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THE HESPERIAN 11 intelligent, vivacious little woman. Her former name (or present nee) was Allbert. Miss Olive Allbert. We will overlook the slight grievance we entertained for not being informed earlier and wish them a happy voyage on the sea of life. So here's to your health, once bachelor John, May your life be one round of pleasure; And here's to the health of the lass you've won, May she ever prove a treasure ; And when at last you pass from life. May you both go at once you and your wife. Industrial School Courier. ATHLETICS. Prof. Owens said that the game was the best he ever saw. The " You press the button fiends " were on hand in great numbers during the game. The 'varsity eleven " did the rest." "What class is that?" cried a visitor in town, as the doleful cry, " Ba-a-a-na-a-a-nos-s-s" re sounded through the campus. " Italian," replied a blooming Freshman. Lost A game of foot ball. Finders will please return same to Denver Athletic association. (Signed) Uni. of 111. Foot Hall Team. N. H. All newspapers please copy. Evangelist Pierson, holding meetings at the First Congregational church, witnessed the Nebraska-Illinois game, and enjoyed it hugely. He played centre rush for Princeton during his col lege days. The foot ball team has been working under many disadvantages this year. At the opening of school it was learned that Captain Anderson would not return before the second semester. This was deplored by many, but as Captain Johnson has again undertaken to engineer the team, we have no fear from that source. But we were confronted by a far more serious difficulty than this, and one that was not so easily adjusted, in that Mr. Baldwin, whom we had hired to coach the team during the present season, was unable to be here. Time and money was spent in tr ing to get some good man to take hold of the team. After nearly ihree weeks Mr. Williams was secured, but before he was secured very little systematic training had been done. Again, there were many who would have practiced had we had suitable grounds. It had been decided by the Athletic associa tion to plow up and roll the grounds so that it would not be like playing on a street paved with cobble stones. Why was the work left undone? Was it the fault of the Association ? Far from it. They have always been ready to do anything for the interest of our foot ball and base ball teams. But as you all know that every male student has to drill, and that it will be necessary to have at least one and perhaps two dress parades on the grounds before it freezes up. For this reason and this only, the powers that be said that the grounds should not be touched. Was there good reason for this action ? We think not ; for if the grounds had been plowed and rolled they would have been tramped down so that they would be in far better shape than they are at present. Who would say that we could not have dress pa rade if the grounds were all like our tennis courts ? As it is probable that the grounds will not be used at all by the batallion before they are frozen, it seems to us that it would have been better for all concerned if this improvement had been made. We are not here to censure any particular per sons, but it does seem to us that the military de partment did the foot ball team a great injury without any benefit to itself. It might not be out of place to thank the Chancellor for his con tinued efiorts for our foot ball team. He has done everything in his power to help them and we can truly say that the students as well as the foot ball team appreciate his efforts. On October 24th our foot ball boys scored their first victory, and indeed it was a victory, for we played a team that had held the state championship of Illinois for five successive years. But when they struck the " rattlesnake boys " of Nebraska they were severely bitten. Roscoe Pound umpired the first half and refereed the second, while Arms, of Illinois, was referee the first half and umpire the second. The teams lined up as follows : ILLINOIS. ..Tockull Armstrong NKIIItASKA. Yont Howe Yont llunvxrull.... .lOllfS Sinclair Cliuruh l'aco I'OMTIO.NS. rtelitond rti.lit tilflslc ::. m. .c... rini tjimru .ni-iiip . ...cisntor m.anl 8,, ,f. loftMiard .....Hull , left tacklo Nocilhain luft uml Athorton iiniirlcr hack I OoK ,n;t;M;":::::..:::.:....rw.timu sw.ncy I'Hi'Pi" & !!!.: win as OlIV ItiiruiB. 'full lmk Williams hUHSTlTUTKS. .(iraut Hart SI"?.L.'mV ."."'. ..V.V.V.V.V.V.V .'.Sl'iiiV niiii Hull V,m.Vr:::V""" "":. Koyur ami Woody Illinois won the toss and took the ball. At 3 o'clock the " pig-skin " was started from the center with the regulation V and fifteen yards were made before -it was downed. Then the quarter back suddenly thinking it might be a good plan to review his addition and multiply tion tables began to recite them but he was in terrupted by the ball being snapped to him hi h he in turn handed to Williams who bucked the line with good gain. Next the ball was given to Slater, but in his hurry to make a brilliant play he forgot to take the ball along, so Flippin fell on it This gave the ball to Nebraska. Now it was Johnston's time to recite, he recited well and was given ten yards. After Flippin tried his hand at bucking the line the wedge was tried