But two of Mollie's dolls one day had quite a falling out.
They were not ordinary dolls, with dresses and all that,
But boy dolls both, and one was tall, the other short and fat.
The way the story comes to me, the rumpus that arose,
Came from the short doll's stepping on the taller fellow's nose;
And when he said, "I'm sorry, and regret the episode,"
The tall doll he retorted: "Oh, your sorriness be blowed!
Keep both your feet where they belong, and let my nose alone!
I feel as if I had been hit upon it with a stone;
And if you'd had a bit of sense, it's plain beyond a doubt,
The horrible catastrophe could not have come about."
This made the short doll angry. He apologized, and yet
The taller would not take a bit of stock in his regret;
And so he lost his temper, and retorted, very mad,
"To step upon your nose again I'd really be quite glad."
The answer was a pair of cuffs upon the short doll's ear.
The short doll he retorted, without any sign of fear.
He whacked the tall doll on the eye--I do not claim 'twas right--
And then there started up a really fearful sort of fight.
And all the toys were very sure the short doll would be licked,
He was so very fat, you know; but, oh, how they were tricked!
The tall one was not in it for a second, and in three
The short was crowned with laurel, for he'd won the victory.
And then the secret came out. When they looked about they saw
The tall one'd never had a chance by any natural law.
They both were stuffed with sawdust, as are dolls of yours and mine;
The short was oaken sawdust, and the tall was Georgia pine!
And in doll-land, as in our land, 'tis always safe to say
The stronger wins the laurels, he will always wear the bay.
We say that blood will tell; and in this world of dolls we see
The sawdust that is best of all will win the victory!
[Illustration: INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORT]
The Hartford High-School suffered its worst defeat of the season at the
hands of the Hotchkiss School eleven two weeks ago Saturday. Not only
did the Hartford men fail to score against 50 points made by their
opponents, but in the first few moments of play Bush and Strong were
injured so that they were unable to continue in the game. Bush was the
more seriously injured of the two, and will probably not be able to
appear again this season.
[Illustration: HOTCHKISS SCHOOL FOOTBALL ELEVEN.]
Hotchkiss put up a beautiful game. The eleven played so snappily and
with such excellent team-work that Hartford was unable to withstand the
attack, and even if the visitors had not lost their two half-backs, it
is not probable that they could have won, although there is no doubt
that the score would have been smaller. The best gains for Hotchkiss
were made around the ends, their interference being of fine quality.
There seems very little chance now for Hartford in the Connecticut
championship series. Besides the two men laid up in the Lakeville game,
Hartford has also lost Morris, tackle. Marsh will take his place.
Captain Sturtevant will go in as half-back, and Ballerstein will take
Sturtevant's place at quarter. Ballerstein is a good player, but he
lacks weight, and is considerable of an unknown factor for the new
position.
The Hotchkiss School team is an unusually good one this year. Noyes at
full-back plays a steady game and interferes well; he does not buck the
centre quite hard enough, however--a style of play which is being
greatly developed at Hotchkiss this year. Adams and Reynolds are the
half-backs. The former runs well with the ball, plunges strongly through
the centre, and interferes well, but he fumbles on catching kicks.
Reynolds was a substitute on last year's team, and is doing good work
this season. If he could train himself to start more quickly, his
running around the end would be of double value. Fincke at quarter-back
plays a good sharp game, and is considerable of a strategist. He
interferes well, although he is not quite fast enough for the backs.
The line men are all in pretty good condition. Of the two ends, Savage
is the better. He plays a good offensive game, but has the inexcusable
fault of running backward at times when given the ball. His offensive
work is good, and on the defence he is clever at getting into the
interference, but does not always tackle his man. Coy, at right end, is
a new man on the first team, and has not yet learned how to put his
opponent out of the plays every time. He runs well with the ball, but is
only a fair tackler. Montague at right tackle is a veteran; he is still
somewhat slow, however, and does not block fiercely enough, but he may
generally be depended upon to make a good hold when occasion demands.
[Illustration: BERKELEY SCHOOL (N. Y.) FOOTBALL TEAM.]
The weakest spot in the line is probably centre, which is looked after
by Dix, a player who has had no experience until this year, but is doing
remarkably well for a novice. With coaching and practice he will develop
into a strong player. Cook, at right tackle, is good at breaking
through, but is not a capable tackler. His line-work is good; he runs
fairly well with the ball, but he runs too high. Hixon, the captain, has
played on the Hotchkiss team, alternately at guard and centre, ever
since he entered school; his strongest point is in making holes, and a
play put through him by his backs is practically sure of a gain. He runs
powerfully, but too high. He is a conscientious commander, and has good
control of his men.
