As he came up the lane, Aunt Clarissa was watching him from her retreat
in the left wing. Her stern old face was set, but her eyes were red from
weeping. She did not know what fruits the letter she had written William
had already borne, and that he, now dressed in the King's red, was
tossing on the bosom of the Atlantic. Neither did she have an inkling of
what perils the renegade nephew was about to face in his country's
service.
[TO BE CONTINUED.]
A NEW YEAR.
Here you are, little Year. Did you come in the night,
When I was asleep in my bed?
And how did you find your way in before light,
With no sun shining out overhead?
Did you pass the old Year as he rushed out of sight
With a pack that was heavy as lead?
He looked just like you, oh! so shining and slim,
When he made his bow twelve months ago;
We all said "Good-morning" politely to him--
It was manners, dear Year, as you know,
And his hand was outstretched, and his eye was not dim,
As he stood in his first morning glow.
But his fifty-two weeks were so crowded with work,
And he had such a handful of days,
That you couldn't expect, since he was not a shirk,
He'd be chipper and cheery always;
His story was mixed up with brightness and mirk,
And we'll speak of him only with praise.
As for you, little Year, you are growing so fast
As you stand in the other Year's place,
That already the shadow that falls from the past
Is weaving its veil o'er your face.
Oh! happy new Year, may your happiness last,
As you trot at the century's pace.
[Illustration: INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORT]
The All-New-York interscholastic football team for 1895 is as follows:
F. M. BRISSEL, _Pratt Institute_ left end.
JASPER BAYNE, _Berkeley School_ left tackle.
SANDS, _Cutler School_ left guard.
MARSHALL PAGE, _Trinity School_ centre.
H. J. BROWN, _St. Paul's School_ right guard.
PARSONS, _Poly. Prep. Inst._ right tackle.
YOUNG, _Berkeley School_ right end.
S. V. M. STARR, _St. Paul's School_ quarter-back.
J. R. HIGGINS, _Pratt Institute_ left half-back.
CAREY, _Col. Gram. School_ right half-back.
F. BIEN, JUN., _Berkeley School_ full-back.
[Illustration: S. V. M. STARR, Quarter-back.]
[Illustration: J. BAYNE, Tackle.]
[Illustration: YOUNG, End.]
[Illustration: F. M. BRISSEL, End.]
[Illustration: H. J. BROWN, Guard.]
[Illustration: M. PAGE, Centre.]
[Illustration: BANNERMAN, Substitute.]
[Illustration: F. BIEN, JUN., Full-back.]
[Illustration: J. R. HIGGINS, Half-back.]
The substitutes for this team are Hasbrouck, Berkeley, and Loraine, St.
Paul's, ends; Jesup, Cutler's, and Bowie, Pratt, tackles; Ruppold,
Pratt, and Perry, Cutler's, guards; Rand, Berkeley, centre: Scott,
Berkeley, quarter; Homans, Cutler's, Bannerman, and Lutkins, Brooklyn
Latin, half-backs; O'Rourke, Trinity, or Mason, Poly. Prep., full-back.
The make-up of this All-New-York eleven for 1895 has called for careful
consideration of the characteristics of each individual player, their
amenability to discipline, and aptitude for team instead of individual
play. Only under the most rigid discipline, and cheerful submission to
it by the players themselves, can harmonious and successful team-play be
hoped for. Science, muscle, and sand are the three absolute requisites
necessary to the make-up of a winning team. That spirit of dogged
determination to win under adverse conditions, and against overwhelming
odds--that spirit which inspires a man to stubbornly contest every inch
of ground, win or lose--is called _sand_. Without it in each individual
player and in the team as a whole no eleven can be considered in
championship form.
The All-New-York eleven for 1895 embody these characteristics in a great
degree; and while it has been a task of no small moment to select the
team from among so large a number of candidates as are represented in
the New York and Brooklyn schools, there seems little doubt, all things
being considered, that this team will stand on its merits alone, and
truly represent championship form.
