Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-11-30


F spaciaI occasion. But even if there had
+ been time for this supposition 10 take
roof the unimpeachable character OF
/ Caprsiu Muir would have prevented.
i The game commenced with the butt
ing of two wedges. The newcomer
+ was seen in the center Of the Vernon
wedge apparently dragging half doz-
en- men with him as he advanced ar q
snail's pace. Then when the game
/ became more open every one was sur
priSed at the elasticity of his great
body and his remarkable quickness.
The end of the first half is an inter
val of Importance in football Up To
that point the game is developing The
/ comparative ability of the teams and
Of the individual players is being
noted No great interchange of views
among those present is taking place.
I Every one is intent on the game. look
ing especially for scores. But the mo-
ment the half is ended there IS a
hubbub rs to what has taken place
One team or the other is marked for
4 the better one Some one player has
4 shown especial ability as tackler. a
paSSpr of the bah or Il runner One of
whom great things was expected has
failed lamentahly. In this Vernon
Kendall match when the teams had
/ lined up for the kick off few bets
were being made Of to on Kendall
/ When they broke the-- formations.
though Kendall had scored once and
7 oil hapl-nvG n
fered even money on their team. There
being no takers. odds were given.
This change of feeling had been
brought about mainly by the big man
who had GENE into the game at the
( last moment Twice by his own effort
! he had got the ball within six yards of
/ goal. but for want of support had lost
/ the ground he had gained. Once he
! had by Il quick move got on the enc
my's right and could have carried ii
/ to goal but for the same reason-the
failure of his team TO assist him. And
now no one knew what he might sue
/ coed in doing unaided in the second
/ half. Bettors are timid. and many be
/ gan to hedge.
/ As soon as the second half opened
4 this change in sentiment became a
revolution The new man entered the
I fight as if the fate of Vernon depended
on him. He had been seen during the
interval to speak to one of the most
popular young ladies belonging to the
/ college coterie. She had smiled upon
him. and when he had left her he had
walked back on to the gridiron with Il
! determination in his face and in his
very gait that brooded no good to the
I Kendall team. And now that the
game had recommended more open
/ than before-his great frame was seen
fitting about like a featherweight.
] Within ten minutes he had run through
a succession of tacklers, lodging and
I ducking. finally carrying the ball to a
touchdown. Later while on the ex-
IRENE right the ball was passed to him.
/ and he made one Of those famous runs
with it TO goal that never fail to cleo
trify spectators. His last feat was to
carry half dozen men who were
clinging TO him and the ball as well
for five yards and plant it over the
line
The half ended with this feat.
while Vernon rooters went wild with
shouting. Their college had won and
had won through the personal effort of
one man.
The moment the game was ended he
left the field
The next morning in chapel the
president made the following an
nouncement:
Three years ago a great injustice
was done a student Of this university.
Elmer Ward, a member of the present
senior class. after being in college but
a few months. was expelled for enter
ing a store and taking way supplies.
Recently a man who much resembIed
Ward has been convicted of another
offense and confessed that Ward had
been mistaken for him The party
that entered the store we're not stu
dents. as was supposed Mr.. Ward.
who has continued his studies with tu-
tors, has been again received among
US and will henceforth be considered
member of his class"
Then it was known that Ward and
the football hero We're the same per-
son. 1t was also soon known that he
was the betrothed of Miss Trevor and
that she had inspired him to gain a
victory for his alma mater.