Following close upon the defeat by Hotchkiss, Hartford was beaten a week
ago Saturday by New Britain, 42-6. The Hartford men started out well,
and scored their first touch-down in the first few minutes of play; but
when New Britain kicked off, Hartford, instead of rushing down the
field, returned the kick, which gave New Britain the opportunity of
scoring within a very few moments. The New Britain men then scored
again, and as soon as they were ahead Hartford seemed to lose all
spirit.
Hartford's offensive work was pretty nearly as good as New Britain's,
but on the defense they seemed to be absolutely powerless. The best work
of the defeated eleven was done by Gillette and Sturtevant. For New
Britain, Brinley and Flannery were giants. Of course much of Hartford's
weakness was due to the crippled condition of the whole team, the loss
of Bush and Morris. Strong, who was injured in the Hotchkiss game, tried
to play against New Britain, but his condition did not allow of very
good work. This is undoubtedly an unfortunate year for Hartford in
football.
The other games played on the same day were by Hillhouse against
Meriden, which resulted in a victory of 54-15 for the latter; Bridgeport
defeated Waterbury, 12-8. Connecticut Literary Institute forfeited to
Norwich Free Academy.
One of the most interesting school football games ever played in
Cleveland was undoubtedly that between the University School and the
South High-School on October 25. The score was 4-0. This touch-down was
made by Roby, University School, after a run of thirty-five yards; he
got started through a big hole in the South High line, and there was no
stopping him until he had scored the only points made that afternoon.
The teams were evenly matched, although the South High men were much
heavier than their opponents. The University players made up for this
inequality by opposing skill to brawn. At the University School there
are eight football elevens which practise daily, and from these very
good material is to be had for the first team. At South High, on the
other hand, there is a scarcity of players for a scrub team, but the men
are all heavier than the University players. The feature of the play was
the excellent punting of Perkins. Most of the gains, however, were made
through South High line, and a few by good plays around the end.
The Academic Athletic League of San Francisco held its autumn field-day
a few weeks ago with the usual success, seven records being broken. The
figures that went in the 120-yard hurdle, which Hoffman, O.H.-S.,
reduced from 17-4/5 to 17-1/5 sec. Woolsey, B.H.-S., won the 220-yard
dash in 23-2/5 sec., which is one second better than the former record.
Spencer, B.H.-S., reduced the 220-yard hurdles from 29-1/2 sec. to
28-1/2 sec. Pitchford, B.H.-S., ran the 880-yard race in 2 min. 7-1/5
sec. Hoffman, O.H.-S., cleared 5 ft. 6-5/8 in. in the high jump. Smith
of Hoitt's School broke the 12-pound hammer-throw record by sending the
weight 133 ft. 9 in., which beats by 4 ft. 1 in. the National I.S.
record made by Ingalls of the Hartford High-School.
Hoffman's work at this field-day was of the first order; he won the
three events in which he entered, and in these broke two of the League
records. Following is a table of the points made by schools:
1st Place. 2d Place. 3d Place. Points.
O.H.-S. 5 6 3 46
B.H.-S. 4 6 4 42
P.H.-S. 2 1 3 16
L.H.-S. 1 1 1 9
S.H.-S. 1 - 2 7
Hoitt's School 1 - - 5
Points: 1st place--5; 2d place--3; 3d place--1. In relay: 1st
place--10; 2d place--6; 3d place--2.
The desire to resume relations in sport seems to be growing among the
students both of Andover and of Exeter. Only recently one of the Andover
publications, the _Mirror_, printed an editorial upon the subject,
urging that a school meeting be held to consider the question of opening
negotiations with their old rivals. "Who is there in school now," says
the _Mirror_, "who has any grudge against our old-time rival? The
majority of the fellows only know that there was trouble; that somebody
was naughty, and somebody else said they wouldn't play with them any
more. As a matter of fact, the make-up of neither of those memorable
teams would bear the scrutiny that is now being turned against amateur
athletics, nor can Andover be entirely upheld for protesting a game
which she ought not to have played."
There is no dispute of the statement that there were men on the Exeter
eleven, during the game which caused trouble, who had no right to play
for the school. It seems now that Andover was also to some extent in the
wrong in regard to the eligibility of players. But that is a point which
it is not necessary to go into at this late date. The _Mirror_ admits
that Andover knew that Exeter was going to play individuals who had no
right upon the team, but instead of refusing to meet them, Andover, on
the other hand, "rather sought glory in the hope of defeating them,
whether or no."
