Jack Winters' Gridiron Chums by Mark Overton
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MARSHALL
End Tackle Guard Center Guard Tackle End Smith Everett O'Toole Needham (Capt.) Willets Bennett Haldy Quarterback Lighthart Halfback Halfback Collins Trowbridge Fullback Budge Of course, as the sides faced each other the left end of Chester, Jones, found himself confronting the right end of Marshall, Haldy. And while the fullback bore the ominous name of Budge, it was apparent from his bulky frame that this was just about the last thing he might be expected to do, for he looked as though a mountain would not move him. Silence fell upon the vast throng. If anyone had ventured to speak above a whisper just at that critical moment, he would have found himself frowned upon by a dozen angry persons close by. Out there in the arena the twenty-two contestants crouched in their favorite attitudes, and with nerves strained to the utmost, waited for the ball to be put in action. It was a picture never to be forgotten, and no wonder the eyes of the gathered multitude of spectators remained glued upon the motionless figures, looking like statues of |
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