South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-27
FOOTBALL GAME
SHOCKS SOLDIER
British Officer Thinks Great
American Game is Too
ROugh-JuSt Fancy!
International News Service :

international News Service:
ROCKFORD. H.. Nov. 81
There was a practice" football
game at Camp Grant the other day,
a husky bunch Of national army ar
tillerymen lining up against the
picked divisional team which is 10
represent this cantonment in the
contest with Camp Custer in Chica-
go three weeks hence The division
al team was made up entirely Of Of
dcers and composed of players
whose names are written large in
college football annals. The oppos-
ing eleven was hard driving ag-
gregatiOn Of enlisted men from the
SS3rd artillery, but all official bars
were down and it was a fierce scrim-
mage
English and French officers. fresh
from the western front, were in the
crowd which watched the "prac-
tice." Many Of them never before
had seen an American gridiron bat
tie and expressed their amazement
over the fierce attacks and defense
in no uncertain terms.
Some camel" remarked an Amer
lean major to Sergeant Major w
Barratt Of the British army, whose
specially is the bayonet.
"Jcve," returned the visitor earn
estIy, you know, I don't like it. It's
all too rough" Fancy a game where
they take 'em off in stretchers and
no one seems to notice it,"
Won War Medal.
LET'S see" remarked the Ameri-
can officer, eying the visitor curious
ly, you wear the badge OF Merit
orious Service on the Field, do you
not? You have served three years
in front line trenches and lodged
bombs and cleaned dugOut Of Hun
occt. pants. have gone over the top
in charges a good many times and
seen the war as il is played over
there. Ever wOunded2"
Several scratches" replied the
Englishman still watching the
scrimmage wonderingly. Il say, loOl
there Stepping all over that mans
facei Extraordinary! You know,
have read about thousands of people
going TO see Harvard and Yale
break each other legs and the like
It's altogether too bally rough you
know"
The American officer watched the
distinguished "non-com' depart for
his quarters. Three years on the
trenches" he murmured again.
lodging bombs, spearing the Hun
on bayOnets. Getting scratches,
and it's too rough for him."
Men of the hospital corps had
some real work to perform. One
Ileryman was carried away be
cause of a sprained ankle and an
other was given first aid for a
deep scalp wound.
After the first lineup when the
artillerymen plOwed through the Of
| fcers for a clean 1-yard gain, both
| teams settled down. Guided by
/ Lieut. Jack Eddy, former Prince
/ ton quarterback. the division repre-
sentatives soon struck their stride,
( exhibiting individual flashes Of foot
ball genius that bewildered their
/ opponents and brought the ball in
steady march to the artillery
goal. Three touchdowns were
| scored by the officers before ITO the
/ ColOrs." played at retreat, brought
/ the two teams suddenly from a tan
/ sic OF arms and legs TO salute the
/ division flag as it was lowered from
/ headquarters fagpole.
Lieuts. Schobinger, former Uni
versity Of Illinois star: Chatfeld-
| Taylor, Yale; Berger, Wisconsin and
/ Chicago, and Shiverick, Cornell,
/ showed mp we'll in the hard prac-
tice fight, while Capt Whiting,
Chicago, played a mastery game.