The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-04-22

How arp you, mann. dear,Y he
cried, stooping over her 10 kiss her.
How are you dsdH Good morning,
Cousin Kate, You must come down
and Wish - luck. what a blessing
that It is pretty warm. It is misera-
BILE for the spectators when there is
an east wind. What do you think OF
It, dad7"
II think YOU are an unnatural young
renegade to play against your moLner
country" said the doctor.
"oh, come dad was born in Scot
lad, and l belong to Scotch club.
Surely that IL good enough"
Il hope you lose then" said the
father.
I'VE are very likely to. Atkinson,
of the West OF Scotland, has strained
his leg, and we shall have to play
Blair, of the Institution at full back
not so good a man by a long way.
The odds are FIVE to four on the En-
glish this morning. They are said "a
be the very strongest lot that ever
played In an International match. l
have brought cab with me, so the
moment you are ready we can start"
There wore others besides the stud
! ents who were excited about the COM
ing struggle. All Edinburgh was
in ferment. Football is, and always
has been, the national game of Scot
land among those who affect vio-
lent exercise, while golf takes its place
with the more sedately inclined.
There Is no game 50 fitted to appeal
to hardy and active people as that
composite exercise prescribed by the
Rugby Union, in which fifteen men
pit strength, speed, endurance, and
every manly attribute they possess in a
prolonged struggle against fifteen an
tagopists. There Is no room for mere
knack or trickery. 1t Is a fierce per-
sonal contest in which the ball is
the central rallying point. That ball
may be kicked, pushed, or carried, it
may be forced onwards In any con-
ceivable manner towards the enemy's
goal. The feet of foot may seize
it any by superior speed thread their
way through the ranks of their op-
ponents. The heavy of frame may
crush down all opposition by dead
weight. The hardest and the most
enduring must win.
Even matches between prominent
local clubs excite much interest in
Edinburgh and attract crowds Of spec
tators. How much more then when
the pick Of the manhood of Scotland
were to try their strength against
the very cream OF the players from
the South of the Tweed. The roads
which Converged on the Caledoniar
Grounds, on which the match was tc
be played were dark with thousand!
all vending their way In one dir
mass that the carriage of the Dims
dale party had to go at q walk fol
the latter half of the Journey, II
spite Of the responsibility which rest
/ ed upon him in having one of thu
: team in charge. and the necessit.
| there was for delivering him up b,
} the appointed time. Many in tn
crowd recognized the young gentleman
: and waved their hands at him, O
: called out few words of encourage
ment. Miss Kate Harston and eve
t the doctor began to reflect some o
: the interest and excitement whic
, showed itself on every face aroun
/ them. The youth alone seemed to b
Z unaffected by the general enthusiasm
). and spent the time in endsavorIn
s to explain the principles of the game t
his fair companion, whose ignoranC
8 of it was comprehensive and astounC
!, ing.
t you understand" he said, "ths
there are fifteen players on each sid
d But 1t would not do for the whol
:. of the fifteen men to play In crowt
}, for in that case, IT, the other. sid