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 AND OTHER POEMS 
 
 Being the true and authentic Narration of certain notable Games, 
 
 wherein are set forth many marvelous Good Deeds 
 
 wrought by the Princeton team ; all 
 
 done into Verse in the Vulgar 
 
 Tongue : 
 
 TO WHICH IS APPENDED 
 
 Boofe of tfje Chronicles 
 of ttje Cits 
 
 ^ ^* ^y 
 
 BY 
 
 M'CREADY SYKES 
 
 
 WITH MANY PICTURES BY 
 
 Booth Tarkington 
 William B. Pell and Harold Imbrie 
 
 "And whan this worthy due hath thus_ydon, 
 He took his hoosl and hooni he rood anon, 
 With laurer crowned as a conquerour." 
 
 THE KNIGHT'S TALK. 
 
 SECOND EDITION. REVISED AND ENLARGED 
 
 (uumm 
 
 Jlrinrrtuu 
 1803
 
 COPYRIGHT, 1904, BY M'CREADY SYKES. 
 
 POE'S RUN AND OTHER POEMS; WITH The Rook oj the Chronicles 
 of the Elis. BY M'CREADY SYKES. With many pictures by Booth 
 Tarkington, William B. Pell, and Harold Imbrie. Second Edition, Square 
 Crown 8vo. pp. viii t 9t, $1.50. net. THE CANNON PRESS, PRINCETON, N. J.
 
 TO MY MOTHER.
 
 TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 PREFACE vii 
 
 POE'S RUN 1 
 
 POE'S KICK 13 
 
 KELLY'S HIT - 31 
 
 STEINWENDER'S CATCH 39 
 
 THE BOOK OF THE CHRONICLES OF THE ELIS - 45 
 
 CHAPTER XLIl 47 
 
 " x LI 1 1 64 
 
 XLIV - 74 
 
 THE PENITENT HARVARD GRAD. - - 87
 
 PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION. 
 
 It is perhaps superfluous to point out that this small 
 book is put forth with no serious purpose on the part 
 either of the author or the artists. The passing memorabilia 
 of things not important in themselves may be of interest 
 or amusement to those who follow college athletics. Our 
 Yale and Harvard friends ned hardh- be reminded that in 
 the ups and downs of our friendly rivalries those who 
 joyfully celebrate Princeton's victories when it has been 
 Princeton's turn to win, do so in no spirit of boasting. 
 Like Charity, they vaunt not themselves and are not puffed 
 up. May they hope that in contributing this trifle to the 
 folk-lore of athletics, they may follow the Pauline parallel 
 and that of them it may be said that they do not behave 
 unseemly. 
 
 XOTE TO THE SECOND EDITION. 
 
 The verses "THE PENITENT HARVARD GRAD" are reprinted by 
 tltf kind permission of the publishers of "LIFE." 
 
 Vll
 
 poe's
 
 POE'S RUN; 
 
 Being ye Ballade of 
 Y e Antiente Prophesye & ye Littel Poe. 
 
 12 November, 1898. 
 
 ODDE'S Blessynge on our noble Lande! 
 
 Give Bare, good People alle; 
 A rr^ghtye Fyghte I have to tell 
 
 In Princetoune did befalle. 
 
 Yale's Feete-Balle Team hath travelled doune 
 
 In Hose & Jerkyns fyne ; 
 & yeye have s\vorne a myghtye Oathe 
 
 To crosse ve Princetoune Lvne.
 
 POE'S RUN. 
 
 Y e Princetoune Menne don canvasses Smocques, 
 
 & Armour on ye Nose, 
 Wythe orange P's across yere Chestes, 
 
 & Quarterynges on ye Hose. 
 
 Kynge Hillebrand hys myghtye Hoste 
 Hath mustered on ye Playne ; 
 
 Palmer & Wheeler, Ayres & Booth, 
 & more I cannot name. 
 
 Edwards was there, & Crowdis too, 
 Among ye valiante Knyghtes; 
 
 Crowdis, whom all ye Classes calle 
 Y e Manne of Seven tye Fyghtes. 
 
 Kynge Chamberlain uponne ye Grounde 
 Hys azure Gauntlet flynges; 
 
 "Y e Thynges we'll do unto yon Teame," 
 Quod he, "will not be Thynges!
 
 A FIGHT LOOMETH UP. 
 
 "Yet alle shall play ye Game full fayre, 
 "Nor none shall work foule Hurtc; 
 
 "For each hath ta'en hys Foeman's Hande, 
 "& wille not doe him Dyrte; 
 
 c Umpyre heecleth not" 
 
 "Not such as rageynge 'gainst hys Foe, 
 "Forgetteth Feete-Balle Lawe, 
 
 "& (when ye Umpyre heedethe not) 
 "Doth paste him in ye Jawe." 
 
 Y e Menne hath mustered to ye Fyghte; 
 
 Y e Worlde is there to see; 
 & alle yc People glad rccalle 
 
 Y e Antiente Proplusye : 
 
 " Ye Antiente Propbesye'
 
 POE'S RUN. 
 
 Y* Easte may turne again io dust ; 
 
 Old Northe may crumble loice ; 
 But ivJiyle Grasse growes and Watere runnes 
 
 Princetoune shall have a Poe. 
 
 *For Johnson Poe & Peter Poe 
 
 Hath borne her Bannere hyghe; 
 
 & John yclept, & lyttell Nat, 
 Hath made y e Elis crye. 
 
 Soe now when Arthur takes ye Fielde 
 
 Y e Elis weepeth stronge; 
 & rend yere Cloathes, & crye aloude, 
 
 "Howe longe, Oh Lord! howe longe?" 
 
 Y e Menne from Yale hath rushed ye Balle 
 
 Close to ye Tygeres' Goale; 
 & Princetoune cusseth tylle she ryskes 
 
 Her Presbyterian Soule.
 
 MR. POE APPEARETH INJURED. 
 
 Againe Yale crashes through ye Lyne; 
 
 Againe & once againe 
 God wot ! but fifteene Yardes remayne 
 
 & eke yeye make it tenne! 
 
 God's Rede! ye furiouse Fyghte is fierce; 
 
 Y e - ve plunge, & tackle lowe: 
 & in ye Onslaughte on ye Lyne 
 
 Hath cryppled Arthur Poe! 
 
 He rubbcs hys Knee & lympethe sore, 
 And str}'venethe with Payne; 
 
 & Princetoune, quotha "Zounds! 'tis cleare 
 "He cannot playe againe!" 
 
 "Hath crippled Arthur Poe. 
 
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 FOE'S RUN. 
 
 Durston hath glaunced a scornfulle Glaunce, 
 
 & on ye Tygeres turned ; 
 & sayde, with supercilious Smyle, 
 "Y e Prophesye be durned!" 
 
 Y e valiante Poe, though bent with Payne, 
 For once Chaunce more doth begge; 
 
 He wotteth welle Jiys Lymbe will last; 
 He pullethe Eli's Legge. 
 
 &; nowe Yale taketh uppe ye Balle, 
 
 To consummate ye Cynche. 
 Y e Tygeres fyghte with horrid Frowne, 
 
 & Eli doth not flvnche.
 
 MR. FOE DOTH CASUALLY PROMENADE. 
 
 " Ye feete ball poppeth out." 
 
 & never mortale Manne shall knowe 
 
 How ye Thynge came aboute 
 But from yt close-pressed Masse of Menne 
 Y e Feete-Balle poppeth oute ! 
 
 & Poe hath rushed within ye Breach e 
 Towards Erthe one Second kneeled, 
 
 He tuckes ye Balle benethe hys Arme, 
 & saunteres down ye Fielde.
 
 POE'S RUN. 
 
 v * , 
 
 From Eli's Lyne a Crye of Kage 
 Doth rende ye quyverrynge Ayre, 
 
 & all ye Teame with one Accourde 
 Poursueth him for favre. 
 
 Lyke to a Whyrle-Wynde, swifte McBride 
 Tears downe y e burnynge Course, 
 
 & cries to Heaven: "A Horse! A Horse! 
 "Mye K^'ngedoume for a Horse! " 
 
 Poe heares ye crashynge Hostes behynde, 
 Y e weste Wynde fannes hys Face ; 
 
 \Vhenas, perceivynge of ye Thynge, 
 He quycquenethe hys Pace. 
 
 Hys eyes on ye dystante Goale ; 
 
 He lookes behynde him not, 
 But from ye Scripture learned in Youthe 
 
 Rememberethe Mrs. Lot. 
 
 10 
 
 SALT
 
 HE MAKETH A STRONG FINISH. 
 
