football in america 1898

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,' "',.,..",,',,'.'il"*"FOOTBALL N Al\lERICA.A SKTCHOF OUII 'IOST OPUL-AR U'TIJMN POR'I ' ,B y \ \ ' a J , r f n Ca Nr ,

f t l -n fr .ent r 'n i t rorul"r - \ rnpr i .n ' , utrnrn g1me. nrc l . . l l ic ixr" h, ' .L l { l l . (o , r5 r l : rcct l r on, r l .c - I i j l i . l i Iugl 'v L , io i ' . \ \ ] , .1 ! r l , , , rur '- o l lootL^l l j t$el l is s o ld ns i l ic i f t ! . l i t ionl r i l ls , t l io l lugL! l i r ) tbNl ll ln i ln l \ rs not orgcniza. l nt i l lS1. the nngl jsh nsocini ion-c ) l ,o""edlt l )c d l ,crcnis . f lbc dr ibbl ig srmc, rs i t rvns nl lcd n cd,trdis i inct iur , )tLc }uri rg or l tu! l ,J gl l lnc-nns orgnnizd "rrrrc ig l r t tcrrs l ,oforc hcItugby trDin, rr(l it ws t ilt. tjrrc, 1tj(jB, lrrt 1c t\!o galncs bcgrr t, l r j f t so \ idc l I a t ) ' i .'l'hc ln|rll 1n!lc(l jD l,iiglnd s crrly ,hc ti!allt ccntu!), ^ rorglrrnd l \ r leeB i ind ot |xst inre, pred ut in rr ioui rncl)as, n l i f $ r ,c t r i l ,c1)Lrbl ic ( l rools, rrh {s l tusLt, CI |a crhoLrsc,\ i .tnr i fs lcr , I , l iur Dd Hu-roN ihrt ih gr c took n seprnte ornrs n.lat:rie.lecl to lhc llxJgllnrridol i l t f l lor l n l i ic l r los icrcd t . T i 1rror 1$0 to lS60 ht i .heserorlithlcijc rcrilrl jn nrsln(l brought looiblt rU tol). tlc Fpori far.r/.1r./ oftLc wir ter Dronths. The dr i t , l ) l i |g grme fcame more populnr ihn i ] | tsupprte.l l,J tho Rfsl)\' pl) er,q, en.e iis er'l"y d}rli.n bl ln nssciti.,nNi t l i dis i . inc i )cml)chiu d codeof l\rs. Bul t l reRngby , l , t 'ers . l loNe( lclo,qely n.l, itef lruiiless itenrpt y thc l,ondoD Rugby clLrlis to harnro-rize llre t\yo relho.ls l plyj ihe gmesb.cmc morc rnd iorc Nidclt'ct-miedj nd jD 1871, i the insiigrtion of ilo Riclinond nd Blchletlh clbF,the Rugby union {as formed rnd code ol lws w d}afied by lless}s. A. G.Ctrillcmx , of \Irest Kcni, E. H. AFb, ol Richmond, rnd L C. Cue)', olihe llrll)ororlsh Nomrds. At tbe cnd of t|e se$on ihe rreml,ersl)it ol tlcRuby Union consjsied ol ihirtJ-three clos. TscntJ-lirc Ics hid thenrcml)crs l r ip rs t \ ro l l rndred 11d inety c lubs.ID Alnericr t}a 6rsi. footbll $ 1r tecnlir 'rhnksgiri'rg Dr l .rrstorr ofliicki g aD i ted pis's Lhdder l).,t te " Jard " ol Ner Jlnglanrl frm-hoses, o th gret merriment ol ihe )'oungr mcnbc$ of the houschold and


