condition must be re-.
moved before he could play in the
championship game. Milford had sent
him notice after notice. with no effect
and he knew the students might at
tempt To take advantage of the facul.
ties sympathy with their cause. and
get around the condition in some Way.
Now Milford WA "a most console nj iou.
man. und h. had sworn by all tina, va.
holy that Guild must pass his exam.
lhation regularly II he wcr. To play IN
the game: AID Yet hi. heart wa. With
the team. and he knew besides The un.
popularity he NUT expect To incur. II
anything h- did should contribute To
The defeat of k-il.ii riob in the great
event -: thu year.
What about Guild. Nit" We asked
him one da, At table. Nit looked up
with an expression Of disgust. aud
What he ,tld IN reply il best repre-.
senied by da,h~s and asierisks. After
that III. .uOj.c, wus dropped, Us far
as Nc We're concerned. Hu, certain
4 thinxs became palmer NJ the days
psss~d b. and the date Of the game
drew near. II ~as evident that the
""Ae 'eam we're improving Won
., ~" ""'" e.~ our men
"e"''""> "kn'. An" II VA, also
e"."' '""' our me" rene" m Guild
practically. t" win III. game for them.
Ne ~ss champion kicker. aud run.
NJ, Ano 's'N1' IN one.
""'" " N" our during The