New-York tribune., 1907-09-22


And remember" saws Pete before the
game started this Is reform football No
diSgraccful scenes must mark this field. ich
Is to bt devoted II a clean. gentleInanlY game
- We lined up against EN- In the fT~t
crash after the game started We were handed
two black cvcs. and any number Of punches
that didn't leave any marks, but hurt 1ust the
same.
They're punohin', wells Dwarf Duffy;
against. W'atIl | do His hands he KEEP.
behind his back. treublm' lest he sh'd hand
ont Il swat an break the reform rues-
Be u gentleman '' wells IlgskIn Pete
Don't coJntenanoe their ruttl 'nism' Play
clean
The next minute he took the bah for a run
around the end lie gained two yards. was
tripped. punched IL the eve and rlhs, kicked
IL the neck. and finally the biggest hoss doctor
SIT hl~ head
We picked him up. dazcd. and his declars-
ton for clean game seemed t. be shakln 4
little for he was cussln III good old I'M
reformed Pigskin Pete style under his breath
Il dunn hut what YOU better punch back
a little" saws he. Ii were goIn t. reform
these fellers we d better DO 1t night. Don't 60
to extremes. lest hold your end up.
50 We cut loose and handed en- a few
jabs. And then they began klckln and
ecratchin' IN addition to punchln and we
stood II for u few drives. TIL ligshln Pete got
kicked and scratched III prime fashion.
Fight en- with their own weepons. saws
he Don't lie brutal hut you c'n claw an
kick i little
our eves and bite ears. They got 4 touch
down bv II.
Learv near blinded. comes up shown his
eye to Pete Leggit Sanders was holding ms
ear against his head while ! bound Il with a
Terrible saws Pete "a But lie gentlemen.
Remember our glorious motto o reformIn
football
SO we remembered. though II was hard work.
And then the hoss doctors seemed to know
everything we were goIn to do Il we went
round the left end, they were there - meet
us If We went through the center. We found
q wall II en- IN front of Us Iln lly Nawcdoti
SPOTS sIng- out that his signal card has teen
robbed out Il hIs back pocket.
ON top Il everything else. they're steaIIn
thing" saws llgskIn Pete
And then the first hall ended. and we had
q chance to count up our injuries ami re
arrange our signals.
u think We r. rcfoTnIIl' en-" says IIg~kln
Pete 4 think our appeals Ter q clean. gentle
manly exposition O. this manly port has had
some effect They're begIunlu 10 STE that
brutality has 10 place IL tins game.
An the hoss doctors Wa gett1n reformed
There Wa hardly a paIr % eye IN tielr team
any good frr seem thIug- with. though tley q q
made some fine decorations III Il house IL lUll
mourning Beside, they'd lost consId able
blood Right II the opening d" the record
hall leEEIt ~stil'lrT~ Sl@ l'--f fs4ili tl-' t'r
and F.t,re thev ketch him he ct touch
down We tlc the score, and the playing eoer
On harder than ever Pig EIn Pete bucks
the center. and a bg hoss doctor tItes through
the back q his sweater INTO hls -honiaer
blade an another sinks ms teeth INTO Ietes
sh9atln' finger His heart seems bowed down
y eu We bind hlm up.
Pm afraid " savs he, teelIn his ear To- see
# he stIu ct en- m afraid the only Ny
l. stop these fellers biting Is to knock their
Il -rs.e.st ehoEiu' en-" says Clancv-
Don't ie entirely luhUuan, Chop say
Pete
The very next Plar them hoss doctor. see
irg Pete was our best man, rnas-eo together
g. put him out 81 the game. and when Ne
rs,leH him up he was al H. <lhs stowe.
iL,ried. tle,lru' extern DR. au prot lE IN
tern ll-. he I'd ia-t g,t FIVE words out 81 il
mouth rl-4t Ha= sHuug around under i-1 ear.
and them words Wa.
Kill en- Do Il gentle
A. the doctor sa1d afterwards. It w. man
hood tr1a,upalng over "ll power, but WI.
power -t.I IL the rI-E. though battered ana
.ye .e..t Il 'eru and jest killed er--s.te.l'iii.
When the audience tined - top u We ..rt.-e
into the lockers under the grand =tanc ,t-.- CT
the baseball bats. and did @ good job til ;--e