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FOOTBAT,L IN AITER]CA. 57the occnsionaldiscomllturc of tll elclcrF. fn thc crly seveDiics he collegegl)csn o iD,lulge ir) smctbine pnrtLiDe ot tle nlriure oi the DDglish AFsoci-atioD gr)c, llogh iD Drostcrudc forn). ^ letler jn lLe \rriter'$ possessionkiDdl.ri -qelt 10 lilll l,1' lr. SID)uel J. Dldcr, ot Bo,.roD,one of Ylc's thlcticpioneer'r nth in L.r,obrll and lootbatl, gire* someil]ing of nx iden ol the errlyxdvent oi iLc sj).rri ,ong tbe .ollcscs. 'l'Lc Scht Drcntion.] js IIr. D. s.schfi, fonncrl.r of llJ:b.r Scho,,l, ller of tLe clnss !f'73 t Y{lc, rrl)o in-st i toted. l ,ss rr t . l$ r t Yxlr as en. l r rs 1Si1. xnd t l |e.e,{r l t o l $hosc ror l rb.oughl rl,olrt in Octol)er, 1rj73,{l conycrii(nr of collcgca t \cN )'ork, vhc('(lolnml,is, l'riDceto,r, Rtrgels uu


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58 -l.fi-,lrYr L,\LI'S POI'ULAR MOI'I'IILI',Dlric SehlLlllirred s p \ ilh hi! foorlrll, !d rvegot io tt*Jirg !tr)g o.selres oi'73 ,q t r i tc r t rbr r o { us. I t s . .n rs n nr ! l l r l I l rs t @tch ( I d id ' ro l t ) l l ' r i l l \ t rs$itlr lhr sci'trilic Scl,!d. I rn nor stu rfl.tc. it Nns onlt thc tll i(ll\fs, but I rtr,nrclinLd t( r tLint tbrt Clencc ltcrrig rrd sonr oth'i: Der f.rc ir it. -\in'r a li r

t le . des i t r , n ' rc r g . t the \ fhu lc r , ) l l ( f i r r . r .ncd in thc snnc. 1 ' . t r rn ld . r )N.reo!r calltgc l8l,rr, rnil I x:kc.l t!tr r! s!r_ Dr(hing nbout it in ll. txl,cr. i'o r.plicdbt sr . ' i rg L{ r l I \ rou l ,L rd tc i ( t ' ! { r \ou l , l l ) rn r t l , Tbc ie \ r l in r t \ rh i r ln ro ter ldjou Dn! i ! l I f t i i l ) r r r rn - ! , tb in t , l l r r i r l l , . l r r t . l c rcrs t l 'L r i l , ,n ' i l ' r t ' r ' d r ) , ) . {cd, !x i (e i , r f ,nL(gu r r rs ! reer i , ig , , ! f r fo . (b r l l o .grn izr t i , r ) , l I i l r ! { i .g .o-( rc i l r ( l t l , r t r l in izxr .D { r r l l , r l , ( l I c in r rns i rcnr r r0F.r ,h r f r , lmt I r sr rc( l rn l l ) r l $xs th r lnsr I1 r ) i l ) r l l rg r r i , l i i o i t r l c ( ' . l l cgc, l l ! r r l $ i l l i r t l k r fexr r to l rh t ! ) ! , s , rng ,rnr t in r , xrd i r i r $ r i i r i l t r l c hg i rn i rg f l r l l l l r r t l i x r . f ,nn ! s i rcoI r ( r ' r e r ' L l r r r t . t r r t h r i n g i n . r r r ' L r l ( l , l l n ) r . I N N g i r c n a t , h . ( ! ' n l l L f l u " r , r r , r c -snnrc l in l l l i l i . . i rego lxrnrx lch r i l l i xn ,n ler ro l lescNns h . gd ' ! , $ i r ( l t rn ,b i r ,, f l , i ch 1, i1 r rd I \ f r rc Lnh i , , u , l1 , ' l l ) ( l r , ' , r in .I ! . l t r 1 i r l l r r . r r " h . r r l ) c c , r ' i r ' n r ' r , , f r \ , r f Y r I D i t . i l h r r i l ! , ? i , r r { , r n i r r r .l i l t r Ng, ,n ra l , l , i t tn . l r | f r rn i r i r n r ' rnncd rD . ,1 nr r - - l i l , l ( r n r h i r b r j l li r f l r n r r r i rx xr r l l l i l l , { n , r l i . s lm, l l l 'h r rer r l l f gml . ' In r | l l , in , ' r1 , ' i n " i [1 ] l 1 lI x l . r l ! f l x . i , , i ' i : i , f r g l ' ( 1 o l r ! g i r f t r r | l . . r , l i r o i - " r x r l i D g r h ,n r n , n , , l , n l r i D t x l c ,l , { r r ls , , 1 , , , rn . c \ r . r l i r , ' l l r c , ' l l { ,s ! r , s \ rr t . t l l i l r l l $ f s , r r r , ' l l ! , r ( , l l r l l t l , 'Dht \ i r | !s , r r t r l l x ( t lu r r . l i i r r r r r ' j l t r t r l t , 1s i8 ! ,d l l i . r r ' i S . l l l r L

