ES THE EARTH
WITH VARSITY!
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Kingston Football Team Meets with a
Crushing Defeat at the Hands of
the Second Eleven.
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SCORE, 28 to 4.
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VARSITY OUTPLAYED AT
EVERY POINT.
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Popular Opinion Forces Captain Clayton
to Resign in Favor of
"Tug" Robinson.
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KINGSTON TEAM TO BE
COMPLETELY REORGANIZED.
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Mr. Robinson Declares that Favoritism
will Have no Part in the Make-up of
the New Team, and Magnanimously
Offers Ex-Captain
Clayton a Position on
the New Eleven.
There is no need telling here the wild emotions in the hearts of
Clayton and his faction at the end of the game, and no need of even
hinting the wilder delight of the Lakerimmers at the vindication of
their cause. The whole eleven of them strolled home in one grand
embrace, and used their jaws more for talking than for eating when
they reached the long-delayed meal at the "Slaughter-house"; and
after supper they met again at the fence, and sang Lakerim songs of
rejoicing, and told and retold to each other the different features of
the game, which they all knew without the telling. So much praise was
heaped upon Tug by the rest of the Academy, and he was so feted by the
Lakerimmers, that he finally slipped away and went to his room. And
little History also bade them good night, on his old excuse of having
to study.
It was very dark before the Lakerimmers had talked themselves tired.
Then they voted to go around and congratulate Tug once more upon his
victory, and give him three cheers for the sake of auld lang syne.
When they went to his room, they were amazed to see the door swinging
open and shut in the breeze; they noted that the lock was torn off.
They hurried in, and found one of the windows broken, and books and
chairs scattered about in confusion; the mantel and cloth and the
photographs on it were all awry. It was evident that a fierce struggle
had taken place in the room. The nine Lakerimmers stood aghast,
staring at each other in stupefaction. Reddy was the first to find
tongue, and he cried out:
"I know what's up, fellows: that blamed gang of hazers has got him!"
Now there was an excitement indeed. Punk suggested that perhaps
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