Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-02

In Town tue ap
preaching game between the Single
tons and the local college eleven.
For weeks the townspeople had
OF nothing else, and every
maiden In the place was sure to be n
spectator. wearing the college color.
Old Sam Jones. the leading dry-goods
merchant. had done a rushing busi-
ness In the sale Of blue ribbons and
other trimmings OF that color. and II
is no wonder when a movement was
started for a general suspension Of
business for that afternoon. that he
readily responded.
The Slngletons represented a rival
college. a few miles north OF Fair
field. For years Fairfield had boast.
ed OF Its college. one Of the best In
the Old Bay State. and her citizens
took commendable pride In every
thing undertaken by the faculty OF
that institution. And there was moth
Ing slow In the personnel Of that fac
ulty. The professors might be gray
with age. but they YER not ancient
In their views. They were abreast
Of the times and had adopted a very
liberal policy. which appealed not only
to the students. but to the parents.
II was a popular institution with
every n in town, and the morrow
babe fair to be a gala day In its his
tory. Much was expected OF the Fair
field eleven. The S~ingletons had
faced the best teams In the Inter,
scholastic league. winning In every
game; while the Fairfield eleven had
been equally successful. The cham.
pionship rested on the morrow's game
and fortune favored the blues. mas.
much as a lucky drawing earlier in
the season had named Fairfield a. the
scene OF the great contest.
This suited the F%airnelders. for Il
was only a few months back that the
Singletons had marched OF the Fair.
field grounds victors In the closing
game Of the baseball season. And
there was not a ball crank In town
who was not anxious for revenge.
Line Soule was responsible for that
defeat, and he knew It as well as any.
body. With the score 3 to 3, his nun
Of an easy fly In short left. gave Sin.
gleton the winning run. for Fred
Browne, who was on third base. dash.
for the home plate as he saw the
ball drop out Of Lines mitt. Before
leaving Fairfield that evening the Sin.
gleton's painted the little town Grim.
son. The rough house play OF the
victors that evening will never be for.
gotten and that defeat was never men.
toned except with thoughts OF re.
venge.
Line Soule felt It keenly. and no
one thought OF abiding to that mis-.
play in his presence. AS the football
approached he was as deter.
mined as usual, and when the season
had progressed he al the right half.
had performed wonders on the
gridiron. His playing had BEEN the
talk OF every club in the league. Hes
the man to lay for" Put In your In.
reference on his end" and similar
advice was given the Singletons be.
lore the contest.
The night before the great game
he Fairfielders met in the gymnasium
and talked over plans for the morrow.
Then the brawny youths wended their
way to their quarters.
Line Soule headed straight for the
own. and some OF his comrades
bought he had taken offense because
" an accidental allusion to the defeat
II last summer.
Binxie. the little quarterback. who
oomed with Line. gazed on his pal
making strides for the center. and
hen In a voice more emphatic than
grammatical. begged him to come
ack.
Come, old man. cut II out. Lets
urn In; we'll be better for II in the
forming" was his logical advice.
All right Binxie. I'll be with you
4 An hour; you need not worry about
ie. I'll be In that game tomorrow.
ever fear. But must 20 down
'wn." was Lines reply.
He walked until he reached n neat
ottage on the main street. As he
scended the steps It was evident he
as no stranger. 1t was the home of
uncan Butler. n OF the professors
Fairfield college.
A bright-eyed girl answered the
'll, and when Line entered the re-
option room his greeting was:
Ida, I'want you to 60 to the game
morrow"
oh. Line. do so want to CO." she
Id. but ! had better not; you know
1t hadn't been for me last summer
u would never have let that horrid
ed Browne make that run. and
IAN to stay at home"
I know. Ida. the boys think I had
eyes on you instead of the ball
1t afternoon, and that Is Just why
you to 90 tomorrow" he urged.
Is 1t best. Liner" she asked.
Yes was the quick reply. "I
mt you to be on the field. / want
show the boys that you we're not
ponsible for that mum. I mean to
esm myself tomorrow. and you are
girl to see me do It. I want the I
8 to know that I can play az good I