Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 127, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1904 — Accounted For. [ARTICLE]

Accounted For.

A certain football club had received its first reverse of the season. This was the more galling when the defeated ones reflected that their conquerors had absolutely no pretentions to “class” being, on paper at least, tho weakest team In the district. Returning to headquarters after th*. match there was one man who seemed to feel the defeat more keenly than anyone else. lie was the trainer oG the team. “How did It all happen, Ben?” asked a supporter who hud been unable to attend tlyj. mutch. “SujMon!” growled the trainer, sudden!” “Yes; but how came we to lose?” “This way.f’ replied Ben. “For eighty-nine minutes out o' the ninety our fellows had b n en showing the spectators how to play football. Then one o’ the other chaps pounced on the ball and showed our fellows how to score! That’s all!”