l lL r t t le rc cn ,o lo bc r $c l , i , i , t r , , , \D,u imn c( ' l l cse l ,db t l l l x ' r l t ! jud ngthcr . \ \ i rs ron hc l ) l l , r rc |s " i tL,rg,e in ( i rcat 1l r i tx i t r . \ \ ' I i lc ( '


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tarrs of lhglish llugl)y lini(r). Oncc a;{nin ne see he analogy to il'c Rritilrnxnbx)]h is ldt , lor ! r i lar)rpt ns n]do o hruxroDizehc t \vo grmcs,Rr lg l ) lt I i . , l ] r ! l 1 |c t l ! r r . \ is t iur ^ror icr col l .gc gxnre. l t nns Hrrvxrd t r r ( lY l t l { : hx t t ' r r . l c l ,c r l t . r r l , l , anrJ,hrr i rg corr l rotr r isedupon lLc ru les o t l )cf r l l l l s ; ; , r D r r t ( ) ) $ . r s p l r J c d D d e r t | i s n , { f r r , i i r u s t l , c . i o t ' i e s s . ( t ,i r .o) l ) fe l reDsi l , lcodc. I lnfr r rd l ror tLc urtr l r , )ut l ) )r 'crs, pctoto$, l -l ic i ls r{ l cor; t tccNcra r l l ( tur l l l d isgrs icd, o| i is |utes Ncre jDlessoDi,nobodv sccnrcd1o rdersl r rd t ) rc ru lcs, nDd ahrosl , \cr ' , \ ' l , lx t l ,J e i th( ' rFr tJ tht sccr l re, l ' t l ,e s l ,c f lx lors o Lo b l l i r r ) t t , .o!cd \ io lt io of $tcol thcso crr}1,1(conrprorr isc ulcs. Al l ( ,1 fh i ( l l i r .uspi I ' ( ! l ,ho$er!r , l , )ihe goo( l o l thc sp, t1, . r t l tc e\t )err Hvxr l t( l \ . r l nsrocd u tr lJu,ler tl,e ltuglil l'niorr rules Nithout r)ro{lifi.rtion, trn(l fro!tr that dJ d{testhc rcl n(lra'rct ol ,\r!ericrn itercollcgirlc footbrll ir)to its prcsci Positio - h c | , ^ i i ' l ' . r l \ l " r . l , f t l L r l U n . ' x - l i r ' . . . .'l'he ^nrcricrD collpgi, g,)lerDcil L)'lto tlditioDs, rvs u ffor irtcll,rct-it)g tho mles in Ure srDrcrral'rs did bis lltrglisl conten]prrr. I se0sonor tso this gr. rilo to thc r)ccessitl t' f sonrclhing iD thc rrtrc of I roreirict Ddofiictul ruling, rnd ll|e settingdolin oi rore nterl)rclt ons nr blnckail \'Lite trt DDu{l colciions. Atter o Dunl,or (' l nictirigs of thcse con-{entioDs, sb.re tllc represclctires lyere uDdcrgrdurtcs, 1bc IntercollgitteAssociation, lvhich had been Iormed for screral )e's, eslrhl;sbed nerm,lchiDerJ for no,liiying or ltering ny rules. lLis providcrl lor I gndutedrisof) conrn]iitcc, rnd rarrovcd irr gr.nt nrotsurc cert.ri objccliotble


