rom the field
worked a difference from the first in Paul's playing, and the latter was
now evidently putting his heart into his work. He made such a good
showing between the day of Cowan's dismissal and the following Wednesday
that he was scheduled to play right half against Harvard, and was
consequently among the little army of players and supporters that
journeyed to Cambridge on that day.

CHAPTER XII

ON THE HOSPITAL LIST

Harvard's good showing thus far during the season convinced Erskine that
could she hold the crimson warriors down to five scores she would be
doing remarkably well, and that could she, by any miracle, cross
Harvard's goal-line she would be practically victorious. The team that
journeyed to Cambridge on October 23d was made up as follows:

Stone, l.e.; Tucker, l.t.; Carey, l.g.; Stowell, c.; Witter, r.g.;
White, r.t.; Devoe, r.e.; Foster, q.b.; Fletcher, l.h.b.; Gale, r.h.b.;
Mason, f.b.

Besides these, eight substitutes went along and some thirty patriotic
students followed. Among the latter was Sydney Burr and "Fan"
Livingston. Neil had brought the two together, and Livingston had
readily taken to the crippled youth. In Livingston's care Sydney had no
difficulty in making the trip to Soldiers Field and back comfortably
and safely.

There is no need to tell in detail here of the Harvard-Erskine contest.
Those who saw it will give Erskine credit for a plucky struggle against
a heavier, more advanced, and much superior team. In the first half
Harvard scored three times, and the figures were 17-0. In the second
half both teams put in several substitutes. For Erskine, Browning went
in for Carey, Graham for Stowell, Hurst for Witter, Pearse for Mason,
and Bailey for Foster. In this half Harvard crossed Erskine's goal-line
three more times without much difficulty, while Erskine made the most of
a stroke of rare good luck, and changed her goose-egg for the figure 5.

On the Purple's forty yards Harvard fumbled, not for the first time that
day, and Neil, more by accident than design, got the pigskin on the
bounce, and, skirting the opposing right end, went up the field for a
touch down without ever being in danger. The Erskine supporters went mad
with delight, and the Harvard stand was ruefully silent. Devoe missed a
difficult goal and a few minutes later the game ended with a final score
of 34-5. Mills, however, would gladly have yielded that five points, if
by so doing he could have taken t