The "Mirror" then goes on very wisely to say that now, after the
_personnel_ of the two schools has changed completely from what it was
at the time of the trouble, there is nothing to be gained by cherishing
the old grudge. "There is everything to lose by it, on the other hand,"
continues the editorial. "Our present opponents are true sportsmen, and
play good football and baseball, but they live too far away." This is
about what this Department contended a few weeks ago--that Lawrenceville
and Worcester, and those schools which Andover has been seeking for
close games of late are not her natural rivals, being at too great a
distance from the home grounds. There is a great deal more in this
argument than may appear at first sight.
It is therefore sincerely to be hoped that the Andover men will have the
school meeting suggested by the _Mirror_. Good will surely come of it.
"We feel sure," says the _Mirror_, "that a discussion shared by the
whole school, and led by intelligent speakers instead of demagogues, as
was the previous one, would be the greatest gratification to every true
Phillips man, whether from Andover or Exeter, and would clear up one of
the most unfortunate affairs that has occurred in a long time."
The victory of the Cheltenham Military Academy football team over Penn
Charter makes it look as though the soldiers would capture the
championship of the Academic League this year. The game was played at
Ogontz, and consequently Cheltenham had a small advantage over the
visiting team, but they put up a game which Penn Charter would find hard
to beat on any field. Play had only been under way five minutes when
Boyd, C.M.A., broke through the line and scored. There was no goal, and
soon afterwards Boyd scored again.
Toward the close of the first half it looked as if Penn Charter might
score, but misjudging the situation, a try for goal from the field was
ordered, and the visitors lost the ball. In the second half, Cheltenham
scored another touch-down almost at the start. This made the score 16-0,
and that ended the point-making for the game. Just before the whistle
sounded, Dolson got a good start and made a long run, ending by placing
the ball behind the goal posts; but the referee refused to allow the
points, the Penn Charter man having run out of bounds.
The Chicago interscholastic football teams kept up their forfeiting
procedure on October 24--only two games being played. Hyde Park defeated
North Division by fast playing and good interference. The score was
42-6. Trude did good work, and made the finest run of the day by
shooting through a hole in the line and making a run of ninety yards.
Miller has developed into one of the strongest tackles in the League,
and in every game he makes sure gains when he takes the ball.
Friedlander's tackling was one of the features of the Hyde Park-North
Division match.
The game between Evanston and West Division was a one-sided affair,
Evanston winning, 28-0. The three centre men of the winning team are as
good as any in the Cook County League. Praether is the best man in his
position; he weighs 210 pounds, and does his work with thoroughness and
intelligence.
North Division and English High had an ugly misunderstanding in their
game, and the whole thing will have to be done over again some time
later. Part of the trouble resulted from playing in the dark. A decision
by the referee was the immediate cause. A competent referee should have
ordered play stopped as soon as it grew so dark that decisions must be
difficult to arrive at.
"A PRIMER OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL."--BY W. H. LEWIS.--16MO, PAPER, 75 CENTS.
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This Department is conducted in the interest of stamp and coin
collectors, and the Editor will be pleased to answer any question
on these subjects so far as possible. Correspondents should address
Editor Stamp Department.
The following new issues are on the market:
Fernando Po.
1/2 centimo, yellow-brown.
6 centimo, violet.
12-1/2 centimo, brown.
20 centimo, blue.
25 centimo, carmine.
5c. on 10c. surch. per.
Montenegro, on September 1, two cards.
1 novtch, blue and brown.
2 novtch, lilac and orange.
3 novtch, brown and green.
5 novtch, green and brown.
10 novtch, yellow and blue.
15 novtch, blue and green.
20 novtch, green and ultramarine.
25 novtch, blue and yellow.
50 novtch, red and blue.
1 novtch, rose and blue.
2 novtch, brown and green.
Some of the Tobago stamps have been seen in different colors from those
catalogued, and in some instances these stamps have been offered as
"errors" in color. It turns out that a new issue is to be made from the
same dies, but in new colors.
A collector in San Francisco lately was given access to the papers of a
merchant who was in business during 1861-1865. It is said that he found
U.S. Revenue stamps to a face value of $20,000. Most of the stamps were
common, but a good number of rarities repaid the collector for his
trouble.
ENDICOTT C. ALLEN, High Street, Brookline, Mass., and L. T.
BRODSTANE, Superior, Neb., wish to exchange stamps.
A. GREENE.--No premium.
HAROLD WEAVER.--Your stamps are locals from Finland.
