Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-08
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in a football game I'm not afraid Of


even fate"
Long before 2 o'clock the crowd be
gan to flow through the gate and w
on to the long bleachers. Beth hat
secured seats near the center. and the
girls were waiting excitedly for the
| appearance of the contending teams
At about fifteen minutes of the Min
nesota team trotted on to the field
| "Oh, seeV' cried Mabel, catching
Gladys by the arm. There's JEFF"
But Gladys had already seen hin
and was waving Minnesota pennant
with all her might.
jeff saw them at almost the same
instant and waved his hand.
Doesn't he look big and strong ir
those footbiS things?" cried Mabel
And oh, see, there's Harold" as the
Iowa team came running out. Tho
crowd was on its feet In an instant
and the Iowa yell echoed across the
campus as the two teams lined up.
Then the whistle blew, and the great
game was on. Mabel put her hand
, kerchief to her eyes rs tho two line:
came together with thud that shool
the tense mir. Gladys only wished thai
she had more eyes in order that she
might SEQ more of it.
See" she cried, scizing Beth by the
arm as JEFF. who was playing quarter
broke away for twenty yard rur
down the field toward Iowa's goal. Il
looked for moment us II he had go
clear away, ana then with a long
jump Harold tackled him. and they
went down together
Play followed play in quick success
sion, but it seemed to the girls that Il
was largely fight between the two
opposing quarterbaclis. with the res
Of the players to lend color to the
scene.
The first half passed with no score
and the whistles called the men up fol
the final struggle. Minnesota secured
the ball on the kickoff, and their ia
nous flying wedge" took them bacl
nearly to the center Of the field. The1
jeff got away with the ball and ud
|
A line smash took it five yards far
Their, and there it stuck. Twice thu
great human machines came together
and twice Minnesota failed to gain
AS a last resort jeff dropped back t
kick goal. 1t was magnificent kick
the posts.
The handful of Minnesota supporter
went wild with delight. and wher
Gladys came to herself she was wav
ing plug hat with one hand and hel
pcnnant in the other, while the bald
headed old gentleman who sat in tn,
seat ahead looked up at her In paineC
surprise.
Again the teams lined up. Minnesot;
flushed with victory, Iowa doggedl.
determined. Harold backed up Iowa
kickoff with "A great run and mag
nificent tackle. and Iowa held the bal
on Minnesota's thirtyfive yard line.
The Iowa supporters went wild yell
ing for touchdown, but Minnesota
line was like stone wall, and low;
had no alternative but to kick. TIL
ball was quickly passed back to Har
old, but the hard game and the sleep
less night were beginning to tell OF
him, and he fumbled. He immediate
ly recovered and kicked. but the Min
nesota men were on top Of him, an,
the chance for score wds lost. Min
nesota kicked the ball out Of danger
and then followed ten minutes o
steady hammering. with no apparen
advantage on either side.
Harold was getting desperate. TIL
disgrace of defeat and the dis
grace Of a whole years straight liz
ing thrown away in n single night
dissipation stared him in the face
They must not lose. He clnche
his teeth as he called the signal TO
a quarterback run. lie put the las
ounce of desperate strength he ha
left into that run. Ten yards, twer
ty, thirty. lie went. Only fifteen NOR
and he could fall across the line an
breathe when human catapul
struck him from behind and he Wen
down. with Jeff hanging tightly t
bis legs.
Harold was filled with blind ange
ut Jeff. In every play he had mad
that day Jeff had opposed him. II
was always in the way. He did nc
stop to think OF the consequences, bu
q moment LATER as thp Minnesota taaT