The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-04-29

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whose heads and bodies have bored |
their way into the melee. The press
ure In there is tremendous, yet neith-
er side gives an inch. Just on the |
skirts Of the throng, with bent bodies
and hands on Knees, stand the COOL
little quarter-backs, watching the
gasping gaints, and also keeping
keen eye upon each ether. Let the
ball emerge near one Of these and he
will whip 1t UP and be ten PAGES off
before those In the maui" even know
that 1t is gone. Behind them again
are the halves, alert and watchful,
while the back. with his hands in his
+ pockets, has an easy consciousness
that he will have plenty Of warning
before the ball can pass the four
good men who stand between the
maui" and himself.
Now the dense throng sways a lit
tie backwards, and forwards. An
| inch is lost and an inch is gained.
The crowd roar with delight "Maul-
ed, Scotland" 'MauIed, England"
England" "Scotland!" The shout
ing would stir the blood of the mild
est mortal that ever breathed. Kate
| Harston stands in the carriage, rosy
with excitement and enjoyment Her
heart is all with the wearers of the
rose, in spite of the presence of her
old playmate in the opposite ranks.
| The doctor Is as much delighted as
the man on the ground, and the cab
man waves his arms and shouts in
highly indecorous fashion. The two
pounds difference in weight is begin
ming to tell. The English sway back
yard or two. A blue coat emerges
among the white ones. He has fought
his way through. and has left the
ball behind him, rs he dashes round
and puts his weight behind 1t once
more.
There is last upheavel, the maui
is split In two, and through the rent
came the redoubtable Scotch forwards
with the ball amongst them. Their
solid phalanx has scattered the En-
glish like spray to right and left.
There is no one in front of them,
no one but a single little man, almost
boy in size and weight. Surely he
cannot hope to stop the tremendous
rush. The ball is few yards in ad-
vance of the leading Scot when he
springs forward a. 1t. He seizes 1t
an instant before his adversary and
with the same motion writhes him
self free from the mans grasp. Now
Is the time for the crack Cambridge
quarter back to show what he is
made Of The crowd yell with ex-
citement. To right and left run the
great Scotch forwards, grasping, slip
ping, pursuing, and right in the
midst of them, as quick and as err
ratio as a trout In a pool, runs the
calm faced little man, lodging one,
avoiding another, slipping between the
fingers of two others. Surely he is
caught now! No, he has passed all
the forwards and emerges from the
ruck of men, peltIns along at tre-
mendous pace. He has lodged one
of the Scotch quarters. and outstrip-
ped another well, played, Eng
land!" shout the crowd. well run,
Buller!" Nov Toehey!" Now D1ms-
dale!" "Weil coilared, Dimsdale
we'll collared indeed" The little
quarterback had come to the end OF
his career, for Tom had been as quick
as he and had caught him around the
waist as he attempted 60 pass, and
brought him to the ground. The
cheers were hearty, for the two half
backs were the opIS University men
in the team, and there were hundreds
Of studsnts amons the spectators.
The good dpotor eoicrsd pp with pleas
ure to hear bis boys name beloved
forth approvinsiy by thousand ex-
cited lungs.
The play is, as ell geod judges said
it would be very equal. For the
first forty minutes every advantass
gained by ether side has bssh promp'
tly neutralza9 by a. desperate effort
on the part OF the other. The mass
of struggling players has swayet
backwards and forwards, but never
more than twenty or thirty yards
from the oenter of the ground. Nei.
ther goal has been seriously threat.
ened as yet The spectators, fail tc
see how the odds laid on England are
justified, but the ''fdnoy" abide b!
their choice In the second forty 4
is thought that the superior speed ant
staying power Of tho SoutherneTi
will ted ever the hsarier Scots. ThsF'
seems little tie matter with the lat
. ter as yes, as they Atana III grouI
wipIng their E14my faSGs and die
cussing the state Of the game; for a
the end Of forty minutes the goal
, are changed and there is a slight in
, terval.
. And now the last hour is to prov
, whether there aFS s0dd hAsn bred II
! the hungry North aS any who liY
! on more fruitful ground and bcnsatl
! warmer skies. If the play was des
perate before. 1t besame even more 81
= now. Each member OF either team
played as II upon him alone depended
the issue of the match. Again an,
\ again Gesy, Anderson. Gordon an
their redoubtable phalanx OF disheV
a eled card breathing Scots broke ava
: with the bail; but a. often the Nm
: glish quarter ans halt-bacAs by thsi
! superior speed. more than made U
! for the WAakneM Of THAR forwards