Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-26
The Spirit Of '76

Ine bruised una DdlNtItu HtAllbdNN
Lay PROSTATE on the field,
While the coaches and the "sawbones'
About intently kneeled.
The ref rec in his eagerness
with with kS watch ci' in " hand stood stood over him,
To hear what he might say.
''I have a splintered shinbone.
A cut bruise, sprain
But, what are minor hurts ike these'
We have 10 win this game.
| simply have to play II out;
My girl is In the stand;
! couldn't bear 10 hear them shout,
That player has no sand
The battered haIfback faltered,
AS the 'sawbones" held his hand
And hardened as the college songs
Came ringing from the stand,
His eyes flashed back their answer.
AS toward the stand he looked
The coaches nudged each other,
They knew they had him hooked'
Just put compress on my arm,
And staunch 1i.tin h'I the How How Of blood hit
Then I'll go in again.
The coaches nodded assent,
The "sawhones" did the same;
So mid applause from field and stand
The ref'ree calls the game
The gallant player fcebly Hands
The signal doth await,
And IN the surging, seething mass
Proceeds 10 meet his fate.
A dash, A crash! a rush! roar!
The halfbAck disappears;
Then as the tangled skein unfolds
His form 10 view appears
Somewhere on some gridlron.
The sun is shining bright,
Somewhere in some promised land,
Are hearts both gay and light
But here in darkness and in gloom,
The football mourners are
For now this eDitaph they read D,
HERE LIES OUR FOOTBALL STAR
Local distance runners who have been ap-
preached on the subject are OF ths uhsh.i,ou,
runs in this city would do a great deal 10
create greater interest in cross-country events,
II the big athletes believe IN sueh lhihS, me y.
follow. II some Of the big athletic clubs OF
this city would stage run or two OF lhis SOFT
the athletic pulse OF this section could be felt
Director Davis Of the West Branch Y. NJ.
@. A.. Is much interested IN distance running
Advancement He has authorized the instruc-
lion OF a class OF distance runners who will
be taken over course or Two miles, as a
starter, next Friday by a wei! known toGal
athlete The members OF the Nictrlx Catholic
Club are also said to be interested and
promise 70 promote a run once week Tor
the locals. This handicap run VIII probably
be held Sunday morning no prizes are 10 pe pIe
given. but that will not lessen the interest IN
the pastime, nor the benefits received from
20 Would be very pleasing TO see big packs
OF local athletes In such runs. II Is urged
upon every one Of the local men, II he has the
Interest Of the game az heart, TO get out IN
these runs and show his spoTtsmansFlp; Medala
Clean COMPETITION. let's get together on this
ana see II properly conducted all
foT glory runs are not decidedly more pleas
ing than many Of the great open contests.
one thing Will be missing and that Is the
nervous strain of contest. There viii he no
drain on the nervous powers, for the runner
will go out TO win If he can, but VIII not
worry II he doesn't.
J. Schwartz Of the Mercury Athletic Club.
of this city. Is 10 be congratulated, for he made
a great showing against a field OF 400 runners
in New York yesterday. lie finished nth In
tho Harlem modified marathon yesterday.
Nick" Gianacopulis, the Greek distance run
utr representing the MillrOse Athletic Assoeia-
ton. won the race In a heartbreaking run
with "Wllle" Ryronen, the national hye-mils
champion. TwO-hfths Of a second was the
margin Of victory Of the Greek. II Is estimated
that 100, 600 spectators witnessed the race.
A headline says. Penn state s2ared Har-
ward Warriors" II might have said Scared
and have been JUST as true.
Evidently the Reading basketball hye, q the
Eastern League Intends 70 make a race for
The psnnant this season They were the nTst
10 get on the hoor for practice and also the