 Y e Multitude doth yelle & shoute; 
 
 Y e Tumulte fylles ye Ayre ; 
 & Gabriel noteth on hys Sleeve 
 
 "Y e Welkin needs Repayre." 
 
 Y e Elis tears in fierce Pursuite ; 
 
 But Poe eludes yem alle; 
 He rushes 'twixt ye quyverrynge Postes, 
 
 & sytteth on ye Balle. 
 
 Soe, in ye Mannere here writ doune, 
 Did Princetoune wynne ye Fyghte; 
 
 & Yale hath made a mentale Note, 
 "Y e Prophesye's all ryghte." 
 
 & Edgar Allan Poe ye Greate 
 Y e Wrytere of sweet Prose 
 
 & Poesie henceforth is called, 
 Y e Uncle of ye Poes.
 
 POE S RfJX. 
 
 & toe ye Lytanye in Churche 
 
 Y e Elis addeth, thus; 
 "From alle yt damned Trybe of Poes, 
 
 " Goode Lorde deliver us."
 
 POE'S KICK. 
 
 13
 
 POE'S KICK; 
 
 Being ye Ballade of 
 Y e Holye Manne & y e Sorroughynge Youthe. 
 
 25 November, 1 S99. 
 
 HOLYE Manne hys merrie Chaunte 
 
 Adoune ye Roade he svnges; 
 & wynkes & blynkes & thynkes of Drynkcs 
 
 And synges of Kynges & Thynges. 
 
 And as he strolled adoune ye Roade 
 
 Y- vs antiente Confessoure, 
 He met a Youthe that \vrunge hys Handrs 
 
 And beate hvs Breste full sore.
 
 POE'S KICK. 
 
 "Oh! sorroughynge Youthe, come tell me true, 
 
 "What vexethe of yye Soule?" 
 Quod he, "Alas! my Synne is greate, 
 
 "Good Fathere! make me whole." 
 
 "& haste thou lookt upon ye Cuppe, 
 
 "Or drunke of dyvers Drynkes? 
 "Or haste thou been speke Truthe, my Sonne 
 
 " Profane upon ye Lynkes?" 
 
 " My ftyane is Great." 
 16
 
 FALLING FROM GRACE. 
 
 "Nay, Fathere, I have drunke no Wyne, 
 "Nor yet partooke of Beere; 
 
 ''Nor any Wordes have spake at Golfe 
 "Unfit for thee to heare. 
 
 ' Nor yet partooke of Beere." 
 
 "But heavye, heavye is mye Soule, 
 "& sad mye Harte within; 
 
 " For I have uttered in ye Churche 
 ' ' An awful Prayere of Sy nne. 
 
 " Noue by my Neckerchefe of blue, 
 "(Oh! lysten to my Tayle ) 
 
 "Thou knoweste, Fathere, Woe is me! 
 "I am a Sonne of Yale!" 
 
 ' Y e Sonnes of Yale I know full well, 
 
 "& orthodox is Yale; 
 1 She holdethe true ye Hystorye 
 
 "Of Jonah & ye Whale." 
 
 17 
 
 "She holdeth true ye Hystorye 
 "Ot Jonah & ye Whale."
 
 POE'S KICK. 
 
 " Yea, orthodox \ve doubtless be, 
 "As many Bookes may prove; 
 
 "Yet we have synned, one and alle, 
 "& broke ye La we of Love. 
 
 "For alle last Yeare, each Sabbath Daye, 
 "In Churche we pra^el thus 
 
 "From all yt damned Trybe of Poes, 
 " ' Goode Lorde, deliver us!' " 
 
 "Oh Youthe! & thou didst wrong 
 
 to curse; 
 
 "A synfulle Prayere, I ween ; 
 "Mark well ye pious Rule layde 
 
 doune 
 "In Romans xii, 14."
 
 It'AXS AXD Rt'MOL T RS OF WARS. 
 
 " But heavye had ye Race of Poes 
 
 "Afflicted us full sore; 
 "& for yt wyckede Pravere noue Heaven 
 
 "Hath vexede us some more. 
 
 "Since Poe hys Runne a yeare had passed; 
 
 "& to retreeve yt Daye 
 "We challenge Princetoune to our Gates 
 
 ''To meet ir. bloodye Frave. 
 
 "Y e Fyghte \vas fierce, and lusty lye 
 
 "Y e rampante Tygeres played; 
 " & ere ye Game was scarce begun 
 "A Tom-he-Doune had ycye made.
 
 POZ'S KICK. 
 
 "But nevere daunted, faste and fierce 
 "Oure Teame } r e Foe assayle; 
 
 "Beholde, we blocke yere frustrate Kycke, 
 "& score fyve Poyntes for Yale. 
 
 "And noue oure Shoute of Tyumphe loude 
 "We swell, and telle fulle welle; 
 
 "Nor quelle ye Yelle, but yelle lyke Helle, 
 "& felle pelle-melle on Pell. 
 
 "Ryghte well doth Pell ye Yelle repelle, 
 
 "Y e Score proclaymes our Fyxe, 
 " & while quycke Lyckes myx thycke with Kyckes 
 
 "Stylle styckes at fyve to syx. 
 
 "& noue our valiant Freshman Sharpe 
 "Brynges Baulme untoe oure Soule, 
 
 "When from ye Myddel of ye Field 
 "He kyckcs a myghtye Goalei
 
 THE STRENUOUS LIFE. 
 
 "& alle our Menne in glad Acclayme 
 "Give forthe a myghtye Cheere, 
 
 '& offere Oddes upon ye Game 
 
 "Of Champagne 'gainst ye Beere." 
 
 "What nexte? What nexte? Make Haste, 
 fayre Youthe! 
 
 "I must away to Masse;" 
 "Lo! Reiter makethe twentye Yardes 
 
 "Upon a double Passe. 
 
 "Soe faste ye Game, soe furious 
 "Soe fierce ye Fyghte & sore, 
 
 " Y e Tygeres fallethe one by one 
 "& ryseth uppe noe more. 
 
 "I must away to Masse.' 
 
 "Great Hillebrand from off ye Fielde 
 
 "By very Force yeye pulle 
 "Greate Doc, who struck three Elis oute, 
 
 "With alle ye Bases fulle. 
 
 21
 
 POE'S KICK. 
 
 "Noue Palmer falles; noue Wheeler dies; 
 
 'Xoue Booth & Reiter go; 
 "Of ye fyrste Teame none noue remavnes 
 
 "But Edwards, Pell & Poe." 
 
 "Swete Youthe, I wot Yale had ye Cynche 
 
 "When yus ye Tygeres fell!" 
 "Nay, Fathere! playne thou haste not hearde 
 
 "Y e Tayle at Yale yeye telle. 
 
 "Houe, when yeye teache ye Algebra, 
 
 . Y US doe yeye wryte it doune 
 "Y 1 greater is fyve Feete of Poe 
 
 "Yn Harvard square plus Broune.
 
 GAUDEAMUS! 
 
 ''When Yale falles backe toe catche ye Puntes 
 "Poe dartes rounde cure Defense, 
 
 "& maketh Fincke exceedynge close 
 "Resemble $.30. 
 
 "Y e Tygeres playe ye better Game, 
 
 "But uot enough toe score, 
 "& for we helde yem o'er and o'er, 
 
 "Forbore toe score for more. 
 
 "But noue ye Fyghte is almost done; 
 
 "Y e Sonne in Glorye sets; 
 "& in swete Fauncye eke \ve spende 
 
 " Y e Precedes of our Bettes. 
 
 "Y e Game is noue ye same as wonne; 
 
 "Y e Tygeres hold ye Balle; 
 "But lyttel Good yeye gayne therebye; 
 
 "Y e J' e cannot score at alle. 
 
 V ^X 
 
 X. ^^ 
 
 23
 
 POE'S KICK, 
 
 "Wythe thyrtye yards to Eli's Goale; 
 
 "Ye Tygeres feele smalle Joye; 
 "Y e Dystance loonies as vast as from 
 
 " Schenectadye toe Tro}-e. 
 
 il Scarce thyrtye Secondes yet remayne; 
 
 "We sygnale for ye Hackes 
 "When suddenlye a sycklye Chylle 
 
 " Pervadithe of our Backes. 
 
 "For Edwards eke demands a Kycke, 
 
 "& lo! ye fatal Tune, 
 "When Poe replies, 
 
 "'fie Tt 
 
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 A BLUE TIGER. 
 
 25
 
 POE'S KICK. 
 
 "Then quycke our Handes we claspe in Prayere 
 
 "&softylye whyspere thus 
 "'Noue from }-t damned Trybe of Poes, 
 
 ' ' ' Goode Lorde, deliver us ! 
 
