The Boys of Columbia High on the Gridiron : or, the Struggle for the Silver Cup by Graham B Forbes
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page 89 of 212 (41%)
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"Go on! Go on!" "Yes he will! Wait until Hastings tackles him!" this from a boastful Clifford player. Hastings was waiting for the man with the ball, but Frank was running behind Shadduck and Oakes now, and they were on the alert. Hastings made a dive between 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 fairly threw himself at the big opposing captain, and the two went tumbling in a heap, thus ending any chance Hastings had of tackling the man with the ball. Amid such yells as were seldom heard on the gridiron, Frank, accompanied by Shadduck, whose interfering services were no longer needed, touched the ball down exactly in the middle of the line, behind the two posts, while the straggling Clifford players straggled madly down the field, but too late. Behind them came their leaping, dancing and exulting opponents. "Touchdown! Touchdown!" "Oh, you, Allen!" "Great work, old man! Great work!" And indeed it was a splendid run. Such shouting and yelling as there was! Herman Hooker and his band |
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