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r1)o1\At,L L\ AtIttRI(A. 61lfft tllo Jer,arl|e comDittee ilpointerl I' r thc clLrl, hrrc endeforc,l rs l.rr t)ossible1o (rcnte no rrdicol cbIrges thrl style ol l)la)'. thcir efrortslr^!c Lcen clriell.y direcied to$trd a thorouFh erpleDiion of crch rule. andsucl, ,rD rpansion ol ihat rule t6 io ,kc anl'quihbliDg or rlotrl,lc neanittgi't',s,.iblc. Thcir r(l uat chrn ge,.oi rtrlts llrtc been altuost none at.ll, srle inthe scris. Nh.r{, tl)e)' hrvc lessencrl he ralLre of th,) rct of go^l-kjr}iDg rlter locld.\rn. I'lrrre has Leun n sro\\'ing inlplession th.l trro poiutr, or htlltLe \,!rlue of tuchdoilnj \fs too greti re$ard lor tle mcrc act of eendirrg1l ,e ,d l orcr t l |c gor l Lar, andl |c l lo(r tes ( ' l lenD pla l $ercest , fc i i l1 !s lns sgr insi s tc l ' .r ) re|r i l l r r n-c xisted on \ \ntsccD)cl l0 l )c bui rn ic t o l iDdi! i , l r t r l sk i l l . o i l r r r chrDFes \ 'eI , , t bccr in rr s.nscRi icr l .' I i , , e N r t e h i n g n r r t c l !grnrc , f footbr l l , urx lcr he rcs 'cnt , \nrcf icaD Itcrcol lcgixtcrulcs, t is ler . r , ln lent iD $l r ll l c grcr i nt luct ir o l tLc g.l i , ,s . l t is in iLc i l ,roui ; |&brD-, lon , , t thc l ,hr ' f rs )r l iLe B;m-t l i . i l ! , , f ! l rc , , / ' / / / : No tDnt ic rhoN .orpl i ( r tcd the x)ctho, ls ,no )^l t hoir I i j i l t l r devclotdihe tr{rr woflr, 0r tlrc trciior,t l l ( r l o l , je f l FFo l , l r rcDl rro Fl ih r | l l f rdol thr i Dosl ,c. t r lor rcnrr i rs n d otr lJ t lxruti t . I ror r l l s i | r r t fF icDro lc t ndxl l rLc 1r .1 i ts r t l ,c Lcsi c l (vcn(1, ,not f , r r r r rnrent rrrsL lrl r ( t thNt e.h 1o ,rn s l11irg iofnrfr the l'rll t(trfrr.l ttrc ot'to'r fn l 's soxl , r r ! l thnt in t l )c r l -tonr t , i to cl r i ( 'c t l r t en{ l rotrurn rogrr ls ) , is i l t or b is l inr l ,srs $orth x t l ! ) r)r t . And t\ t renore grcsLenenth l ,esu r.c r rs tud ics r l l t Ic i r t cte t , ro l !lems or it . r i r rcncc, blo. l i ls ,l , fcrr l i ing l tungl l . l rd . lozenothcr thiDgi, ttch of \r|i(tr be-corres to th,, {'()ltcL rhDolt xscicncc i itsclf, ihe intercsl, riffli slinruhted b{ tle rcryiurpli.itJ ol rbe purpoeof the nisse BosN-(o4rc !u,!ole"").


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62 ]'RATK LESLID'S POIULAR ],IONTEI'Ygxme, groryB or and more mpidly poD closer ac(luaintacei until the f$-ciD&tion becomesslmo3f a mDia.Tbere i! onc ImiLirc connctednith the sport lrhich bas mrde lrogrcssrvith tho dcveloprDntof thc game and ilhich ht8 markcd some of its nostim|o.tont plases. That {c.tiure is th nilorm ol thc fooibll plJe} Theliiglish Iiusby Union pla1er js in ihis respect aE D1iLe the Amcricncollcgian as blsck is unliLe iylritc. Thc EDltlishman's trousers have .opdding aDd hiE knccs ar ctully brc. A ligbt jeney is his only uppcrgrment. The Amcricn plsyerh 60 mucir padding in his irousele, partic-

