Putnam patriot., 1910-07-15
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 Gregory

ard Fro and living over aRaia thaee few brief is0Hrs ef file eFeuins be- fore.
 nis chur1 met him 4 tba foot of the kiasra as. bayzar8 and a4rH. he eafae dewn to breakfast the next morning Here's ehanee fo make good gef 2 he whispered asfiHaeseta has sent ED k3oo fo piaee on tic game We've ali agreed fe gise ypa the first chance al itt
 .T'n take l." safd Harold quickly .The fafes may be against me. but in e football game rm not afraid of even fate
 Long before o'clock she crowd be- gaa to flow through the gate and up On to the long bieaebeHs Beth had secured seats sear tbe center. and the girls were waiting eGritelly for he appearance et tue eontending teaHlAs At about ffteen minutes of , the Mn. nes0ta tcafn ffotted on to the deid. "oh. seeg' cried Mabel. catching Gladys by the arm. There's Jeffi
 But Gladys Lad already seen him and was waving Minnesota pennant with all her might
 JeG saw them at almost the same Instant and waved his haad
 'fDoesDt hs book big aud strong fin those football things r cried Mabel And sb sec fbefe.s Harold" as fhe Io~a aeam came running 0pt The crowd Vas sn hs feet lu an iHsiaat. aBa fhe lusa yell ee el1aeti across the eampas as tize teo feau5a lined ap
 1HeD t8s hIstie bies. and the eteat game aas 9H siaisa pm her ha1sd kereBief fo lar eyes az tie fws baes caIae logei iit.f eItb a thHd fHaf shook the tegze a8f ti8adys vaiy wished bal she Lad atore eges ia order tlat ale uight ace HlHre If i1-
 ..s,su'e she cried seiziug Beth b5 the arm as Jon. sbp e#s glasiax quarter, broke awag for il twenty Xafd run down the Held teRarb leaas gaai | looked for moment as if he Lad get clear away. and theu with bong jump Harold nekled hlm. and the5 went down together.
 Play followed play in quick success sion, but Il seemed 10 the girls that Il vas largely n light between the two opposing qnnrterhaeks. with tbe rest Of the players to tend color to the scene.
 The first half passed with no score. and the whistles called the men up for the final struggle. Minnesota secured the ball on the kickoff. and theif ia nous flying wedge took them back nearly te the center If the field. Then Jeff got away With the bal and aa yanced fl io Iowass forty yard llne. 4 line smash took II i've yards far. ther. and there fl stuck Twice the great human machines came together. and twice Minnesota failed to gain. As q lasf resert JefT dropped bark to kick goal II vas magnificent kick. and lte ball sailed squarely between the pesis
 The handful ef Minnesota supporters went wild siih delight. and when oiadyA came fo herself she was way ing a plng hat wiiA zine hand and her peannnt in the other. while the baid hvasied old gentleman who sat ln iHe seal ahead looked up at her in pained surprise.
 Again the teams lined up, Minnesota flushed with victory. Iowa doggediy determined Harold backed ID I9wa's kickoff with great run and mag. nihcent tackle. and Iowa held the ball on Minnesetas thirty i've yard line.
 The iowa supporters went wild yell ing for tnac hdown. but Minnesota's line was like a stone wall. and Iowa hnd DO alternative but 10 kick. Tue bali was quickly passed back te liar old. but the hard game and the sleep less night were beginning 10 tell on him. and ha fumhled. He immediate. h recovered and kicked. but the Aiin' nssnia meu were oh top of him. and the chance for a seure was lost Min. nesata Kicked the tail out Of danger and iheE followed ten minutes of steady hammeflng. with no apparent advantage on either slde
 Harold Nas getting desperate Tho disgrace ef defeat and the dis grace of a shele years straight liy ing thrown away In single nights dissipation stared hlm in the face.
 They must not iose. He ciinchcd hlS teeth as he called the signal for a quarterback run. He put the insi ounce of desperate strength he had left Into that run Ten yards, twen. ty. thirty. he went Only fifteen more and he could fan across the line and breathe when human catanals struck him from behind and he went down. with Jeff hanging tightly to lis legs.
 Harold was filled with blind anger as JeT In every play he had made that day Jen had opposed hin. He was always in the way, He did not stop 10 think of the consequences, but moment later as the Minnesota team ssme crashing into their line he leapes' quickly forward and delivered ter sihae kick as leff's ribs.
 In an instant the referee had him by the arm. and he was led or the field. while Jer wns carried away to the tent with . broken rih
 Tn a few moments more lt was all cver. and Minnesota was the cham. p'on of the wess.
 The riris had seen Je6 carried away. but they had not seen how hs was hurt Beth hailed . passing sophomore and sent hlm over to the tent to and out If the injury was se- rious-
 ~He says he'll be all right In ii, tie while. the boy said as he came