 "'Goode Lorde, deliver us! Goode Lorde' 
 yeye p asse y e Balle bt-lowe; 
 
 " ('Twas lowe, and soe 'twas apropos 
 "Untoe ye Toe of Poe). 
 
 "Y e Mathematic Professoure 
 
 "Lookes doune, and cries, 'Ha! Ha! 
 ^ "'To kycke ye Goale Poe needes must make 
 '"A true Parabola. 
 
 Ye ^Inthemfitic J'rofessourt" 
 
 <ye Q oa l e J s safe; ye Talke of Feare 
 
 "'Is naught but Persiflage; 
 " ' Wythe yt short Legge ye Youthe hath not 
 
 ^'Sufficient Leverage.' 
 
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 A irARYLAXD HIGH BALL. 
 
 "But Arthur Poe hathe kyckt ye Balle 
 "(Oh, \voefulle, woefulle Daye!) 
 
 "As straighte as myghtye Dewey's Gunnes 
 "Upon ye fyrste of Maye. 
 
 "Straighte flyes ye Balle; McBride dothe crye 
 
 "Upon ye cursed Syghte; 
 "'Oh! woulde to God I had yys Houre, 
 
 "Bill Libbev's Tavle-less Kvte."' 
 
 "As straighte as myghtye Dewey's Gunnes 
 
 Upon ye fyrste of Maye." 
 
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 POE'S KICK. 
 
 Y us Fathere, Princetoune wonne ye Game, 
 
 "And I have synned 3 r s 
 "For in my Wrathe I cryed aloude; 
 
 '"Oh, damn yt lyttell Cuss!' 
 
 " Oh damn yt lyttell Cuss.' ' 
 
 "McBride hath ta'en Bill Edwards' Hand; 
 
 "Edwards McBride's hath ta'en; 
 " 'Noue, bye ye Shade of Witherspoon, 
 
 "'I grete j-ee for a Manne!' 
 
 "McBride hath lookt him 'twixt ye eyes; 
 
 '"Our Names by Fame be writ; 
 " ' Far fitter to have fit yys Fyghte 
 
 '"Y an fifty Fyghtes I've fit.'" 
 
 Y e Fathere smyled: "Mye sorroughynge Youthe 
 
 "No Tayle-less Kyte, I deem, 
 "Yale needed; thou shouldst eke have asked 
 
 "A Poe-less Princetoune Teame. 
 
 28
 
 A SILVER LL\L\G. 
 
 "But for yye synfulle Prayere, 'tis past, 
 "& thou art punisht sore; 
 
 "In Heaven 'tis written jt ye Poes 
 "Shall flouryshe more and more. 
 
 'But for yyseife, when twice syx Moones 
 "Hath round ye Worlde revolved, 
 
 "Go, wax ye Harvardes offe ye Erthe. 
 "& ye shall be absolved." 
 
 29
 
 31
 
 KELLY'S HIT. 
 
 23 June, 1896. 
 
 'He seen his duty and he done it. 
 
 TTEND, good folks of every sort; give ear unto my 
 
 tale, 
 The while I tell that wondrous game the day we 
 
 played with Yale. 
 It happened in the month of June when all the fields 
 
 were green, 
 And Eli's sons were gathered there, and many a jag 
 
 was seen. 
 
 Right merry rang the bells of Yale to greet the festal day; 
 
 The flags were streaming from her towers and all her streets were gay. 
 
 For now the mighty day was come, a fateful day to be, 
 
 When Eli's star should blaze on high or sink beneath the sea. 
 
 For twice two times the nines had fought; yet meet once more they must; 
 For twice had Princeton lost, and twice had Eli bit the dust ; 
 And on whose brow fair Victory now should place the laurel crown, 
 For them to-night the beer should flow; nay, they would own the town. 
 
 All Eli's sons are in the place; they fill the ancient town, 
 With tens of thousands pressing close to see Nassau thrown down. 
 Yet stayed the Tigers not away, though small their band and few, 
 Strangers within a hostile town whose very skies were blue. 
 
 33
 
 KELLY'S HIT. 
 
 With joyful shout they board the train, Duke Burleigh in the van; 
 Patsy Durand^ and Williams, too, the literary man. 
 And now Bert Milbank climbs aboard, prepared to do his stunt; 
 Likewise Jim Blake, that full-back staunch who never missed a punt. 
 
 Now Andy Imbrie and his pa, Phil King and many more; 
 
 Bill Meredith, and Ralph D. Smith, and Humphrey, '94; 
 
 With jovial soul they shout and sing and raise the lusty cheer: 
 
 And loud the Princeton slogan rings "More beer; More beer; More beer!" 
 
 Down those old grads' exultant throats the amber liquid sped; 
 And many a Tiger tosses high his fast expanding head. 
 New Haven comes ; they line the field ; the teams come trotting out ; 
 "Play ball" and Yale bangs out two runs, and all the Elis shout. 
 
 Now Titus takes the Tigers' bat ; a hush conies over all. 
 
 He fans the air; the Yaleses root; he cannot find the ball. 
 
 The game goes on with breathless pace, with Yale two runs ahead; 
 
 One innings' past; the second's gone, and still the Elis led.
 
 NECK AND NECK. 
 
 But Alec Moffatt, stout of heart, cries with a mighty shout, 
 "Boys, Princeton never lost a game till the last man was out!" 
 Then Jerry Bradley makes for first, and runs on Smith's misplay ; 
 And Easton knocks and gets his base, but not content to stay; 
 
 For now great Kelly, strong of arm, steps forth with mighty stride, 
 And cracks the welkin with the ball, and lo ! the score is tied. 
 And then from out that Princeton gang goes forth a mighty cheer 
 That thunders through New Haven's walls and fills Yale's heart with fear. 
 
 Five innings : two to two ; no change: but hark to Princeton's din ! 
 As Smith runs round and gets to third, and Bradley knocks him in. 
 And now the Princeton rooters howl; the tumult sounds afar; 
 And Freddy Moses' voice rings out with "S-T-A-R Star!" 
 
 But brief the Tigers' triumph now; their cheer dies to a wail 
 
 As Trudeau bangs a three-base hit, and Bartlett scores for Yale. 
 
 One howl from Yale; then all grows still; men's hearts beat fast and high, 
 
 And still the mighty game goes on, and still the score's a tie. 
 
 35
 
 KELLY'S HIT. 
 
 The pace is waxing fierce and hot; now neck and neck they run; 
 
 Hushed is the crowd in dread suspense, and Fentress' voice is dumb. 
 
 Ten innings played ; the score's still tied; again Yale fails to score; 
 
 And Princeton puts two men on base, and needs one good hit more. 
 
 "Who's next to bat?" One smashing hit one hit will pull her through 
 
 And lo! the cheers break out afresh as Kelly looms in view. 
 
 He stoops and kneels before the plate and dusts it with his hat, 
 
 Like to that mighty man of yore, great Casey at the bat. 
 
 The banners wave; the rooters howl; wild fury seizes all. 
 
 "Now hit 'er!" "Tear em up!" "Raise hell!" "Oh, Kelly, swat the ball!" 
 
 "Knock her a mile run like Sam Hill Oh, give the ball a welt!" 
 
 But Tracy Harris lifts his hand "Keep quiet, Westervelt ! " 
 
 And Kelly smiles a dreadful smile, and hitches up his belt. 
 
 And now the ball comes crashing on ; he strikes mid wild huzzas ; 
 
 Good Lord! the ball flies straight to heaven, and smites the glittering stars. 
 
 And as around the walls of Troy of old great Ajax ran, 
 
 So Kelly now sweeps down the field, and all the gods look on. 
 
 36
 
 ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WLLL. 
 
 "Run, Kelly, run!" and swift and sure he tears nor looks aside; 
 
 The coaches yell the dead might hear "Don't stop Slide, KELLY, SLIDE!" 
 
 He's safe! Hurrah! The day is won! They throng upon the field, 
 
 And bear great Kelly high aloft, their buckler, sword and shield. 
 
 Oh, gray hills of New England, your brows are bathed in gloom ; 
 The foe is in your very walls; the trophy's left your room. 
 Oh, gray hills of New England, all vanquished lies your love; 
 The blue falls trailing to the earth ; the orange waves above. 
 
 And still when old grads gather round, the pleasant tale is 
 
 told; 
 
 And still we talk of Kelly's hit, and how we won it cold ; 
 And tell, the while with joyous soul we quaff the foaming 
 
 ale; 
 Of how the championship was won the day we played with Yale.
 
