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Title: Bert Wilson on the Gridiron

Author: J. W. Duffield

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Language: English

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BERT WILSON ON THE GRIDIRON

BY J. W. DUFFIELD

AUTHOR OF "BERT WILSON AT THE WHEEL,"
"WIRELESS OPERATOR," "FADEAWAY BALL,"
"MARATHON WINNER," "AT PANAMA."

NEW YORK
GEORGE SULLY & COMPANY
PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1914, By
SULLY AND KLEINTEICH

_All rights reserved._

Published and Printed, 1924, by
Western Printing & Lithographing Company
Racine, Wisconsin
Printed in U.S.A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. NEVER SAY DIE 1
II. RAKED, FORE AND AFT 20
III. A THRILLING EXPLOIT 32
IV. BREAKING THE RULES 52
V. TACKLING THE ARMY 62
VI. REDDY'S RECOLLECTIONS 82
VII. THE LION'S ESCAPE 90
VIII. ON THE TOBOGGAN 108
IX. HAMMERED INTO SHAPE 127
X. IN THE ENEMY'S COUNTRY 140
XI. A DESPERATE FIGHT 153
XII. THE COACH ROBBERY 171
XIII. AN UNEXPECTED MEETING 186
XIV. A PLOT THAT FAILED 195
XV. THE DASH FOR THE GOAL 209

BERT WILSON ON THE GRIDIRON

CHAPTER I

NEVER SAY DIE

"HOLD 'em! Hold 'em! Buck up, fellows. Don't give an inch!"

A storm of cheers swept over the field, as it was seen that the scrubs
were holding the 'Varsity on their ten-yard line.

Three times in succession the 'Varsity players plunged like enraged
bulls against the defenders of the goal