The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03

earnest. II he ever gets to Carlisle
they will make a world heater. OF him.
Not yard could be gained. on a play
that was directed anywhere near htm-.
1t not only resulted In failure as a
ground gamer, but invariably proved
disastrous to man or two in the s.
team. Time out for the injured ones
had to be called frequently. and 1t
looked as IL there were going to be a
shortage of subs.
On end runs the boys from the city
had better luck. Joe's position on the
right side Of the line was. the weak
spot, and Jimmy had his hands full
backing him up. The Mexican's first
experience. when Jimmy pushed him
away from the ball at the kickof, had
filled him with fear OF the game, and
he now deliberately ran from plays
directed at his end. Jimmy entreated
and abused him, but 1t was useless to
attempt to restore the lost courage.
The game was not at all what Joseph
had anticipated when he was persuaded
to join the team, and the rough and
tumble condition which had prevailed
throughout did not appeal to him In
the least.
Jimmy was playing a whirlwind OF a
game and was the life and soul Of the
Mesa Vista eleven. He was battered
and bruised until his own mother would
every pileon, emerging from somea
where near the bottom with an addi-
uonal brufse or two. but game for the
next Time never was taken out for
Jimmy. He would not stand fer it,
s. was booked for another roucff-
down when an unlucky tumble by their
quarter occurred. Jimmy got the ball.
as usual. and carried 1T to their 30
yard line before he was stopped. Then
there was something doing. I knew
that If he ever got near enough to the
s. goal to use that good right foot OF
his brother James would stand a. good
chance of planting a drop kick over
the bar and scoring for his team. He
is little corker on that stunt, and
so I was not surprised to see him now
fall. back on the first down.
He made it-as neat a drop as was
ever kicked-and the score stood s.
Q. Mesa Vista 4. Jimmy looked happy
score did not represent their real su-;
periority by any means. and. their. rep.
utation was at stake.
1t took five minutes more to. prove
that the superiority was real. They.
went. into the game like fends, and
scored place kick as easily as though
there were no opposition whatever
Five minutes were left in which. the
score, which now stood s. 8, Mesa,
Vista a, could be made to look as IL
the game were the practice affair which
s. had so boastfully called IT, After
working the ball to within scoring
distance of the home goal the visitors.
fumbled. Again Jimmy got the ball
and sped merrily down the field, being
stopped by fleet Of s. end after q
run of so odd yards. A punt added
80 more, and the s. team had. a lot
of ground to regain before the ball
was again in Mesa Vista territory, and
a fhnr ~ T..
was playing a mighty game.
1t was first down on the horna IA
yard line when the tumble occurred
which settled the game and sealed the
fate OF the overconfident s., veter-
ans. poor throw on an attsmntsd
forward pass by the s. Quarter
sent the ball bounding back toward
the center OF the field. An s. man
jumped for it. and so did big Juan.
Both wanted 1t badly. but neither got
IL The s. man landed ON 1t first.
Ioilowed immediately by Juan Horse
trotter. The pigskfn shot from under
the s. man like tiddledewink frcn
under the snapper and bounded into
mass or struggling players The
ensuing scramble was fierce and bloody
the s. man whom Juan had landed
on being the only representative of
his team who did not have his hands
on IL during the 1racaS.
Behind the mixup. toward the So
goal, stood, or rather pranced. Joe.
worried look was on his dark. hand
some countenance. for he knew that AZ
the ball came his way he would be
expected to grab 1t and do something
with it-exactly what. he wass not sure
and did not that entail the danger
OF being roughly handled? To shirL
the duty meant bad treatment AZ tha
hands OF Jimmy. and also there was
the sweet Dolores watching hfgs rron,
the side lines. heroic play would
please her nightly. and draw him the
applause OF the multitude. even as
they cheered the matador down at the
great bun fight in Tia Juana when
he makes his clever thrust Truly his
situation was trying. and he danced
about nervously as the rest fourbt
and scrambled for the elusive Nall
when. suddenly. It shot out from the