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 Club ofWaxituckee, Oklahoma. 
 
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 STEINWENDER'S CATCH. 
 
 7 June, 1902. 
 
 HIS is the tale of Steinwender, Steinwender the 'Varsity Captain, 
 Leader he of the Nine assembled to battle with Eli. 
 Now was the game advanced, lo ! even unto the ninth inning; 
 Several runs ahead was Princeton, yet doubtful the outcome. 
 Suddenh', as though inspired by love, or the mumps, or religion, 
 Eli had taken a brace, and was raising particular Hades; 
 
 Swatting out singles w r ith 
 unction and eke the festive 
 three-baggers. 
 
 Roused was the soul of Stein- 
 wender, Steinwender der 
 hochwohlgeboren; 
 
 Fierce was his soul as he 
 mused on the things he must 
 do unto Eli; 
 
 Holding fast in his mind cer- 
 tain dire forebodings of evil, 
 
 Wherein was duly set forth 
 the foreordained slaughter 
 of Princeton.
 
 STEINWENDER S CA TCH. 
 
 Hence on the part of Steinwender considerable feeling 
 
 existed. 
 
 Loud rose the cries from the bleachers: "The Elis be gain- 
 ing upon us! 
 "Lo, they are on to our curves and next to the wiles of 
 
 the pitcher!" 
 Loud were the shouts from the grand-stand and shrill was 
 
 the drone of the bagpipes ; 
 Fierce rose the roar of the rooters, and, like to the scene 
 
 told by Virgil, 
 
 Exoritur clamorque virum clangorque iubarum : 
 Greater far than the din of the steeds and the galloping 
 
 horsemen : 
 
 Quadrupedante putrem sonitu quatit ungula campum. 
 Forth strode the Eli batsman, all horrid and bristling with muscle, 
 Casting a look of scorn on Steinwender, surprisingly slender, 
 As if to say: "Give attention, just fasten your optics upon me, 
 "While I make your Princeton fielders resemble five cents and a quarter." 
 Swift came the ball o er the plate by the hand of the pitcher delivered ; 
 Fierce was the stroke of the batsman, swatting the ball like the devil; 
 Swift flew the ball at the impact, tearing hell bent for election, 
 Cleaving its way as it sped through the circumambient ether, 
 Leaving behind in its train fire, gleaming, a terrible pathway; 
 Scorched was the air with the friction, and charred and discoloured the leather; 
 Thus flew the hurtling spheroid, impelled by the stroke of the batsman. 
 
 42
 
 GETTING CELESTIAL. 
 
 Then indeed were the souls of the Princeton rooters 
 
 in trouble; 
 Beating their hands on their breasts and crying in 
 
 accents of anguish, 
 "Naught can stop the ball; behold it will fly unto 
 
 Trenton 
 "Peradventure not land short of Havre-de-Grace or 
 
 of Richmond. ' 
 Then up the pallid form rose of Steinwender, the 
 
 'Varsity Captain, 
 Steinwender, second basemen, Steinwender der hoch- 
 
 wohlgeboren ; 
 Swiftly uncoiling his length and lifting himself by his 
 
 boot-straps, 
 Vaulted high in the air and was lost like a speck in 
 
 the distance; 
 Calling to mind the passage of Quintus Horatius 
 
 Flaccus, 
 Struck with his head sublime the high vaulted dome 
 
 of the Heavens. 
 So swift he sped through the air, that the crowd 
 
 could scarceh- distinguish, 
 
 Gazing up, which was the ball, or verily which was 
 Steinwender. 
 
 43
 
 STEINWENDER' S CATCH. 
 
 And as he sped through the air there came to his mind in remembrance 
 
 Base-ball heroes of old, the doughty chiefs of the diamond, 
 
 Larry Young '92 and Larry's small infant, the Mascot; 
 
 Doc Hillebrand the mighty, and Home-run Charley Mackenzie, 
 
 Him who hammered Harvard's hopes, and visions of Kelly. 
 
 And as he thought of these heroes his soul was roused up within him, 
 
 Saying, "As these did before thee, so now must thou do unto Eli!" 
 
 Then with a mighty effort, with one hand to Heaven uplifted, 
 
 Seizing the ball he grasped it, and curled it round in his fingers; 
 
 Back again dropped unto earth and sank to the regions terrestrial. 
 
 Such is the tale that they tell of the marvelous catch of Steinwender, 
 Spinning the pleasant yarn as they gather about in reunions. 
 Long after we and ours are gathered down under the daisies; 
 When all our names are forgotten, in yet to-be born generations; 
 Maidens and men shall recall the glorious catch of Steinwender 
 Carve in enduring bronze the name of der hochwohlgeboren.
 
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 'Be thou King over us." 
 
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 THE BOOK OF THE 
 
 CHRONICLES OF THE ELIS. 
 
 14 November, 19O3. 
 
 CHAPTER XLII. 
 
 'O\Y it came to pass in those days that there was 
 
 much grief in the land of Nassau. 
 2. For behold a whole generation of the house of 
 Nassau had lived in the land, and had seen the 
 foot-ball team go forth to do battle against the 
 sons of Eli, yea in three mighty battles; 
 
 3. Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; 
 they knew not the Lord. 
 
 4. And the sons of Eli had smitten the sons 
 of Nassau hip and thigh, and had mightily prevailed 
 against them. 
 
 5. So that in all that generation of the house 
 of Nassau not once had the children of Nassau 
 prevailed against the children of Eli. 
 
 6. (Howbeit they had beaten them at base- 
 ball, and had made the sons of Eli look like unto 
 five cents and two bits:) 
 
 47 
 
 " \'o \v the sons of EH 
 were sons of Belial."
 
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 Ch. 
 
 " See visions and dreitm 
 dreams." 
 
 7. Wherefore was there great lamenta- 
 tion among the children of Nassau, and 
 they sat in the chief places and tore their 
 hair, saying; 
 
 8. "Our old men do see visions and 
 dream dreams, and do talk to us of the 
 mighty men of yore, speaking often of Lamar, 
 of Alec Moffat and of Hillebrand also, yea, 
 of Bill Edwards and of all the Poes; 
 
 9. "How they redeemed the House of 
 Nassau out of captivity, and brought them 
 forth rejoicing: 
 
 10. "Yet now hath our gen- 
 eration tarried long in the land, 
 yet have we seen no victory, - 
 neither have the years brought 
 us triumph." 
 
 11. And the chief men and 
 the scribes and certain of the Fac- 
 ulty consulted the records and 
 looked upon the ancient writings ; 
 
 12. And they said "f|ever 
 before hath this happened in 
 Nassau, that a whole generation 
 should go forth and never behold 
 
 a victory." 48
 
 XL1I. 
 
 ON A WAR FOOTING. 
 
 13. So the sons of Nassau took 
 counsel together and said, "Come, let us 
 choose a king over us." 
 
 14. And they chose one John De 
 Witt, even De Witt the mighty, and said 
 "Be thou king over us." 
 
 15. Now De Witt was strong and 
 well favoured and mighty in stature, 
 and the span of his chest was two 
 cubits : 
 
 16. And De Witt gathered together 
 a band of warriors, yea, all the cohorts 
 and the strong men and them that had 
 learned to fight : 
 
 17. And when the sons of Eli heard 
 thereof they laughed, and became exceed- 
 ing scornful, saj'ing, " Lo, these be easy 
 marks: let us crush them off the earth." 
 
 18. So the sons of Eli came out for 
 to do battle against the sons of Nassau; 
 
 19. And behold! a great multitude 
 was gathered together for to see the 
 fight, and they came from the east and 
 from the west, and from the uttermost 
 parts of the earth.
 
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 Ch. 
 
 20. Now there abode in the land of Nassau an ancient prophet; and 
 his name was Hell-Devil Skillman. 
 
 21. And he was ancient in vestments and was a mighty seer (for 
 he that is now called a prophet was beforetime called a seer): 
 
 22. And he looked often upon the wine \vhen it was red. 
 
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 XL/I. 
 
 A VERY SPECIFIC TIP. 
 
 23. And Hell-Devil Skillman came into the chief places where the 
 children of Nassau were gathered together, and being moved thereto by 
 the spirit of prophecy he lifted up his voice, saying : 
 
 24. "Lo! it shall come to pass that there shall be a mighty fight 
 between the children of Nassau and the children of Eii ; 
 
 25. ''And the children of Nassau shall prevail, and the score shall 
 be eleven to six." 
 
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 Ch. 
 
 
 
 26. And he took a parchment and did write thereon, saying ''The 
 children of Nassau shall prevail against the children of Eli, and the score 
 shall be eleven to six." 52
 
 XLII. 
 