The choice of ends has been a hard one, but Brissel of Pratt for left
and Young of Berkeley for right make a pair that, with one exception,
overshadow all others seen this season. The exception is Hasbrouck of
Berkeley, who must rank as first substitute. Brissel is eighteen years
of age, and weighs 151 pounds. His work this year has shown great
improvement over former achievements. He is strong on his feet, runs and
tackles well, and is in every play. His powerful chest and shoulder
muscles greatly aid him in breaking up interference with a dash and
abandon that have made him a terror to backs who try plays around his
end. Rarely is he hurt, and he is equally at home in offensive or
defensive work. At running with the ball in criss-cross plays he has
been a great success this season, and his dogged determination to gain
ground for his team or prevent the advance of the ball by opponents has
been conspicuous in every game played.
The choice of right end for a time lay between Young and Hasbrouck. The
merits of each were fully considered, and Young was selected for the
reason that he was less liable than Hasbrouck to be drawn into a play
too soon, and thus put out of it. This has been Hasbrouck's greatest
fault this year, and with the improvement made this season it is safe to
predict that he will be in a class by himself next year. Young is
nineteen years old, and weighs 164 pounds. He came to Berkeley from
Lawrenceville, where he played end in 1894. He is an all-round man with
few equals, rarely misses a tackle, and is very speedy down the field on
kicks. He follows the ball with undaunted persistency, is cool and
courageous, and thoroughly understands the game. Both on the offensive
and defensive he is aggressive, and every moment of a game plays good
hard football.
Jasper Bayne, of Berkeley, at left, and Parsons, of Poly. Prep., at
right, are the tackles. Bayne was captain of the Berkeley team this
season. He is eighteen years old, and weighs 192 pounds. He is a
plodding football-player, and makes every ounce of his weight and
strength tell. His breaking through, tackling, and running with the ball
place him beyond question in the championship class. He plays steady and
hard from start to finish, and is calculated to hold down and steady the
entire line by his hard, brilliant work. Parsons is also a strong
player. He blocks well, is a sure tackle, and runs very well with the
ball. He is good in breaking through and in stopping plays, and has the
knack of getting into every play.
Sands and Brown as guards make an almost invincible pair, and while they
are both aggressive forwards, play only clean, hard football. Sands is
from Cutler's, eighteen years of age, weighs 175 pounds, and is over six
feet in height. He is built in proportion. His great strength makes,
with his weight, a combination hard to get through, and to this must be
added fleetness in running with the ball. Brown of St. Paul's is
certainly a wonderful player for a boy. He is only fifteen years old,
yet stands over six feet in height, and weighs 178 pounds. Possessed of
great strength, he has learned to use it well and judiciously, and thus
far has not met his equal on the gridiron. Cool, courageous, and
determined, he plays steady and hard, and follows the ball very closely.
At stopping centre plays he is a wonder. With Page in the centre this
trio would put up a stone-wall defence, and on the offensive could not
be held down or prevented from opening up big holes in the line for
their backs.
Marshall Page, from Trinity, makes a gritty, sandy player, and is well
calculated to give a good account of himself. He is another young man,
being only fifteen years of age. His weight is only 165 pounds, but he
makes up for his lightness by agility and strength. Under all conditions
he is a cool and heady player, aggressive and determined, and by his
quickness alone outplayed Rand in the final game for the N.Y.I.S.A.A.
championship. He will be pounds better next year.
Behind the line the All-New-York team shows great strength in her
ground-gainers and generalship. S. Starr, of St. Paul's, at quarter, is
the right man in the right place. Had he played quarter-back for his
team the entire season, taking into consideration the later changes in
the team, St. Paul's would probably have retained the championship. His
work is of a high order, and he is most conscientious in doing it. He is
nineteen years old, and weighs 166 pounds. His passing is steady and
true, and he is sure to get the ball promptly to the runner, and just at
the proper time. He follows the ball closely, gets into every play, and
tackles well.
