University of Santa Clara - Redwood Yearbook (Santa Clara, CA)

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22 THE REDWOOD. | i THE CHAMPIONS OF THE RED AND WHITE, All day within the classic shades Of Berkeley ' s mighty colonnades, In hall and class-room smiling maids Await the pig-skin revelry. ; Upon the campus far below, The warriors clad from top to toe » i In mud-stained guise await the foe, i With all their inborn chivalry. | Wild shouts of triumph hit the sky — 5 A thousand rooters standing by - , ' To urge them on to do or die ' To gain the wished-for victory. But Berkeley saw another sight, ' When from the gym — from left and rights — ; The champions of the Red and White j Marched to their places anxiously. I 1 The long-desired whistle blew, j High in the air the pig-skin flew, i And Thomas Feeney, all men knew, Was there with all his trickery. ■ He caught the ball and down the field, ) With heart to dare and hand to wield, ) And round him ran a living shield Of Santa Clarans — daringly ! I I Ten yards were gained ; they hit the ground, T: e Berkeley men stood wondering ' round, ; When from the young Magee a sound Aroused them to activity.

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THE REDWOOD. 21 feet, you may not be back in time for the next play, which would be in bad form. Nevertheless there are many who delight in re- tarding the game and sometimes, just out of spite it seems, some one will soar several yards into ether while those below anxiously await his return. Always be ready. If you should see a play coming around the end don ' t fail to notify the spectators that you are to make a grand-stand, otherwise it might be hard for them to tell what you really did make. On comes the interference and without waiting to know if you are ready, plunges into the fray ; at least it has been told to plunge into the fray, but for some unaccountable reason of which there are many in football, the fray is mistaken for some poor deviFs solar plexus. After which the interference is quietly plucked out by the tackle, leaving you in a noble attitude to wait your quarry. A plunge, you rip your pants and look around for a muddy place to fall in, while the crowd seeing you do the high- dive act promptly burst into loud applause. It is, of course, im- material whether you get your man or not. It is the dip you want and you get it. But should the play be a buck and you preceive it to be directed for your especial benefit, make a rapid move- ment either to the right or left in order to avoid the rush, and to preserve the graceful contour of your features. The bucks are sometimes made by calling the tackle over, but if the play does not come off satisfactorily the captain gen- erally calls the tackle something else. These are a few of many phases of football. If you have not satisfied yourself with regard to its claim to be classed among games go out on the gridiron and get your experience for your- self. FRANK PLANK, ' 06.

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THE REDWOOD. 2H Three! nine! four! five! the quarter yelled — In Buckler ' s arms rhe ball was held, By fifteen ards tlie gain as swelled, Aiiil nenrer seenjed ; 3ctory. ] And once again the signal ' s given. Wild shouts of anguish strike, gainst heaven, ] But onward moved the bold eleven, Adown the field for victory. ; At length there came a change in play, And Berkeley seemed to have the day, ' The Red and White appeared to SAvay, The Freshmen struggled hopefully. i On Berkeley smiled not Fortune then, To score they tried, again, again ; ■ But Santa Clara ' s sturdy men Repelled them — Oh so manfully! They fought like warriors of old, ] Against the men of Blue and Gold, I They tried — nor failed they still to hold The mighty men of Berkeley. The score was to they say. On neither side did victory stay. I But who can e ' er forget that day And all its wondrous bravery? And homeward came the college guys, ] Not with the pig-skin as their prize, i But back and head and arms and eyes ' Were smarting — oh how dreadfully ! E.L. KIRK, ' 05.