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ulsrly st ihc Lif Dd be kDee, s touoLe him look dcfon,,ed. IIjB cD-r's ackctor jcrscy s elsopaddcrlandl'cry litelj has leilrcr Ftclrcs onshouldcrDd elborY.t is intcrestirg to ..e hoN taAmcric.tDcue bJ 11 his lrotcclingcloilirg, to 6iJ nothilg ol his nlror-likc noscg&fdand hfr(l gur(]. TLcfft niforr|s ol ItNye$ in tl)i"{fountrycoDsistedl l)rrg trouscm ied t thonkl$, jarseJs, ncla $ort ol tol.(ggntoque. Tn the crsc ol tho Ynle ploy-ers, hc torlucNas or somemltariousrecsonof most l)ilious yellflv, ol-though 1he crscy \a lark |lue. Thefirst clnr)ge c,f inlportrncc ns lronrtho loDg ironsers o ltDicLcrbockrr3.thcc neN grucntr, h(rlcrer, rferemot cNsrlel)lc iri drLrn(]tcr. Thcywereof worcr' goorlsjiltc ll)e jerseJF,arrd iited tj:lht to the sltil),60 hl thc|1yer ooLcd o. dl tLe rvorltl ike thclnodernbtrtlicr ri r sLrrnrer esrt,srve iht thc slaclcs of tb jerseywcre ong, and lio rlorc long Btocliirssad bsebrll shocsNiih lexthcrcross-pieces. \'ho dcsisnd 1Li cosirrirno one knoNs, but the p]Jer! 1\horore it, p.ord st lirst of tleir ner!finery, thoug a littlc enbrrssed ythe imnro,'lest)of ih thiDg, Boonlernedlfomcirl experienceht theunilomr lckedoDe of the first elc-nlcnts of tNe rt, itrtt ii \!s notselliceble. Thc jcrsers nd stocli-ings lrcre in ccord ith ibci! Dccd,bt the irouBerBYeresinrtly the in-


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FOOTBALLventionof 6oms onc wil,h en $pe-cil spiieasainst he footbaU lyer.They werc purc wbite with a stripeof bluc rYoven D, nd $hen theg]ecn of r srEEBtsin $5s sdded,nd it clne Nith the ery Istscdrnmage,bc puril,y hd dcpariedforercr'. Rut tbis rvs not by anynrcnshe woEi ltre. Thc plat-ers 1f,ereperhapsnot quite 3o rc-gcrdlc-esf their pcrconl ppeal.oDce ls is the reprcsentttireof thcFlort to.dry, yet tley $'ore notgrcntlyupstby thc grss tsinsonddirt Nhich 6nk ir)lo thc nonywhitc ol these grDcr)ts. ll'here,hoNcler, thcir leeliDgs lcro rcllytouched$\YLcn hy discoYeredtht r good slide on tbe dirt or rfrll upon i.lre knoas uot only \!aslioblc to brek le contirruityoI tbetrouscrs,but \ylretl)r i tore themor not rrac sur6 to tskc ofi all teskiu ol tlo knee or thigh ol thephyer in I'rr severermnnner hnif hc hd no |rotoctioDNhtvcr,Ior ille \Yool cruBi tho skin ndlorc jt ofi cvcry time. rvhen thoph)'erEuDdressd llcr thc lirst fcwdtrys of thsc ne\v unitonnB mryrnd loud vere the imprecation8gdnst thcir designer. But the eam$ore tbcr rnd they bcc.me g.ed-ually, oving to Btretchingtrndetcb-ing, somovhatot berlo. Thenext step n the proSress f ihe n!

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lorm ws the discrdiDg of thes uNrroutr s rsD !^ry !rcHrrB-LrEc4iight- fitt;ng, voven irourer3 fo!slightty oser tnickorbockers f flnncl. Jurt bout his timo therc came6rumor tht s certin cm hd desieneil r sul,stitutc o! tbe timc-boDoredjerseyand Neresoins to alpcar in something f sn eDtirelydifierent Dturernd wbich Do rould-be tukler could )old, or tckling r thoscdys ytsnotllowedbctow he hips, tnd for tht reson h Diforrnhr which the rDsand upper hody ryero nclosedwas of more vital importance. n ipect-rni Iooibll public $'!s not long kopt in 1rr,itig,o. upoDan erlyday inthc lell the Trir)ity tem ol Ha lord cme o Nerr Hren.Tb D.tch vsphyd t the old fimiltoD t{rk, trDd herewsssr sir ol