 TOMMY ROT! 
 
 27. And the children of Nassau did mock him, saying "Go up, thou 
 dreamer." 
 
 28. And they said " He hath a familiar spirit, or peradventure he 
 is drunk with new wine. 
 
 29. "We know there shall be a mighty fight and we believe that the 
 children of Nassau shall prevail; but no man can tell the score; for the 
 score is even as the Spirit, and bloweth where it listeth ; and when 
 this man sayeth that the score shall be eleven to six, behold ! he is a fakir! " 
 And they laughed him to scorn. 
 
 30. But De Witt, when he had hearkened unto the words that 
 Hell-Devil Skillman had spoken, and had looked upon the parchment, 
 called unto him one of the wise men, even Johnny Foe.
 
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 Ch. 
 
 31. Now Poe was mighty in council, for he had been a warrior of 
 Nassau aforetime, and had fought in the uttermost parts of the earth, and 
 had slain many, even Filipinos and Moros, so that men called him "The 
 Scourge of the Philippines." 
 
 32. So De Witt called Poe unto him, that he might have a witness; 
 and he took the parchment that Hell-Devil Skillman had written, saying 
 that the children of Nassau should prevail, and that the score should be 
 eleven to six : 
 
 33. And De Witt, when he had showed the writing unto Poe, put 
 it in his bosom and fastened it with a safety-pin. 
 
 34. And all the children of Nassau went out to the fight, yea, with 
 drums and banners; 
 
 35. And of all the tribes of Nassau there were sealed that day 
 unto the fight twelve thousand of each tribe. 
 
 36. Of the tribe of Witherspoon were sealed twelve thousand. 
 
 37. Of the tribe of Reunion were sealed twelve thousand. 
 
 54.
 
 XLH. FIRST IN THE HEARTS OF HIS COUNTRYMEN. 
 
 38. Of the tribe of West were sealed 
 twelve thousand. 
 
 39. Of the tribe of Edwards were 
 sealed twelve thousand, (mostly pollers). 
 
 40. Of the tribe of Dod were sealed 
 twelve thousand. 
 
 4-1 . Of the tribe of Brown were seal- 
 ed twelve thousand. 
 
 42. Of the tribe of University were 
 sealed twelve thousand. 
 
 43. Of the tribe of Blair were sealed 
 twelve thousand. 
 
 44. Of the tribe of Little were sealed 
 twelve thousand. 
 
 45. Of the tribe of Upper Pyne were sealed twelve thousand. 
 
 46. Of the tribe of Lower Pyne were sealed twelve thousand. 
 
 47. And there was Grover Cleveland also, for he was of the house 
 and lineage of Nassau ; 
 
 48. And had been ruler aforetime over all the land, over Nassau, and 
 over the land of Eli and over all lands, from Palm Beach even unto Tacoma. 
 
 49. And he was a just man and one that feared the Lord, and 
 feared no one else: 
 
 50. So that men said "Would that he were ruler over us even once 
 again.'' 
 
 " Mostly pollers."
 
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 Ch. 
 
 51. So they all came into the land of the Elis, advancing in a mighty 
 host and singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. 
 
 52. And the children of Eli beheld them afar off, and certain of the 
 Elis came and spake privily unto certain of the children of Nassau, saying: 
 
 53. " Lo ! Now there shall be in the land a fight, even a mighty 
 fight such as hath not been seen, no, not in Eli : 
 
 54. "And peradventure it shall go ill with Eli on that day; 
 
 55. "Or peradventure it shall 
 go ill with Nassau, for no man can 
 tell; 
 
 56. "Howbeit we verily believe 
 that Eli shall prevail and shall utter- 
 ly rout her foes ; 
 
 57. "Come, therefore, let us 
 make a wager together, for behold 
 we have divers bills that must be 
 paid, and we have need of cash: 
 
 58. "Let us take therefore the 
 cash that we possess, and do ye do 
 likewise, and let us put it up on 
 the fight; 
 
 59. " Lo ! here be two shekels, 
 and the half part of a shekel ;
 
 XLH. 
 
 A REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH. 
 
 60. "Put up, therefore, even 
 one shekel, so that altogether 
 there be three shekels and the 
 half part of a shekel ; 
 
 61. "And if it come to pass 
 that Eli shall prevail, then shall 
 the whole belong to us; 
 
 62. "But if Nassau shall prevail, then shall ye keep the whole, and 
 shall go your way rejoicing;" 
 
 63. For it was commonly said in the newspapers, "The odds be 
 two and a half to one on Eli." 
 
 64. And the children of Nassau did as the children of Eli had asked 
 of them, and put up every man according to his means. 
 
 65. Some one shekel and some ten shekels, and some fifty, and 
 some an hundred shekels ; 
 
 66. Even as the children of Eli had asked of them : 
 
 67. For it is written, "He that provideth not for his family hath 
 denied the faith and is worse than an infidel." 
 
 68. And after they had all put up, there was not left among the 
 children of Eli so much as five shekels. 
 
 69. And the children of Eli wagged their heads and said, "Verily, 
 this is a cinch." 
 
 70. Now all the multitude was come out for to see the battle; 
 
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 Ch. 
 
 71. Yea, in carriages and in trucks and 
 in automobiles also ; in trolley cars and in 
 every creeping thing: 
 
 72. Now when the warriors of Eli were 
 come to do battle against the warriors of 
 Nassau, they came together with a mighty 
 shout. 
 
 73. And for a time the sons of Nassau 
 did prevail against the sons of Eli, and did rush 
 the ball even into Eli's twenty-five-yard line: 
 
 74. Then the ball was given unto Eli ; 
 
 75. And Eli waxed fat and kicked ; 
 
 76. But after they had kicked they gat the ball again by reason of 
 a fumble ; 
 
 77. And it came to pass that the ball 
 was in the middle of the field : 
 
 78. Then the children of Eli strove might- 
 ily, and they rushed the ball even unto Nassau's 
 fifteen yard line: 
 
 79. And there was one Hogan, a mighty 
 warrior of the Elis, and he was a tower of 
 strength unto the sons of Eli that day; 
 
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 "A tower uf strength."
 
 XL/r. LOOK1XG BLACK FOR THE ORAXGE. 
 
 80. The children of Eli took up the ball, and Hogan led them, and 
 they crashed through the line of Nassau. 
 
 81. And with a mighty rush they crossed the goal-line and did 
 make a touch-down. 
 
 82. And after they had made a touch-down, they did kick therefrom 
 a goal. 
 
 83. Then was there great rejoicing .among the Elis; 
 
 84. They lifted up their voice and cried, "Lo! now we have them 
 on the run.'' 
 
 85. They danced in their joy, and sang; 
 
 86. Singing of Boola, and of Eli Yale, predicting much increase of 
 work for the undertaker, and certifying that now was all hope banished 
 out of Nassau. 
 
 87. But De Witt answered them, even in the self-same words where- 
 with Ahab the King of Israel sent answer unto Ben-Hadad King of Syria, 
 saving, "Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that 
 putteth it off." 
 
 88. Now when the children of Eli had the ball again, it c^me to 
 pass that they brought it very nigh unto the goal of Nassau. 
 
 89. But when they were come nigh they failed to advance the 
 ball, and they passed it back unto Mitchell of the Elis, that he might 
 make a goal from the field. 
 
 90. But when the ball came into the hands of Mitchell, it were as 
 though his hands had been covered with butter. 
 
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 91. And De Witt coming terribly upon him, bent down to the earth 
 and gathered up the ball into his bosom; 
 
 92. And while the sons of Eli were endeavouring to articulate "John, 
 Son of Robinson," behold ! De Witt was half way down the field. 
 
 93. For seizing the ball, he began to run with it, and was as a 
 bridegroom coming out of his chamber and rejoicing as a strong man to 
 run a race. 
 
 94. Lo ! now, his strength is in his loins, his neck waveth like a 
 cedar ; 
 
 95. He chaseth over the 
 earth, and terrible is his going ; 
 like unto a whirlwind, and a 
 tornado also; 
 
 96. At his left hand runneth 
 Henry, even Henry the Mighty, 
 and he cleaveth the air like a 
 sabre : 
 
 97. And when the sons of Eli would fain have come nigh unto De 
 Witt, then did Henry have compassion upon them, for he gave them much 
 godly instruction, and did teach them to walk upon their hands. 
 
 lift*. 
 
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 XLII. 
 
