The Boys of Columbia High on the Gridiron : or, the Struggle for the Silver Cup

during the progress of a fiercely contested

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s really fine figure. Hastings knew it, and purposely lingered just a trifle longer than he would have

the field. Big Hastings ran forward, glancing sharply about to see that his men were on the alert, and the next moment his

ace was right under it. Into his arms, with a resounding "pung!" the spheroid la

ck through space went the twisting oval, in a long spiral curve, whil

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Oakes ran to get under it, with good intentions, but with misdirected energy, and collided forcefully, whil

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, and then, after the frantic blowing of the referee's whistle, and when, slowly, player after player crawl

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n front of Ross, their husky right guard, and cover it? Say, this is a litt

ispered conference between Wallace and Allen, and then the quarter began calling the signal, emphasizing the first number. A thrill seemed to run through the Clifford players, and when Paul

e jump, and tore through a hole made between the unsuspecting right guard and tackle of Columbia's opponents. Through Ralph plowed, heaving and

uld you! Look! Look!

Cliffordite, "What's the matter with our

rong!" retorted the admirer of

that! Hastings nai

ky left half had made a good gain, and, as he rose and held his hand on the ball un

pered Frank, as he ran up.

u war-dance back of the grandstand, their frenzied shouts of

ss for Clifford to listen, if, perchance, she had sneakingly obtained a line on the play system of Columbia, for Lanky was using the chang

under his arm, was circling around Evans, while Oakes, Harper and Shadduck had gotten i

splendid interference for him. Down the line they spri

own! To

old man!

ly man available to tackle him, as the other two backs had played in

n! Go

tings tackles him!" this fro

them, seeking to come at Frank, and for one fearful moment there was fear in the hearts of his friends that the plucky right half would be downed. But Oakes

longer needed, touched the ball down exactly in the middle of the line, behind the two posts, while the straggling Clif

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you,

Great work!" And indee

game, but gallantly they kept at it. There was a little silence while the Clifford players lined up back of their goal posts, a

alled a big man, stamping about and waving his cane adorned with Columbia colors. He had graduated from th

ff, and when that sort of playing was over, Cliff

ght half, hit the line with a tremendous smash, going for a hole between Eastwick and Daly. Their mates rallied to their support, but there was smashing ene

alled Hastings. "Go to

and three yards more were ree

" said Allen, seriously.

me now, eh?" demanded a Clifford

e answer. "But our boys are only le

ey are, eh?

back for loss with heart-stilling regularity. There was no need for Clifford to

ved over the line for a touchdown, and that gave the cohorts of Clifford a chance to break loose. They did not

in the wall of defense, and shoved player after player through. Frank was sent over for a seven-yard gain, then came a fine run on the part of Ralph, netting eighteen yards, while the crowd

, yes!" howled the big man, who had been

ngle, but the score was now eleven to five in favor of Columbia, a

ng that time was up, and the players, who were just ready for a scrimmage, with the ball in Cliffo