Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-06

Ms were absorbed in what absorbed
them. There was the usual training
and practice, followed. or, rather, in.
termingled. with a series Of games,
beginning with our least important an
tagonists, to end with a match game
with b. college. at that time sporting
the most important team outside of the
three largest American colleges.
OF course everything focused on this
final game. GummertOn Of 90 was
captain, and we had a celebrated ex-
Yale man for trainer ! think good
deal of the interest was excited by
the enthusiasm OF the captain. and
some of the fellows declared that If
his team didn't win the game with B.
he wouldn't survive the defeat
The Moriweather twins were in col.
lege at the time. You've heard Of
Tom Meriweather, haven't you-the
big football player Of that time: Well.
he was the Meriweather that figures
IN this story. or his brother Bill, or
Toms ghost: nobody could find ont
then, and nobody seems TO have been
able to find out since. Both boys were
big fellows. Few could tell them apart.
anu Aht OlilN i'L4E @lHstl ulli'l ttiAt iff--
tween them was that Tom was a trifIc
more massive than his brother. But
there were lots Of differences outside
Of the physical composition Of the
Den. Tom wouldn't study and was
devoted to athletics. Bill wouldn't
have anything to do with athletics and
was q "bOner." The captain wanted
both men on the team of 81 but he
couldn't induce Bill to leave his books
for practice. Gummerton would bave
taken him on even during the last
week without any training but Bill
couldn't he persuaded.
The Capt@in haG no end OF trouble
With Tom Ieriweather on account 90
a girl he was infatuated with. Betty
Williams. an iU-Orrigible firt. who
paved with the big fellow as sea
man would play with a harpoCucd
whale, when time came for practice
Tom would be missing. Where was
he> Nobody knew except that o."
wasn't on hand. He had taken a train
for the next station above. where Miss
Williams lived The worst Of it was
that Retty's best man was q r man.
and she svmpathized with the Rs in
knew best believed that Betty. know
ing Tom TO he our main reliance. was
trying 10 prevent his efficiency by
keeping bin away from practice She
WIS also always persuading him 70
eat and drink what was di~aI.oyyed in
training
Bill Meriweather having more in
fuence with his brother than any one
eise-the affection between twins IS .
notOriOus-we tried TO get Bill to keep
Tom away from Betty till after the F..
t3R game. Bill aid everything he /
could I'm the matter He argued with .
Tom, scOlded him. told him the girl
was fOOling him and II he didn't get
away from her he would surely come to
grief He wouldn't find out what her
object was till the game had been play
ed and lost TO US. The whole college
would turn against the man who mad
been made a fool Of and put his col,
lege into the nine holes.
Tom would see it all as plain as day
and promise not TO DO so any more.
but his sight and his resolution would
not last twenty-fOur hours. The mat
ter seemed 70 trouble his brother Bill
He got so at last that
nobody dared speak 10 him about
Toms action for fear Of receiving a
rebuff. Toward the last we all let
1ira alone.
Five days before the game GUNNER
ton. seeing that Tom was bali the
lime absent from practice and con
stantly breaking the training rules.
made al effort TO induce Bill TO take