 THE MIGHTY RUX OF DE WITT 
 
 98. And the children of Eli, 
 pursuing De Witt, were like unto 
 a freight-car that followeth a 
 Mauser bullet. 
 
 99. And it was so that De 
 Witt's jersey had been torn off in 
 the fight, even the whole of the 
 hindermost part thereof, and 
 there remained not one thread 
 upon another : 
 
 " Godly instruction." 
 
 100. So that the back of De witt was naked and bare, and the ,sun 
 did beat thereon. 
 
 101. Xow the back of De Witt was wondrous fair to look upon, for 
 the muscles stood out like the billows of the sea: 
 
 102. And the children of Eli, pursuing him with a mighty shout and 
 looking afar off upon the back of De Witt, 
 
 103. Cried out, "Oh, Lord! how beautiful are thy works!" 
 
 104. Then there was mighty shouting from the children of Nassau 
 and from all the stands round about. 
 
 105. The sons of Nassau rose and yelled, invoking the favour of the 
 Lord upon De Witt, and exhorting him to run like hell. 
 
 106. He ran, he rushed, he swept over the earth; he ran, he rushed; 
 where he ran, there the air was cloven asunder. 
 
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 107. He threw back his head and tore mightily over the earth ; 
 fierce was the breath of his nostrils and his lungs were working overtime: 
 
 108. He swept over the earth, that ancient earth, yea, the very firm 
 earth, and tarried not in his going; terror and majesty were round 
 about him, and all the host of the Elis followed him behind. 
 
 109. And when he had gone over all the territory of the Elis he 
 ran behind their goal-posts: 
 
 110. (Now there was 
 much green grass in the 
 place :) 
 
 111. And he searched 
 about for a piece of ground 
 that he might put the ball 
 upon the earth ; 
 
 112. And when he had 
 found it, he touched down 
 the ball. 
 
 113. And after a time 
 
 they brought him a long-distance field-glass; 
 and De Witt examined the glass, and adjusted 
 it to his vision: 
 
 114. And when he had adjusted it, so that 
 he might see withal, he looked afar off into the 
 territory of the Elis, and said, "The Eli team 
 cometh into sight." 
 
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 XL/I. 
 
 MI-:. \ .v i 'A' /; FOR MI-: A s URK. 
 
 " The Eli team cometfi into night." 
 
 115. Then he kicked the goal, and the score was a tie, so that no 
 man might say that Eli prevailed, nor vet that Nassau prevailed. 
 
 116. For the score was even according to the saying, for it was six 
 of one and half a dozen of the other. 
 
 117. And when they had fought yet a little more, they forebore for a 
 season and withdrew everv man to his tent.
 
 'And he lay wounded in his tent." 
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 CHAPTER XLIII. 
 
 ND it came to pass, when the time was come 
 that they should go forth again to fight, 
 that they all came out and fell to fighting 
 mightily. 
 
 2. And after a time the children of Eli 
 rushed the ball until it had come close unto 
 the goal of Nassau, even unto the eight-yard 
 line. 
 
 3. But when they would fain have rushed again through the line 
 of Nassau, they found it solid as a stone wall. 
 
 4. And they said, "It is easier for a camel to enter the kingdom 
 of heaven than for the Yale backs to go throught De Witt." 
 
 5. And there was one Foulke, a warrior of Nassau, and he had 
 been wounded and could not fight that day. 
 
 6. And he lay wounded in his tent and bitter sorrow came into 
 his heart, and he wept because he could not fight. 
 
 7. And an angel of the Lord came unto Foulke in his tent, and 
 comforted him, saying "Weep not because thou mayest not fight this 
 day; for there be other mighty fights, and thou shall lead thy people 
 forth to victory!" 
 
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 All hail!" 
 
 8. And the angel said: "All 
 hail! Foulke! thou shall be king 
 hereafter," and departed out of 
 the tent. 
 
 9. And when the children of 
 Eli gathered together to rush the 
 ball even once again, they made 
 a solid heap, and fell one upon 
 the other. 
 
 10. And Roraback, a son of 
 Eli, did casually drop the ball, 
 and it fell upon the ground. 
 
 11. And the children of Nassau 
 were mingled togethei with the 
 children of Eli, and they stuck 
 fast one to the other, and were 
 so close together no air could 
 come between them. 
 
 12. And the ball was like unto 
 a grain of mustard seed hid in 
 three measures of meal. 
 
 13. And after a season, when 
 they had pulled off all the men 
 that were piled one on the other, 
 behold! the children of Nassau 
 held the ball. 
 
 14. And all the hosts of Nas- 
 sau set up a mighty shout. 
 
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 XLIll. DE MI XI MIS CUR AT LEX. 
 
 15. Now after a time, the sons of Eli had the ball again, and they 
 brought it unto Nassau's twenty-five yard line. And great fear came 
 upon the children of Nassau ; but the sons of Eli were filled with ex- 
 ceeding great joy. 
 
 16. For now was the ball near unto the goal of Nassau, and Eli 
 held the ball. 
 
 17. But when the sons of Eli had tried even the third time to 
 rush the ball, De Witt lifted up his voice, saying: 
 
 18. "The children of Eli have not advanced the ball five yards; let 
 them therefore give us up the ball." 
 
 19. And Rafferty said, "Verily, we have advanced it five yards." 
 
 20. (Now Rafferty was king over the Elis.) 
 
 21. Then said McClung, who was Referee that day, " What shall I do? 
 
 22. "For behold, one sayeth, 'Lo! we have advanced the ball five 
 yards,' and another sayeth, 'Not so, for they have not advanced it!' 
 What then shall I do, or wherewithal shall I answer them? 
 
 23. "I am resolved what I will do; I will call unto me the head 
 linesman, even Wrightington, and whatsoever he sayeth, that will I do." 
 
 24. So Wrightington came over, and brought with him stakes, and 
 a cord, and set them in the ground ; and he kneeled on the ground and 
 measured it, even with curious instruments. 
 
 25. And after he had measured it a long time, even to the utttermost 
 part of an inch 
 
 26. (Xow all the multitude was hushed to hear what he should say:) 
 
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 Ch. 
 
 27. He arose and said: 
 "Render unto Nas c au the ball 
 thnt is Nassau's;" and they 
 rendered them up the ball. 
 
 28. And Metcalf of the Elis 
 wept and tore his hair, saving, 
 "What shall it profit a man if 
 he gain twenty-five yards and 
 lose the ball?" 
 
 29. Now when the children 
 of Nassau had the ball, they 
 carried it into the territory of 
 
 the Elis' 
 "And .Metcalf of the Elis ivept and tore his hair." 
 
 30. And great strength came unto them that were fighting for the 
 house of Nassau that day: and they tore up the line of the Elis. 
 
 31. And even as the children of Israel passed through the waters 
 of the Red Sea, and were dry; 
 
 32. So now the children of Nassau carried the ball through the 
 rush line of Eli, and the rush-line of Eli parted when Nassau smote it, 
 and divided upon the right hand and upon the left, and the children of 
 Nassau passed through between. 
 
 33. And Minds, the Umpire that day, did frequently put penalties 
 upon the Elis, for holding and for playing off-side; 
 
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 XLlii. DIABOLO IXSTIGANTE. 
 
 34. Saying unto them, "Go back now five yards," or "Go back 
 twenty yards," as it might be, even according to the rules. 
 
 35. For Minds was a just man and no respecter of persons. 
 
 36. And the children of Eli were sore amazed at the rulings of 
 Minds, and astonished at his doctrine. 
 
 37. And it came to pass that although, the children of Nassau did 
 fight better than the children of Eli, yet did the afternoon wax late, and 
 they feared lest darkness should come upon them; 
 
 38. The night, even the dark night, when no man can fight. 
 
 39. And they cried out, "Let not darkness come upon us, and let not 
 this generation pass away without a victory, even a victory over Eli." 
 
 40. And the sons of Nassau and the sons of Eli were fighting 
 together, even as no fight had ever been before; 
 
 41. And it was about the fifth hour, and the score was six to 
 six, and there was but one minute left to fight. 
 
 42. And when there was but one minute left to fight, it came to 
 pass that Bowman, the Eli, standing behind the goal line of his own 
 people, did kick the ball, and it went through the air and came towards 
 the earth, even unto Eli's forty-three yard line. 
 
 43. And Yetterlem, of Nassau, stood in the path of the ball, and 
 beheld it coming toward him; and he reached forth his arms and caught it. 
 