At right half no one can displace Carey of Columbia Grammar. He is
seventeen years old, and weighs 165 pounds. His playing this season, on
a team that failed to make any showing other than to demonstrate its
sportsmanship and sand, drew the attention of the entire League to him.
Fleet of foot, strong, and aggressive, and withal a very heady player,
he has honestly won a place on the All-New-York team. Higgins of Pratt,
at left half, is in a class by himself. He is twenty years of age,
weighs 170 pounds, and is over six feet in height. As a line-backer he
has few equals, and with such a line in front of him as this year's team
proves itself to be, could, with the aid of his other backs, tear up
opponents in great shape. He has a record of .10³ for 100 yards, and is
a good general athlete.
The substitute half-backs are clever players too. Lutkins should be
ranked first, with Bannerman and Homans following. Lutkins is stockily
built, and reminds me of a pocket-edition of McClung. He resembles the
Yale man in the peculiar way in which he runs, seeming to go faster with
one foot than the other. He runs very low and hard, and when tackled has
a trick of twisting himself away from the tackler and eventually shaking
him off.
The all-important position of full-back goes to Franklin Bien, Jun., of
Berkeley. His work this year stands out in clear contrast to that of his
opponents as superior in every detail. His development has been very
fast, and for the simple reason that he has been willing to learn, and
has listened to the advice given him. He is seventeen years old, and
weighs 155 pounds. Captain Bayne has entrusted to him several times this
season the giving of the signals and running of the team, and in every
instance he has proved himself to be a general who thoroughly
appreciated the strength of his own team and the weakness of his
opponents. Not only is he a sure tackle, but he is one of the most
dogged line-breakers, and a most valuable man in interference. His
catching is sure, and his punting of a very high order. With Bien giving
the signals it is safe to predict that no interscholastic team of this
season in the New York or Brooklyn League could score against the
All-New-York eleven for 1895. For substitute full-back I should choose
Mason of Poly. Prep. He is the best man that has played the position in
Brooklyn for some time. His kicking, running, and plunging are of a high
order. He is large for his age, and weighs 165 pounds. The average
weight of the team is 170 pounds, most uniformly divided. Add to this
the playing-strength of each member of the team, and it will very
readily be seen that the eleven is a remarkable one to represent the
composite playing-strength of New York and Brooklyn preparatory schools.
Of the formation of the National Interscholastic Amateur Athletic
Association I can only say a few words this week, but I shall go into it
more extensively at an early date. For the benefit of the many readers
of this Department who may have no other means of learning what progress
was made at the convention held in this city on December 28th, we give
here the constitution which was adopted on that occasion by the
delegates present from the New York, Massachusetts, Long Island, New
Jersey, and Maine associations:
CONSTITUTION OF THE N.I.S.A.A.A.
Article 1.--This organization shall be known as the National
Interscholastic Amateur Athletic Association of the United States.
Article 2.--The objects of this association shall be to foster and
promote physical exercise among all public, private, and
preparatory schools of the United States.
Article 3.--Any interscholastic league, association, or club,
composed of at least two schools, shall be eligible to membership.
Article 4.--The management of this association shall be entrusted
to an Executive Committee, of which the President shall be a member
ex-officio. They shall be elected for a term of one year, and no
league, association, or club shall have more than one
representative in the Executive Committee. Vacancies in the
membership of the Executive Committee arising from any cause
whatever shall be filled by the league, association, or club of
which said student is a member.
Article 5.--Any league, association, or club desiring to join this
association shall send to the Secretary a written application for
membership, said application to be acted upon by the Executive
Committee at the next Convention.
Article 6.--The annual Convention of this association shall be held
on the evening of the annual meet at 8 o'clock, in the same city
where the annual meet is held. The annual field meeting shall be
held on the afternoon of the last Saturday in June of each year.