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61 /t i-. I , \ ': ,t:sLIE's poptL,. l l i .ua-\,ullt .coDsidrab1er ls lc r ! r l rout thc Tr i l i r l tc i , r \ t ,e r rhel r fcDr 1,, |c i r dr f rs-iDg roorr . Onc (, f tLr \ ' ! l f 1nr \ rs srrer ln i lg ro F i I t , , Fcc ! I r i ( r o ih is o tLc ' I r i i t t tcu, , $xr s( ! ) ! ! l r r t t r . cni rdD(.erl drnie, l r . t i :s iuD.This \ l ' l ls hr l l lJ i l l ar , ior l rure \ f i tL lLc rr r t r r r hr t ! . r -go hk. t . r sJ.skrn ( , tnrargcDreDtl ,e| |D rogf, rDd t l r r r *a lc 1, l , r rcr eirrc, l to l j i s tcarn. i l l lthe str t i l .nt t l r r t son.t l , ing l )ccul i l r \a- r , , ing o i I r lh. drcssi |g-rou,r ,( ' f lh , i l , |n r i t l r lc \ .cr . lhu rr f , l ,nr l iotr I ' r r apfr fcrr , Ioreyrr , rherr r t rc' l i i r i tY tmrl . r l rc out o| t l re l , " l l , 1,r ', I l l r rD \ fxr Nrfxre, t n l r cnfrsjnck, t , , 'Dd cr. l i ,x I lRsjr , f tc t l , l t , l h(en \ !d l fu l ) t rc, l i r l , t r r ( l I ,e\ ions r , ,tLe exi l f i . ' ln 1I{r l rNsir ig- l Inr . \1 crLf i r nn.c ] l t l ( | of i)r{ iLr ion ortrn, i l j certr i r l l r r t tho tr t tcrt , ts 0 r .kL {J){ ! di l \ . l , l . r .crs , lur i lg l | fl iN ' , i l rc or t rn r r itcs , ) t tLc gic \ f ,1,r r .4 l t r l r r r t i I l ! rLs. ' l l ,c f st ip!c,1rror 1, , , , rDdsarr l x f l , rsol r lc Ia lc I " r a. r r f . r rcd l , i ! t r r t . i ,u r lhof J I I - r( tn) ivr l is( r t ,0shorr) l tc r ILr tc lcs f l r ls nl r r l , l - l ! , cNl ' r r r t - { l tcr cn{ lur inFt l , i s l t ) f x tshof i l i l l rc tLc ) r lc rfr1 l , l . r l ! . r r l i r j s( j ,c , t src, ' r Ixndtuts , , it l le Bin, l f soi l o l { l , icL t j r r r j l (or j 'x rk Nrs c, ,u, lossl , r , l t t r r c l l tc t ot t rotr t -ing 1l , is n t l , r I i r l j unl i l n,a. l , in]J, ' I r or t t rc rurrr cf t or , r rsh ru urat te l r rt&hl ,ucl l ror f .xs \ ' l , . r leLrtml iz i |A hc. l i t ' l x , r '1 rL1.r ) j th,r xk l . IJ f f ( , r , jl h { i g r r ! $ l | s l l l | r l l r o ! e r l l r i j i t l l r t , t , r . , x l l ! ! , 1 | . t r f n . t r r r t , , s t i r ! c r r o r si0r l l rc \ . r lc r r r r r . l