The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-11-10
SANG THE FUNERAL DIRGE
Trinity University Football Team
Is no More.

Inen let 8 make the most
OF what we yet may spend,
Ere we too, into dust descend,
Dust unto dust, and unto dust to be
Sans wines, sans song, sans singer,
sans end"
On last Friday afternoon at 1
clock all that was mortal of Foot
ball in Trinity University was laid
to rest in a grave prepared for it be-
meath the west goal post on Trinity
gridiron. The body which took it's
departure from this world at Has
Friday morning, lay in state In the
University gymnasium until four
O'Clock Friday afternoon and was
viewed by many friends and ac-
quaintances who wished to cast a !
farewell look upon one whom they
loved so well. Many were the tear
stained faces seen to emerge from
the gymnasium, as the deceased was
one whom every one loved and ad-
mired and IL was indeed hard blow
TO them to have him so suddenly
suatched from their midst Prompt
~ at O clock the procession formed
at the northeast corner Of the main
building and took up its mournful
journey t. the burial ground. The
procession was led 10y Capt. Guyer.
The body which was bourne upon
litter by members of the football
team, was followed by the friends
and acquaiutauces who marched in
columns oftwos To the grave. After
song by the i'Gridirou Chorus"
and few chosen rem ark~ bv Capt.
Guyer, the body was laid to rest,
after which many floral tributes
were paid by friends and acqlaint-
nuces. Mr.. Guyer's remarks were
as follows:
"Frieuds and fellow mud-eaters:
We are assem- bled here To pay our
last respects, to call The last signal
( and kick the last goal, over all tha;
remains Of rautiug, robust, Zip
roaring "knigat Of the Pigskin."
This is a most solemn occasion and
/ very sad one. ! can see that you
/ are deeply sensible Of the great loss
We have sustained. Please excuse
me friends but it is impossible for
+ me TO look upon the fallen form Of
/ that once mighty warrior, without
upsettiug my cry.hux and spiIling
cry all over evarythiug.I His de-
mise was very sudden and unex-
pected. He was suddenly and un-
tremendously jerked into the great
unknown whence"
We were brothers, ne and / /
uursed him when he was but a babe
Iprattliug at the goal post. / saw
him grow from an ungaiuly, sickly,
slow moving boy, into a splendid,
robust, teet-foo.ed giant ] helped
to make him what he was and then
To see him In the full bloom of his
perfected manhood, IN the very
height OF bis glory, cut down like a
cabbage on frosty morning, is
more than / can bear. | was with
him in his last days on tais earth
10 administer to his every need II
he wanted more scrubs TO bruise mp
I got them; II he wanted more
captains To swear at got them; II
be wanted more money TO spend-I
didn't get 1t. Aud thus II was
through all Of his abbreviated ca
reer. W. walked side by side down
battlefelds OF defeat and victory
alike. What was his-was mine,
what was mine-wAs mine.
do not remember him when he
was not fighting. He would rather
have fought than 10 eat. have
known him 10 get up in the middle
OF the night and butt his head
against the wall, that he might be
in better trim for his next adver-
sary.
Beginning atthe very bottom of the
ladder he fought his way inch by
inch, foot by foot and step by step,
with an answering determination
and bull dog like tenacity, overcom-
ing all obstacles, laughing opposition
TO scorn, unknown 10 defeat, recog-
mixing no superior, until at last he
stood upon the topmost rung of the
ladder of fame. There he stood
} lproud and defiant as a Trojan, a
smile of triumph on his face-ia one
hand be held aloft a football, the
the single word champion" writ
ten upon it; in the other he carried
the emblem Of his order-a nose
guard and head-gear; and dangling
from his belt were the scalps OF
many a vanquished foe. Among
them was one from which the blood
had not yet ceased to drip-that
OF farmer-for be IL known our
hero had just emerged from one Of
the most hotly contested and stub
. bornly fought battles of his life, in
(which ha had HING his faafh in tha