Article 7.--A special meeting may be called by the Secretary at a
written request of any league, association, or club belonging to
the National Interscholastic Athletic Association, provided that
notice of such meeting be sent to every league, association, or
club at least fifteen days before the date assigned for such
meeting.
Article 8.--At all meetings each league, association, or club may
be represented by no more than three delegates, each of whom may
take part in a discussion, but in the discussion of any matter each
league, association, or club shall be entitled to only one vote. No
voting by proxies shall be allowed.
Article 9.--The annual dues shall be $25, payable at the annual
meeting, but no league, association, or club shall be considered a
member until its first annual dues have been paid.
Article 10.--Any violation of the rules of this association by
members shall render them liable to suspension by the Executive
Committee until the next meeting of the association, and to
expulsion by a two-thirds vote of the league, association, or club
representing such meeting.
Article 11.--No one should represent any league, association, or
club at the annual field meeting who has attained the age of
twenty-one years.
Article 12.--The Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote
of the members present only.
In addition to this constitution the following by-laws were adopted:
The Executive Committee shall assume entire control of the annual
games, and shall decide all the protests.
The annual meeting of the Executive Committee shall be held the
evening before the annual field meeting.
Winners and second men in each event in the field meeting in the
league, association, or club may compete at the annual field
meeting of this association.
These few paragraphs, which look so simple as printed on this page,
represent a vast amount of work and thought, and the young men who
formulated them at the convention, and spent many hours in discussing
them, deserve the gratitude and support of all their sport-loving
fellows. There may be some points upon which all scholastic sportsmen
will not agree; but instead of picking out these weak points, let me
urge them rather to overlook them, and to devote their energies toward
insuring the prosperity of the new association.
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illustrations of "Field Sports in Detail" begun in No. 822, with a
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Last week we published a map and description of the first stage on the
most attractive route from Philadelphia to Washington. This brought the
rider to Compassville, a distance of about 45 miles. Leaving
Compassville the next day or in the afternoon of the same day, the rider
proceeds by an almost unmistakable road to White Horse, a distance of a
little under three miles, through a very attractive farming country.
From this point to Intercourse the road is direct, except a short
distance out of White Horse, where the rider should take the right fork,
thence running direct to Intercourse, six miles or more away. Keeping to
the main road, and not turning either to the right or left, there will
be no difficulty in reaching Bridgeport, after running through Bird In
Hand, on a straight level road. At Bridgeport the Lancaster Turnpike is
rejoined, and following this through Lancaster and Mountville, the rider
finally comes to Columbia, on the bank of the Susquehanna, 31 or 32
miles from Compassville.
If the trip is to be extended through a day, Lancaster is a good place
to stop for dinner, although it is hardly half-way, and if the idea is
to ride most of the distance in the morning and make a long noon stop,
it may be wise to push on to Columbia, or at least to Mountville. At
Columbia, however, there are good accommodations. Leaving Columbia, the
rider should cross the bridge, which is a mile and a quarter long,
paying five cents toll, and proceed thence through Wrightsville, Hellam,
and Frystown to York, a distance of 44 miles from Compassville. Here is
a good place to stop for the night. The road all the way is moderately
level, and where there are any hills they are all rideable. But it would
be difficult to find on the Atlantic coast a 40-mile stretch of road in
such good condition and with so few hills as lies between Compassville
and York and the next stage of the trip to Washington, which we shall
give next week. In fact, this road, as was said last week, is somewhat
roundabout, if one is anxious to make a quick journey from Philadelphia
to Washington, but it is nevertheless one of the best road-beds in that
part of the United States, and the rider is again earnestly urged to
follow it rather than the more direct route through Wilmington. One of
the great advantages of this circular route is that it brings you near
enough to the field of Gettysburg to warrant a little detour over the
historical battle-grounds, and this will be given next week, together
with a map of the third stage of the journey.