Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-06
A Football Convert.

fashioned pate,
Was :, master nhnd in the way of debate.
He adjusted the tariff now and then.
i'ut down the trusts with voice and pen
And upliftcd humanity time and again.
lie hit woncns rights such vigorous
slap j,
tempered chap
CONSIDERING the source, he cared not
rap.
He whipped the Russians with the war "A
week old.
Them Jars are too slippery" said he,
,rbcv II I,y out the Coasacks stiff an
cold
But of all the topics to which "Iiez" rose
supreme,
And made the old eagle rare up and
There. wns none like football when that
was his theme.
"Jt's ;, game Jest for Savagt3. nuthin
more" he'd declare.
With ms lean. Srcwy arms d saving tn"
81 swan. faint sport. for faint square
See en- r,lnnin' an clawn' an breakn'
their hnn's.
Hear en- SlIputIn an SWcdilh an Hlhik
yr the EroanS, , JILL
Hear the cries . the injured an their
pitiiu means
,rho, "IIcz'' would look round with his
keen flashing eye,
As if all creation II" meant to h"IS,
Ana summon Il thundclbolt DOM RON
the sky.
It was true that h. never had seen Il
,,,t t,r,, Ike that needn't make one
afraid N :.
If ii spad" is Il spadc-why. call 1t
spade
rb,rrc took him one day to "A n"i@hb"r
in. town,
Where two f"rtball teams 81 ihuch #
We're cnthcrcd to play on MiIlcr's Down.
| The rollickinG crowd and the streets All
With tl,,.ir bright hu"d flags IN tluttcring
array.
Made, .IIrz" rcrk w and feel Ike play.
The r,1n ana frolic which prevailed III the
| Rrflrri"d Themselves on the young man .
| Aud y, II the orator fell from grace.
| He. argued the question pro and con.
| Eut as tn" crowd moved of followed d"s
Till i" found himself On the flank Of the
town. ,
al ,n,st \" he reasoned. Eve a good cN-
| Your I.ncl" El"z' amt all i, goose; 3.
| iii ind some facts that will he Of u.s.
ON rough pine seat, high up from w
| "TIcZ'' took his plar" ana i"nk". "lt''''''
| Shccpish lii;c-for fear he'd ne i"uhh.
| ,rhc game began with a lofty Kick. :. :.
| ~ "Irrz'' 1dmi.ted vas r,th"r slick
| h,
The shouts and the cheers and the volume
| MIGHT hnyr Jared on q man Of lesser
Rnt /" "II,z" twas only the racket 2
| I,"ys.
| A., NO han was caught from a forward
IN iinv a sou'rming. SPRAYING mass
| lad hlttened the catcher on the grass
THAT'S it," yelled "H"z'" with face
"Jest lax at that chap who's down be
| VIVA says he gets any kind Of a show
put barely stopped by this little clash,
| Tho PLAYERS were up again likr l'aSh
| And over the field in rapid "'"h
"Jcrusha"' said "Hez." that f.ller's got
| tbnnrht his collarhone must been
a. u, Ip ,i,od FAR it never would knit"
suddenly thcr" rose mighty sn""''
As = st,rdv lad. uimtlc ana stout, $3.50.
| - thrn,ph the line as it opened out.
| With hall in hand he passed one h1'k'
| rhnn cleared anothcr by clever MIN.
| pursued fun tilt by the frantic l''h'
I,. ,bc t.rraccd seats there ros" rnar
Iik. the fall Of tn" waves WI ~"
l -t,rp
., thcv shouted. eco on. you'll
score"
; r1cza<.ah Tompl;inv stood in tiz seat
| "a longer scdato n" Longer hiErrr"t IA
But .h"ntnE IKE mad ana S''"'i''''t' III
| feet.
"Kun like the mischief, you r'dheane'
p.., " !cro away from you, knock on
Look ont for that pockrt-kecp out "
that
"<o,v stan to one side there. he's art'i
Your logs ,u, ~ Van,
Steady. boy. steady; you re- sun ~ ~"
81 r"ann , you're runnin' like tre'din on
eggs.
"n,,v one more ahead of YOU Jump
I'M" ',,,,rnd him. by hockey: and al III :
| lump , ~, h;, drum
| Let tn" brass norm ~" ""' ~
; thump'
The cheering subsidized and He 'hlch
, h,' ',f rcrrrsc bcrcft Of shame
Sat lack to await the end of tn" game
Ills tie was unlnottcd. dishevc''a III
VII rocrct 10 was free from care
nnd rcclllcssIy glad that he happened
there.
,,,. 11ozcki,h Tompkins. shrewd and Sc
. | Win rs way that's still crafty ana nj
c,,,,, fn,tbau now in the village donate
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