Miami Military Institute - Bayonet Yearbook (Germantown, OH)

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12 THE BAYONET with only four men between him and the goal. The Erst two were straight- armed, the third dodged, and now, on the ten-yard line, he is tackeled by the last. ,Onward he struggled, to drop just over the' line with the precious ball. The- goal was kicked, and the score tied. The rest of the game was uneventful, neither side scoring. Nelson, however, was the hero of the day, for he had tied the score on a nearly sure defeat. Now about Martinz' He-had the papers and placed ,them ih- son's room, and Nelson had, of course, got the blame. So, when the fellows! reached ' the top of the hill, swarmed into Martin's room,.onlylto iind it empty. That worthy was never seen around the old school again. But then, when you think it over, it took quite a little nerve on his part to own, up to his failure. , I .-1 1- I L . THE EAYONET STAFF ' Eff'- 5

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. .,M THE BAYONET - 11 1v1ART1N's GAME. Three days before the big football 'game between Liberty High and East 'Auburn Academy, Nelson, the star fullback of Auburn, had been accused of stealing examination papers. The papers had been found in his room by one of the faculty while inspecting, and, as a result, Nelson had been withdrawn from the team and placed under arrest until a complete investi- gation could be made at the faculty meeting on the following Monday evening. As the game was on Sat- urday there was no chance for him to play. To be sure the best players on the team pleaded for him and the coach nearly went crazy looking for a good man to take his place. The re- sult of the coach's search was Mar- tin, a player with a reputation which had been exploded on account of his yellowhess in the game. With Lib- erty the year before, Nelson had beaten Martin out at the beginning of the year, and there had been a small feud between the two ever since. Martin, however, was the only one who could till the place now. The next few days seemed ages to Nelson. He argued, argued, argued with the Headmaster, but to no avail. The evidence was too strong against him. 'He knew that he was innocent, but he could find no way to prove it. During practice he would' sit in his window overlooking the campus grounds and the athletic field and brood over his luck. - Saturday afternoon rolled around. Autos, decked with pennants and banners, girls, with school colors and fellows, and boys, with armbands and hatbands with their colors on them, surrounded the Held. He saw the kickoff from his window, and he saw the team from Liberty tear through the line time after time for great gains. There he sat, in his football togs, which he had donned from force of habit, hoping, against hope that he might be able to play. At the end of the Hrst half the score stood 6-o in favor of Liberty. But just then a strange thing happened. His old enemy, Martin, burst into the room exclaiming: They want 'you down there, Nelson, and it 's up to you to pull that team through. I 've explained all to the Professor, he went on. I took the papers and tried to beat you out of your position, but I've failed, for the quarter on Liberty slipped through me for a goal. I guess I was yellow, for they hissed me on the Held. I saw the Professor, so it 's all right. Go! Five minutes later Nelson stood in his old place at full waiting for Lib- erty to kick off. At the kick, the ball came whirling into his arms, and, in a heap of players, he was downed thirty yards forward. The next down, Hackett, the captain, carried the ball through the line for a five- yard gain. The next play, somebody broke through the line and tackeled Auburn for a three-yard loss. . Both teams lined up for a punt, and, as Nelson signaled for the ball, everybody expected a punt on account of the third down. But, taking both teams by surprise, he tore around end

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THE B YO ET. . GERMANTOWN, OHIO, JUNE, 1912. No. 8. BAYONET is published monthly during the school year in the interests of MIAMI ' MILITARY INSTITUTE, by a board chosen from the Cadet corps. Articles for publication are solicited from all members and friends of the school. Subscription price:-31.00 per year, 15 cents per copy. Entered as second class matter April 15, 1908, at the postofdce at Germantown, Ohio, under '- act of March 3, 1879. n . A EDITORIAL sTAFF. Editor-in-Chief - BENJAMIN S. Mo'r'rER. Business Manager - - WILLIAM R. CRANE Athletic Editor, WILLIAM H. HoPx1Ns. Alumni Editor, CAPT. REED M. BROWN. Military Editor, JAMES NELSON BLACK. Exchange Editor, HORACE FOX. 1. , f'.,--44 - .f?i,. ' W, ef- I ez: fewest- ' W A ,, Q... ig, ': T! - img , 1' At last it is 'all .over and the class of Arorzmakes its exit. The years put 'inproiitably have beenhard ones, but will always be looked back upon with pleasure. ' Ourcompanions in toil will always have , a tender spot. in -our hearts, the friendships' made will :doubtless be lasting. . Just one thing is to be asked inclos- ing. the iifth volume. Support the BAvoNE'r staff next year, the BAYo- NET is a school paper. You don't realize how unpleasant it is to be 'eternallybegging for material, Take ,an interest -in it, the paper is yours, you should' give your best to it, it 'will afterward be a pleasure .to look fbacklon your school days and feel that lsomething was to be done, you were were not a dead one. When -thereto do it. If fear of public criti- .cismg p hinders you, then you are a coward, if lack of interest keeps you from it, you are a drug on the market, if lack of energy stands in your way, then you had better leave the com- I pany of gentlemen and forget that you ever existed. The plea for the sup- port of the school paper cannot be made too strong. It is not just to ask anyone to edit your paper and then fail to give them your unfailing sup- port. We have no apoligies to make. We realize that under the circumstances the paper has been as good as it pos- siblyhcould be. Think of it, two con- tributions from sources outside of the stai, during the year. Can you blame us for laying down our pens with pro- found sighs of relief? For the first in years it has not been necessary to be continually writing on