The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-11-21

touchdown. after smashing the choicest
,rIck nIays Of Valley Schools eleven. A
goaI had followed. The home team was
mot pulling together. The PLAYERS ga
not get of well at the signals The ball
was mot put In play properly. FunIbles
were frequent. Their pet play. oiun
richt.end run, delayed pass, and then
a mass on left tackle. had resulted in q
loss every time II had been tried. Their
con6denee was gone. Still their 'lefen-
Give game was excellent. Time after time
there had been individual plays OF the
most sensational order. yet they could not
advance the ball. Millville had slowly
but surely worn them out. driven them
hack and ever back toward their goal
line. then past II, and they were a beaten
team at the end of the irst half.
Now the second half bad begun. The
hall had been In the play scarcely i've
minutes. and Millville. by steady ham,
mering of the line. had forced the ball to
Valley Schools ten-yard line. A small
contingent from Millville shouted madly.
The crowded grand stand was silent. The
coach pranced up and down the side lines
and implored brace. II came. Three
times the Aiillville warriors butted their
heads into defense that would not yield.
They had not tried trick play once.
On the next signal the full back. behind
three players, licked around left end.
Half the Millyille team were before
them In an instant. but Millville's lusty
right guard had the ball. and he plunged
through the weakened center. He cob
Iided with n stocky little figure and fell
back a yard. The substitute quarter
Black had by a magnificent tackle saw
ed Valley School from another touch
down. The Millville man arose, but
Black lay still. He was raised and sup
ported of the field. Then from the grand
stand came chorus Of feminine cheers.
A little figure had shot out of the gym
nasium and out on to the field. Char
liew "Charlie TOWN." shrieked the girls
in the grand stand. Valley School had
the ball.
Charlie punted out of danger. The ball
was Millyille's at the center Of the field.
They started to push their way down
the field again, but the Valley School
eleven had decided that they did not want
to be pushed. Millville tried again and
again, but made no gain. Their Captain
signaled for a kick. but some rufaan from
Valley School broke the line. blocked the
kick, got the ball. ran of with il and
would not stop until he had gone thirty
Yards. This was awful! Millvills could
not understand 1t. Why couldn't this
team stay beaten? From the under grad
yates on the side lines came roar Of
Charlie TOWN. "Charlie TOWN."
First down. First DOWN.
Then Millville's Captain called for a
brace. His team were perfectly willing
to brace, and they braced so hard and
played SO low that Charlie had no difil-
Guilty In hurdling the line. He leapel
over the back Of the little tackle, lodged
the backs and. running three feet to bis
pursuers' two, made a beautiful touch
down directly between the goal posts.
OF course. he kicked the goal.
The score was tied. but the Millville
blood was up. Try as they would. the
Valley School team could not get beyond
the Miliville's 20-yard line. and there the
ball was with only one minute to play.
Millville knew that Charlie would try a
goal from the field, and they prepared to
break through. and two seconds after the
ball had left Charles toe he was iHlme-
diately buried under several hundred
pounds Of bone and sinew from Millville.
But the ball had gone over the cr0ssbar
between the goal posts, just where II was
needed most The game was over.
Charlie had TO be carried to the gym
nasium. When he opened his eyes his
father was hurting him fearfully about
the neck. He protested. ''Lie still and
let me set your collarbone," said his fati-
er; IF you don't. you will be lopsided.
and then Miss Millie won't take any more
interest In you" Charlie blushed. What
do you know about itg' he asked.
WELL" was the reply. ''she raised a
fund among the girls here. with which
she paid prominent Boston physician to
look after all those poor little sick pa
tients Of mine for one day. so could
come up here and set collarbones for
you"
"0h," said Charlie wiekedly. II
thought perhaps you had got them all
dead by this time. Dad" And then he
added. mo. don't want to be lorsiecd." !"
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