l re , . i , , , ! rL rc l iet . h, t r ! r rd, l , r , t r ! , r , tor j1 $xs r)rr i -t rs! i r f t . r t ) l , fc , . i i (e, l , . ! l l \ l ! , l 'h \1r l in r t t r t g | , , , , , l l x t i r nrs Ixr r l rs i ( r 1 , ,t r ik lc xr ! l hol , l rLr : r r r r r ' l i I rL l { , rd i rLuJi ! rsf ! t ln |jr j ( iD th. sr i t le l' r v r s ; s l i l l ' , , , , r ! L c , , l I ( \ ! , ' n 1 L r r f l t l , . l s L i | ! l s j I r c ( n , t t n f n x s s ( 1 ,t l r r l i t n { r r i , ' to | r l . r l i l l i c u l t , I r t , N i 1 u l, ,s , i z c t , r , ' ) c o f t l r c s r r r M ,j r rkcts. t l ,c i IxLrgl r r r t i , ,n ' f t l ] i i , \Fnl Ic Lr ' l r i r r i r \ ' r r :Ls t ,cc, l i l . rt , Io\1( lL) i ls i lnlu, i , ) r ( , r r lh , is t Nl l t l ,c l. i r ( t j r l r r { js, r l t l nrs lLh( gfcxsin ) l11, . r { l t r l $ rs , ' l . , ' I t i r ,n , r l . ' l l ! r , lurr t i , r l )x . l { ' l ' j | r i , , , i t , , t l , . cr!r , { r ( l t r r ,!s ; l , ln l ot x, l i I i t o l sclr { rer t f rcdlr r , , f I rr i , r r i r ! l i , t t t r . jds i . ! , x ' r , iI ! , . t ) t r t l i r f $ i l l , , ' l l L t f I ' h ! e r s ,h r ! , , o L 1 i r , , , t t , i r r L . g , , r o i r l j ( , o la f i , -!xs jx. lnt ,( l s l , ,c l j tLr i .cr llLf j f rn , \ ' . 1 i r i , Lc crrr i f rLsr t l i r sr i l l re n i lsi t l ! ( l rcr t ic : t srn;(1al ' lo srr , !n l f , , r 1ners i r r r l , , . IFL t i , , f . Jcr !1 i. , r , r , , \ . r . , . , , i r r i I j r r ' 1 . , r r i r l ' r ' ' . , r , , 1 , i i l , l . r r r , r r , , . , 1, , l , t ' , , r . . " r l , ls l roul{ l f r - ( , , ' lLr t ,Lg.o i l r j rn\ ' \1rr t l r rs l , r t ) r . t .,r ( ! , t ! t l ) !Ior t r l , l f j x rk r t . i \ i lehlns\ . r t r rL, loro rr l tc rh0 .Nl l l rs j rct t r . r ( \u i t l ! , rescrn.r l ' lc L ' \ 1 l ,c j t f {n l r r ' i i , ,Dof f l ls t iL gor i r { ' l .n l l ' r l , r j i r l rs r,1 j l l r t ! -s le!$, l , t r t l )1.v, !sge| | , . | r l l r fotru, l hr t t l ) | t ' re. .qrr . ,11r lu( lL\ . i l , is { t ls l j .i r i t l ie j r (kc1 r,r ! lc i t ru! ! ) l rL, | t r l i l , s , ' l |} i xs i t Nrs l i .s l r tc l , 'og1, t , L ' r ( ,1