 44. Then the Devil cometh privily unto \etterlein, and whispered 
 in his ear, saying : 
 
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 45. "Run now with the ball, for there be no Elis on thy right 
 hand, neither on thy left, 
 
 4-6. "So shalt thou make a grand-stand play, and many shall ad- 
 mire thee, and shall clap their hands, saying, 'Great is Vetterlein ! " 
 
 47. And Vetterlein said, "Get thee behind me, Satan." 
 
 48. And he stood fast, and stuck his heel in the earth : 
 
 49. So that the people bethought them of Martin Luther, when he 
 was in the Diet of Worms : 
 
 50. How he stood steadfast, and yielded not, saying: " Hier s/ehe 
 ich ; ich kann nichl anders ; Gott hel/e mir. Amen!' 
 
 51. Which being interpreted is: "Here I stand; I can do no other- 
 wise; God help me. Amen." 
 
 52. So stood Vetterlein on that day, and the children of Eli, looking 
 upon him, how he wavered not nor moved ; 
 
 53. Were filled with admiration, and said, "He hath the courage 
 of his convictions; yea, he hath the strength of Gibraltar." 
 
 54. Then because it was a fair catch they gave the ball unto De 
 Witt, that he might try if preadventure he might kick a goal. 
 
 55. And they held the ball for him, 
 and he stood long before it, and looked 
 steadfastly upon it, that he might kick 
 it straight and true. 
 
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 XL/If. ELEVEN TO SIX. 
 
 56. And the children of Eli, standing a little way beyond, threw 
 up their arms and waved them in the air, and did mock De Witt, 
 saying: "Thou canst not kick the ball." 
 
 57. And he laughed them 1o scorn. 
 
 58. And when he had looked long upon the ball, and upon the goal, 
 he advanced toward the ball and did kick it mightily with his foot. 
 
 59. And it came to pass, when the foot of De Witt struck the ball, 
 that the angle of incidence was equal to the angle of reflection : even as 
 it is written in the Book of Magic's Physics. 
 
 60. And certain of the by-standers said unto the children of Eli : 
 "Ye men of Eli, why stand ye gazing into Heaven?" 
 
 61. And the ball went through the air, over the heads of the 
 children of Eli, even between their goal-posts: 
 
 62. And when it had gone altogether over the cross-bar, it fell 
 rapidly, like unto United States Steel. 
 
 63. So the children of Nassau overcame the children of Eli that day; 
 
 64. That it might be fulfilled which was written of John De W T itt in 
 the old time. 
 
 65. " Orange boven, De Witt onder : 
 
 " W:r meent den under s die flaet den donder.'' 
 
 66. Which being interpreted is, 
 "Orange above, De Witt under; 
 
 "Let the guy who denies it be slugged by thunder." 
 
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 67. And the children of Nassau remembered the words that Hell- 
 Devil Skillman had written before the fight, how that Nassau should pre- 
 vail, and the score should be eleven to six. 
 
 68. And all the hosts of Nassau rushed down upon the field with a 
 mighty shout, and great was the noise thereof. 
 
 69. And the '94 band was there also, and the skilled musicians, 
 and all the sons of Nassau, yea, all the mighty host ; and they that had 
 been in Nassau aforetime; 
 
 70. Crying praises and thanksgiving, and making a mighty sound 
 upon the earth. 
 
 71. Leaping in joy and dancing and crying: "Great is De Witt! 
 
 72. "Great is Short, and King also; mighty is Dillon; and who 
 shall prevail against Davis? 
 
 73. " Praise be to Kafer, for his head is like unto a burning bush, 
 and hath become this day our oriflamme of war! 
 
 74. "Canst thou draw out Yetterlein with a hook, or stop the 
 rushes of Cooney ? 
 
 75. "Who shall tell the valour of Hart, or stay the course of Miller? 
 
 76. "Mighty is Reed, and terrible in his great strength; great is 
 Burke; and Henry shall be honoured for evermore. 
 
 77. "Let all them that are of the house of Nassau give thanks and 
 rejoice, for greatly hath Nassau carried herself this day. 
 
 78. "So long as men shall be upon the earth, yea, our children and 
 our children's children.
 
 XLIff. 
 
 OLD NASSAT. 
 
 79. "So long shall the}' tell of this day and of them that have 
 fought for us, and of their marvelous deeds." 
 
 80. So all the hosts of Nassau gathered together upon the field 
 where they had fought the battle that day, and according to the custom 
 that is in Nassau, they did all with one accord rejoice, and they lifted 
 up their hats, lifting every man his hat, and did stand up and sing with 
 a mighty shout, saying: 
 
 81. "Tune every heart and every voice: 
 
 Bid every care withdraw ! 
 Let all with one accord rejoice 
 
 In praise of Old Nassau 
 In praise of Old Nassau, my boys, 
 
 Hurrah ; hurrah ! hurrah ! 
 Her sons will give while they shall live 
 
 Three cheers for Old Nassau!"
 
 
 T- 
 
 So d/u our forefathers when they fought at Bunker Hill." 
 
 Fage 79 
 
 7-e
 
 CHAPTER XLIV. 
 
 HERE was a man in the land of Massa- 
 chusetts Bay, and his name was John, 
 surnamed Harvard. 
 
 2. And he was rich and had many 
 flocks and herds ; and stocks also, for it 
 was before the days of Steel. 
 
 3. And they that dwelt about Mass- 
 achusetts Bay said "Behold! we are the 
 salt of the earth ; let us send our children 
 
 unto this man John, that he may give them godly instruction." 
 
 4. So they founded a school, and called it after him ; wherefore is 
 it called Harvard College, even unto this day. And many generations 
 lived therein, and their seed were as the sands of the sea and could not 
 be numbered for multitude. 
 
 5. And in the latter days the children of John, being full of years 
 and wisdom, took counsel, together, and said "Come, let us send a 
 challenge unto the children of Eli, that they come and fight us," for they 
 said "The sons of Eli be sons of Belial." 
 
 6. And certain of the wise men, being children of John, said, ' Let 
 us do not so, for it is written 'History repeateth itself;' " but they 
 laughed them to scorn. 
 
 7. So the children of Eli came up into the land of John for to do 
 battle. 
 
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 Ch. 
 
 ''They that dwelt about Massachusetts Hay. 
 
 76 
 
 8. Now the children of John had built a 
 mighty stadium, that all the world might 
 come and behold the fight. 
 
 9. They built it of carven stone and of steel, 
 and all the cunning artificers did work thereon. 
 
 10. Two hundred and fifty cubits was the 
 length thereof; its breadth was an hundred and 
 seventy-five cubits; and it was eight and forty 
 cubits in height. 
 
 11. The walls thereof were 
 inlaid with jasper, and beaten 
 gold was upon the floors; 
 
 12. And at every ten cubits' 
 length there was a panel of 
 brass set in the wall thereof, 
 and on every panel was writ 
 this legend : Vcritas : 
 
 13. Which being interpreted 
 is "To hell with Yale." 
 
 14. And upon the four cor- 
 ners of the outer walls they 
 set them up four graven images, 
 even, the images of the f. ur 
 heroes of the sons of John, 
 and the four graven images 
 stood four-square to every 
 \vind that blew:
 
 XLIV. 
 
 VIRI FORTES. 
 
 15. Now these be the names of the four heroes of the children of 
 John, that stand upon the four corners of the stadium. 
 
 16. On the northernmost corner stands John, surnamed Harvard. 
 
 17. On the east corner, towards the rising sun, stands Higginson, 
 the Friend of Youth and Well-Beloved, for he thought it a shame to 
 die rich. 
 
 18. Looking to the south stands the graven image of John, 
 surnamed the Orange Man. 
 
 'And all the cunning artificers did \vork thereon." 
 
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 19. Facing the setting sun stands Theodore the Strenuous, and the 
 rays of the sun fell upon his teeth, so that they shone withal. 
 
 20. And when the stadium was finished, the children of John said: 
 "Let us fight the children of Eli within the walls of the stadium, that 
 we ma}- dedicate it with a mighty victory." 
 
 21. For certain wise guys of the sons of John said " Lo ! now for 
 five and twenty A'ears have we fought the children of Eli; yea, on Jarvis 
 field; on Soldiers' Field, on the Yale Field, and on Springfield Field; let us 
 now try the stadium; peradventure the luck will turn." 
 
 22. So the children of Eli came within the stadium, and so likewise 
 did the children of John. 
 
 23. Now Rafferty was king over the Elis in those days, and had 
 called unto him all the strongest men of the children of Eli, for to do 
 battle; and whenever he found a strong man, whether he dwelt in Oshkosh, 
 or Hartford, or Kalamazoo, he said, ''Come into the army and fight 
 against the children of John." 
 
 24. F'or Eli was no respecter of persons. 
 
 25. But the children of John said unto certain of their strong men, 
 "Go up now and sit upon the bleachers, and come not into the fight." 
 