W. BENEDICT.--"Correos" is Spanish for postage, España is Spanish
for Spain. You can obtain the Belgium dominical stamps from any
dealer from 1c. to 25c., nine varieties for 25c.; the 50c. 1 F. and
2 F. are worth 25c. each.
A. B. C.--The Columbian half-dollar of 1893 is worth face only.
E. V. SULLIVAN.--No premium on the coin. I believe there is a
philatelic society in Hoboken, but I do not know the address. The
Cuban republic stamps have been seen in New York on letters, but it
has not yet been shown to the satisfaction of philatelists that
these stamps are used for postal purposes in any part of Cuba. Of
course, should the Cubans win their independence, they would
establish regular post-offices, and probably would use the present
Cuban republic stamps for some time at least.
P. A. N.--Unused Würtemberg stamps previous to 1869 issue are very
scarce. In many instances the used copy is worth 10c. or 15c., and
the unused $10 or $15, and even more.
CONSTANT READER.--Your coins are still current in England and
Prince Edward Island respectively, consequently there is no
premium.
A. GILLOW, Main Street, Zeehan, Tasmania, offers Australian stamps
in exchange for American and West Indian stamps.
P. DREIER, Ridley Park, Pa., wishes to exchange stamps.
C. H. V.--Encased postage-stamps are sold at $1 each and upward.
Some varieties are very scarce.
E. BRIGHAM.--No dealer will buy any stamps or collections of stamps
without previous examination, and common stamps catalogued at 1c.
to 10c. each are unsaleable (to dealers) except in lots of one
hundred or more of each kind at one time. You can probably dispose
of your collection to some of your friends who collect stamps.
A. M. STEBBINS.--No premium.
C. WILLISTON.--Continental and Colonial currency is well worth
collecting. Many varieties are very common, and as yet it has not
become fashionable to collect these interesting souvenirs of
American history. Probably when they become scarcer there will be a
greater demand than at present.
A. B. TAYLOR.--The first issue of Tuscany stamps were printed on a
sheet bearing twelve crowns as a water-mark--_i.e._, four
horizontal rows of three each. It takes about eight stamps to show
a complete crown, consequently individual stamps have a few
irregular water-mark lines only.
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the one we gave. Now "Lincoln, Wis.," writes us:
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them in order to preserve them in the best condition possible. Will some
one please tell me how it may be done?"
Complying with the request in the last clause, will some one tell us the
best way? Be brief and prompt. We will print the responses to this
query--or the best ones, at least--since many others may desire the
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This Department is conducted in the interest of Bicyclers, and the
Editor will be pleased to answer any question on the subject. Our
maps and tours contain many valuable data kindly supplied from the
official maps and road-books of the League of American Wheelmen.
Recognizing the value of the work being done by the L.A.W., the
Editor will be pleased to furnish subscribers with membership
blanks and information so far as possible.
It will be necessary this week again to devote the Department to
answering one or two of the general questions on the subject of
bicycling. In the first place, letters are being received from time to
time asking not only how to join the League of American Wheelmen, but
what the advantages of it are. As is stated in the note at the beginning
of this Department, we are glad at any time to send blanks for
application for membership of the League to any one, but particular
reasons why any one should join the League cannot be given in small
space and apply to each request. The League of American Wheelmen
consists, according to the constitution, of amateur white wheelmen of
good character, eighteen years of age or over. An applicant for
membership must be endorsed by two League members and three other
reputable citizens, and pay an initiation fee and dues.
It is an association of bicyclists who have proved that by combining in
an association they can constitute themselves a strong influence for the
laying of good roads, can secure legislation for the advantage of and
prevent legislation against wheelmen, and can secure special rates at
hotels. The League is not a money-making institution, the services of
the officers are not paid for, and the two dollars which each member
pays for membership go not to any one's individual advantage, but to
paying the expenses of putting up signs throughout the country, of
getting out the State Road Books and Tour Books, and to the expenses of
carrying on correspondence, etc. The advantages that accrue to any one
who joins the League are, in the first place, that he receives an
interesting weekly paper, _The L.A.W. Bulletin and Good Roads_, which
keeps him pretty well informed as to bicycling matters. The League also
spends a large amount each year in keeping up the agitation for the
movement for improved roads, and it makes every attempt, so far as it
can, to protect wheelmen in their legal rights. The hand-books, maps,
road-books, bicycle meets, parades, tours, and entertainments gotten out
by each State for the benefit of members are all advantages that do not
need to be explained. Any one member may not avail himself of all these,
but he will find that at the end of the year he has obtained more than
two dollars' worth of benefit from the League. The ticket which is given
to him on the payment of the two dollars will secure from ten to
twenty-five per cent. reduction in at least one good hotel in almost
every large town in the United States, and if the member is making a two
weeks' tour in the country in New York State, for example, he will be
sure to more than get his two dollars back in that time on reduced hotel
rates alone.