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100'BALL IN ,$tEnICA,phJers at tLat vulnerableprr, he kncc. Ilere it ir tlrrt the oriciDatwofcr truusers$cre found unservi(eb1,,j ere it t\.llsrha( rLc d,,nDetcn,lla[r.he cduroy tolc Dosl, rcrlenr]y,3nd here ir, ns tb,r lhe phJer sf_fered a grest nnJ oI his rbrasionsnrl )ruises. Some cler"r man usinuPond ertmctor some ike ininrenr n hissore nees,vss or 6sri f ied ;rtccl,iDgthen ryet hen ofi tb field, but fstenod po;gcs turstedwitL thehriDeDt_to.the iDsidcof his trouBers,bus carrying o; rhe curewhite pcr_h.tps sufcrins added Djuries. The pddirg rtrus Drrorl ccd n the shaD;oIslDnsei uggcatedhe Jeol ' tui l l ins D urhrnrol,1i nrarrr it, , , ,1;furclog he kneesol thc trouscrswere ndchrge cuough ; containaDyonrontof t l , ib ,ndding. ' Iben tol lo\r, ,dhe tui lr ing n of lr.re, t i g r, ,orera;t r thol,rt, rui l soor u player'r r i |kerbuukcrsNcrc tc(i(.r l ly uitsoi ctothII Ia,or. lLcn rn dvuncens ntr, t ,o ,r,ecl i ;u t t l ,c upl er LottyLyfrs"r, ing.ptld.ingtoDsrheettotvsot rt,c (rse ur j.!.k(t. ft ,i,, sollr" iou.D,rrorer,tspaddrngvasrousl, t p to , , : honl. l , u, ,ut t t) js ol loseda ntuml se,lucnce.Meslr$Li lo l,c pl0)er h,I nol b(cn ulu ndf[] ot l , i rlqLLlaud.sl, iDs.The ordinry lr i r -srr( td,of coufs,. .s o l , l u t trc garleilsrll, and iB tyoruby Englirl arrociariun1,1n1c.., s r,.lt ns rnostu.n i theforuarrl inec of-ourganicso-,tny. tsul i r ls l ,cnxrl,r, ,vcdiu, lurt i tycorxidcrnbll, and beiDgnow nrdcot Fel,cr Inrtt is !r,Jr tiglrr an,t eeir car-_r, r( , 'n ' .1 s BoretimeEorn in.; , te t,e rtnct i ,rc nsr4,t f t l lLc oul. ide.'l'hi6rvJid6_the imculty of ho\'ingttrc tnsrenir)snrrerLanrl )osiDgt ofi irtl'a nrklst ol gmr!,. Procriono. rtrehc(t t,{s tdt\rcd 1l ai,nilir linc ofl)ngrcss. At first bit ol Nbber, ll.hictrbsrebnltcrtchcN(,1 he r{rlier dnvsverc $u', t t 'ohold D c mouih s {r l ,rorc.t iol l i , r l , , r r, ,erh, rs hn,t; , I, l!rr l t lh. hnselllaJerro.hisu,nt, trI , , l l , , ,v{, r, , tsc\.FrrlmD n r l ,cf , , r rrnrdinc Leld heEe . l ic lcs er$uer,l ,eir i .rrh turinjr l ,e I, try. Thistyrstolloyed by the nose-gurrd, hich trrs now bcconrc i, ne 'urirle ae ofunrish protcction o. tho rccil| D(lnoscni th snrc jnrr.Thc-llnglhhmen, nyyear gr),dvisc(l rp tor ttrc protectionol theenrsot tDcD lJing tLe running ganre. lr $3 soft lcllrhrcap, rvith ear-pics, Dd tied rriih iolc un(ler1.l)c hir. Iron, thjr cauc re dea ot the.\r)ericr plaJe.'shcdgear. Ttris handgenrr fi|ti took irro cnsnle.rtioDnly l,c,trrs.L I ws ter xtcnded,, r l , r, , t ,nt r l ,r Lp,t. rxl non lervconrt '1,, t .^, Id, .capwi ih ,.arlnt,Es rrnfntJ Lnr ,.rrt , n 1,t, ,yeruircol '_l iv io ls tu thnordiuary n,,ckr n thohcnil .' l ' l , isBivns om"rl, i l lg l tho l , i , j rury f l t ,c lrrusrcbFf rt , . srIe ro,nl lAr, 'rfrcDDuUcgins. ui i l xru,t t ot beuDderloodror,r l l rh;s n,, ing,nsii $oe,.lht the gmc los groNn xrorcdangerous, In tct,urc oppoi; isn o r , u n l i k e l J rh n . c r s c . . B u t i t L a e g ro rv n r r r o rn imp o r t r n r . o n i r r g ro r i r l g r " r h r

ptuclne. ^o unrruined, kit tednnmiglrthr\ .egn D rirhecart.rleysrepr.ed n njured rrrc! $ rl , Fonrennssrrrc,tcrc, t i r but.no.sucbl, iuslrouldb'- 'ossibleo-dy, nd Len.c l ,csretrtFrcj i rabi l i rJ ireducins l,e chsDces f lccidenLThe pr.incipalgarne-sI tbis 6e!6oDwiu bo the HsNard_t-{le,princetor.Yale, Penneylvenia-Ilarvsrd, Com -l,rinceton and Cornelt_pemsvtvaaia.

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