 26. And they would not let them fight, because their fathers abode 
 on the wrong side of Beacon Street. 
 
 27. So there was' a mighty fight that day; and the children of John 
 carried the ball unto Eli's fifty-yard line;
 
 XLIV. 
 
 GETTING A CQ UA IXTED. 
 
 28. And being driven back, they kicked the ball; the children of Eli 
 kicked likewise, and it came to pass that the children of John held the 
 ball on their own twenty yard line. 
 
 29. But after a season the children of Eli had the ball, and the ball 
 was on John's forty-yard line. 
 
 30. So the children of Eli made as though they would go through 
 the centre; and the children of John said "Let us not permit this; hold 
 fast, Harvard." 
 
 31. And while Harvard was holding fast in the centre, behold! Metcalf 
 of the Elis was establishing a new trotting record around the end ; and 
 he planted the ball on the eight-yard line of John. 
 
 32. Then spake Mashall, who 
 was king over the children of John, 
 saying unto his warriors : ' ' Gentlemer , 
 we are in a tight place; some of you 
 do not know one another, and would 
 fain be introduced." So he introduced 
 them, every man to his fellows, that 
 thenceforth they might speak when 
 they should meet; saying "So did our 
 forefathers when they fought at 
 Bunker Hill." 
 
 33. ^nd when they had all been 
 introduced, he said, "Gentlemen; you 
 all know one another; now let the 
 
 crash Come." "So he introduced them, every man to 
 
 his fellows, that thenceforth they 
 might speak when they should meet."
 
 THE CHRONICLES OF THE ELIS. 
 
 Ch. 
 
 34. And the crash came as usual; and Eli made a touch- down. 
 
 35. But after a time the sons of John waxed exceeding strong, and 
 they rushed the ball far into the territory of the Elis. 
 
 36. And the children of John exhorted their warriors, saying unto 
 them: "Fiercely, Harvard" and urging them, saying, "Now fellows, sift 
 through." 
 
 37. And all the multitude of the children of John 
 cheered their team, cheering with moderation and deli- 
 cacy; and when the warriors of John would make a 
 fine play, then would a mighty cheer come from their 
 people, for all the multitude cried out, saying "Ah-h-h! " 
 
 38. But when the children of John had rushed the 
 ball even unto Eli's five-yard line, they said "Let us 
 not go to extremes; for extremes be vulgar." 
 
 39. So there was no more scoring in that half; 
 and all the people rested them from the fight. Selah. 
 
 " Fiercely! " 
 
 40. When they were come out again to fight there was one Le Moyne, 
 who was a son of John. 
 
 41. And Le Moyne stood behind his own goal line and would fain 
 have kicked the ball, and he stood waiting for it to be passed unto him. 
 
 42. But certain of the children of Eli, who were passing that way, 
 looked upon Le Moyne, and said unto him, "Why stand ye here all the 
 day idle?" And they said, "Perchance he sleepeth." 
 
 so
 
 XLIV. 
 
 "XOXE OF THESE THINGS MOVE ME!' 
 
 43. But Le Moyne said "No man 
 hath passed the ball to me. I beg vour 
 pardon, here it comes now." 
 
 44. And the children of Eli said 
 "Life is short," and they made another 
 touchdown. 
 
 45. Then the children of John strove 
 mightily, and after a time they rushed 
 the ball so very nigh unto the goal of 
 Eli that when the ball lay on the 
 ground the shadow thereof fell on the 
 line. 
 
 46. And the children of Eli held their 
 breath, but the children of John held 
 the ball. 
 
 47. Then Hurley, who was a son of 
 John, took up the ball and rushed 
 mightily with it, and he put his foot 
 upon the line and would fain have 
 crossed it, but he struck the goal-post 
 with his head, and the post yielded 
 not. 
 
 48. And certain of the by-standers, 
 seeing how the post moved not, said : 
 "It hath the Harvard Indifference." 
 
 " \\ hy stand ye here all the clay idle?"
 
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 Ch. 
 
 49. Now the children of John had themselves planted the goal-post, 
 and they had made it strong, that it might not yield. 
 
 50. For it is written "Cursed be he that removeth his neighbor's 
 land-marks.' 
 
 51. So Eli had the ball, and the\- fought yet a great while more, and 
 the ball went up and down the field ; and darkness began to come upon 
 the earth. 
 
 52. So after a season, the children of Eli, having nothing better to 
 do, did casually make another touchdown. 
 
 53. Then Shevlin of the Elis, being restless, and remembering that 
 the physician had certified unto him that he needed exercise, took up the 
 ball and ran with it eighty yards to make yet another touchdown, that 
 they might get wholesale rates.
 
 XIJV. 
 
 "A LL PROMENA DE! " 
 
 ' Remembering- that the physician had certified unto him that 
 he needed exercise." 
 
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 54. But they called him back, for the Governor and Council that be in 
 Massachusetts Bay, and the General Court, had taken counsel together, 
 and they said "These frequent touchdowns of the Elis be bad for the 
 turf"; so they put a sign behind the Harvard goal-posts, saying "Keep 
 off the Grass." 
 
 55. So there were no more touchdowns that day, and the children 
 of Eli prevailed against the children of John, and went back into their 
 own country.
 
 THE PENITENT HARVARD 
 
 GRAD.
 
 THE PENITENT HARVARD 
 
 GRAD. 
 
 " The Harvard Crimson says that there is a 
 feeling in Cambridge that the cheering at 
 the Harvard game at Princeton was largely 
 responsible for Princeton's victory, and 
 that this is not fair sport." Daily Paper. 
 
 It was an ancient Harvard Grad, 
 
 And he stoppeth one of three ; 
 "By thy broad A and glassy stare, 
 
 "Now wherefore stoppest thou me?" 
 
 "My son, they are playing a base-ball game ; 
 
 "I can see them going in ; 
 ' 'And eke with my prophetic ear 
 
 "I can hear the rooters' din." 
 
 "Why shudderest thou, good Harvard Grad, 
 
 "What ill doth a cheer import?" 
 "Ha' done! ha' done!" cried the Grad, "My son, 
 
 "To cheer is not fair sport. 
 
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 THE PENITENT HARVARD GRAD. 
 
 "Why do I wear this ill-kempt robe, 
 
 "And these visible marks of shame? 
 "My son, my son, I have evil done ; 
 
 ' '/ have cheered at a base-ball game. 
 
 "Three bases lay fair to the summer sky ; 
 
 "(The fielders were clad in blue ;) 
 "On each base there stood one of Harvard's sons ; 
 
 "And the Umpire said 'Strike two' ! 
 
 "At the bat the Harvard Captain stood ; 
 
 "Two out, nor an inning more ; 
 "And it looked as though Yale should that day prevail, 
 
 "For the score stood six to four. 
 
 "But across the plate the ball flew straight, 
 
 "And the Captain swung his bat, 
 "One crashing blow, and all gazed afar 
 
 "To see where the ball was at. 
 
 "it flew o'er the infield, and out to left ; 
 
 "For a moment 'twas lost to sight ; 
 And the Harvard Captain tore down to first ; 
 
 "Ye Gods ! 'twas a thrilling sight !
 
 ACTION BY THE RULES COMMITTEE. 
 
 "The man on third came tearing in, 
 
 "And the man on second scored ; 
 "The man on first swept around and home, 
 
 "Like an angel of the Lord !" 
 
 "God save thee ! gentle Harvard Grad ! 
 
 "Why dost thou drop thy jaw?" 
 "Alas ! alas ! to my endless shame, 
 
 "I ejaculated 'Rah!' 
 
 "My fellow-grads turned as in sudden pain ; 
 
 'Pray, tell, who is that rude lout? 
 'Sure, none of us ; what does he here 
 'With his low and vulgar shout?' 
 
 "They have stricken my name from off the Club, 
 
 "To avenge the tribal shame ; 
 "They have bidden the gateman bar me out 
 
 "When I fain would attend a game. 
 
 ' 'They have passed a stringent rule for all ; 
 
 "Thou mayest read it enacted here : 
 'if a player knock a home-run, let each 
 'Withdraw to his room to cheer ; 
 
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 ' 'Or at most let him write upon his cuff ; 
 
 'I have seen, and approve, the play' : 
 'That never again may such shame be wrought 
 "As was done by me that day." 
 
 "/ have seen, and approve, the play." 
 
 The Old Grad sat him on Deadhead Hill , 
 
 And arrested a furtive tear, 
 A he watched the Harvard crowd formulate 
 
 A constructive or mental cheer. 
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 Press of 
 F. Weidner PYg & Publ. Co. 
 
 Brooklyn, N. Y.
 
 19557
 
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