The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-04
THE MOST WONDERFUL FOOTBALL
GAME IN THE KNOWN WORLD
Circus Battle for the Gon Championship with
and Human Towers-The Man Stretches Goal

the Wonderlands' elastic skinned |
fullback brought him to the ground. |
He followed this up with a leap |
for ten yards, but on the third play
he found the Wonderlands ready for
him. Just as he Jumped they Jumped,
too, and the kangaroo was brought to
bay for loss of three yards
"Next time the tables were again
turned. Again the kangaroo made a
noble leap. Once more the Wonder
lands stopped for their counter leap.
But just as they were about to
spring every man OF them stopped
short with a groan. Their opponents
were standing on their toes. The
human kangaroo lit in the fullback's
| arms, six yards back of them.
"'Twas the Ringers ball on Won
derland's ten-yard line, third down,
two yards to gain. 80
| "The Wonderland captain asked for
time out and gathered his men around
him for a hurried consultation. Be-
| fore returning to their places it was
noticed that each man stopped, as
tho to fix his shoes.
| when play was resumed the kan
CARGO was once more called upon for,
one of his remarkable leaps.
Again the Wonderlands stopped to
they shot high in the air, f1inging the
runner back for a heavy loss.
1.-THE Ringers rushers stared at
their feet as tho dazed. And well
they might. They were standing on
a long line of vacant footwear. The
Netherlands, having loosened their
E laces, had literally jumped out Of their
shoes.
".Our ball, first down. cried the
Wonderland captain. clapping his
hands together briskly. Here, there,
you backs. Get up in the line and
| n "a no n1a writ h. Ia
, Now then, boys, get at 'en hard and
low!
thirty eighty
sang out the quarterback.
''The two smaller of the brothers
Ayre leaped lightly to their third
later stood one upon the other in their
wonderful human Eiffel tower act
'Seventeen-X Y Z-eleven,' con-
tinued the quarterback.
!. THE turtle boy snapped the ball
to the quarterback who in turn passed
it up to the topmost Ayre.
{ "Just as the Ringers line was
| breaking thru, the human tower top
" pied gracefully over forward, thereby
. gaining it's length, a good five yards
, 'The human Eiffel tower act proved
y invincible for a time. The brothers
Ayre toppled off five yards at a tum.
G BILE until it was the Wonderlands' first
+ down on their opponents 25-yarc
! line.
. Professor Sharpe was raging uI
: and down the side lines, waving his
e arms like wild man.
d: FINALLY, in despair, he ordered his
whole team, human kangaroo and all
. off the field, and SUBSTITUTED his clever
invinctble Cossack tumblers.
If a Cossack pyramid can't stor
that falling tower he growled, moth
ing on this earth cam
'Sixteen-P. D. Q.-Eleven A,
called the Wonderland quarter.
"The brothers Ayre nimbly mount
ed into their tower formation. At tn.
same time there was a general scram
bling among the Cossacks and mo
4 ment later the human tower was fac
ing a grimly determined pyramid O
q equal height.
o Thirteen-ifty-tw concluded tn
quarterback. The two human emf
Is nences toppled over against each 9th
Is er with a crash, that caused the mas
p of spectators to vibrate with en-
e thusiasm.
d but where's the ball?" the PEG
e pie asked. The topmost Ayre didn'
lie get it.
mo, the quarterback, foreseein
lie what would happen, had passed tn
& ball to the elastic skinned man, an
8 that worthy had cleared the left en-
q, players from the human towers above
Is 1.-THE apex Of the pyramid espie
J.. him first. With a howl of rage h
~ disentangled himself from the groan
- ing debris and gave pursuit.
- "He was swift as a deer and at tn
20 1O-yard line made a long, low div
iis and caught the runner by the calf.
"But the elastic skinned man wa
y under full Roadway and stretched
"a good three yards beyond the spc
le where the Cossack held his calf The
suddenly jumping from the grount
Of he snapped back with force thu
IN Knocked ms captor senseless. A me
ir ment later he was scampering owe
1.-THE line for the touchdown that ffna.
lie ly won the game for Wonderland.
Or ttYou don't believe all this? ca
as prove it by the Travelling Wonder
K lands tattooed man. He has tn
re score upon his chest"