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

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24 THE REDWOOD how it all happened. Then all Saint grimy warriors of the Red and White Claire rose up with a voice that pierced made their way from the field of vic- the heavens, as eleven bruised and tory. Wind Tryst ' Tween little hills a twiligKt flows, A wind in silver dusk hour blows . . And viols to a star. Soft thrill Dusk-drowned petals of a rose, A fingered chord intoning still . . . The faithless wind dies on the hill; And rose-swept dreams forever sigh Where dead winds lie. JOHN T. LEWIS

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THE REDWOOD 23 failed; Johnson skirted left for eight yards. It was the fourth and five. Fat dropped back and kicked; the punt was short and the pigskin rolled to- wards the quarter-back. Just as he was about to snare it, the ball gave an un- lucky bound and went over his head. He fell on it on his own ten yard line and was immediately downed. The ball see-sawed back and forth and at the end of the third quarter the two points looked good enough to in- sure a Cardinal victory. It was at the beginning of the final period, however, that the Red and White seemed to ab- sorb new life and starting on their own twenty yard line they brought the ball back forty yards in eight downs. Here they fumbled. Standish tried three plays and punted. Again the wearers of the Red and White started another march down the field. On and on they came, ripping the Cardinal line and skirting the ends. They were now on the twenty yard line ; twenty thousand pieces of humanity leaned forward. The first play resulted in a two yard loss. Reddy hit the line for three; a pass failed. After a consultation the teams lined up and Fat dropped behind the line. A tense silence reigned. Even the elements seemed to respect the sol- emnity of the occasion and not a breath of wind stirred in the approaching dusk. The ball was snapped and was just starting on its flight towards the goal when a gust broke the spell. The ball veered sharply to the left, hit the goal-post and fell inside the field. Fat dropped to the ground, lay there for a moment and then, with tears in his eyes, walked to the line where the ball was put into play. Not a word was said. Standish punted. Bill Stev- ens caught the ball and was hit by the Cardinal left end who came like a thunderbolt. The quarter lay still on the ground the ball yet in his arms. Suddenly the air reverberated with the stirring strains of Hail St. Claire . Bill stirred, rose and walked to his po- sition as a man in a daze. There were only three minutes to play. Sig-nals, 28—29— Signals! cried the center. 28—29—50— repeated the quar- ter-back in a far-away voice. Most of the line looked up as if bewildered and suddenly without warning the ball was snapped directly to the right-half; he turned and jumped back about three yards and shot the ball; it was a short bullet-like pass to Hap Reddy. The stands were on their feet as the ellip- soid bounded against his chest and fell to the ground. The apparent dis- appointment was manifest. Ten thou- sand Saint Claire rooters sank to their seats dismayed, for it seemed to be an utterly inexcusable muff. Probably not one stopped to think that Hap would have been tackled within a few feet and probably not one realized that the ball as it lay at his feet was a full yard behind the line of scrimmage and that the referee had not blown his whistle. The members of the teams started walking toward their former position. Suddenly a dark form wear- ing a Saint Claire jersey swooped down, snatched up the ball and dashed toward the Standish goal. Too late the Cardinals realized the situation and followed in mad pursuit, but to no avail. Hap Reddy was the fastest man on the gridiron. The touchdown was made and the goal kicked before the stands realized

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PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CLARA EDITORIAL STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CHRONICLE LAW ENGINEERING ALUMNI ALUMNI CORRESPONDENTS EXCHANGES ATHLETICS BUSINESS MANAGER ASSISTANTS CIRCULATION - - BUSINESS STAFF MARTIN M. MURPHY, ' 22 GEORGE L. HANEBERG, ' 23 JOHN A. LOGAN, ' 22 GUNLEK O. ABRAHAMSEN, ' 24 EDWIN E. DRISCOLL, ' 24 I J. THOMAS CROWE, ' 22 Dr. A. T. LEONARD, JR. ' 10 1 MARTIN V. MERLE, ' 06 GEORGE D. PANCERA, ' 22 J. WILLIS MOLLEN, ' 23 J. PAUL REDDY, ' 22 [THOS. J. BANNAN, ' 23 FRANCIS E. SMITH, ' 24 I JOHN M. BURNETT, ' 25 ( FRANK A. RETHERS, ' 22 I ROBERT E. SHIELDS, ' 24 Address all communications to THE REDWOOD. University of Santa Clara. Santa Clara, California. Terms of suliscription, Si. 00 a year: single copies 25 cents EDITORIAL Father Murphy On our return from summer vacation wo found that owing- to ill health, Father Murphy had been re- lieved from the presidency of the Uni- versity and that Fr. Zacheus J. Maher had been designated his successor. Great credit is due the retired Presi- dent, Fr. Murphy, for his work at Santa Clara. Though laboring under difficul- ties with which but few were acquaint- ed, Fr. Murphy accomplished much for the community and for the University. The fact that many of his plans for the upbuilding of Santa Clara were frustrated by the economic conditions which existed during his tenure of of- fice should not detract from the honor which his untiring efforts merit. The Student Body, in one of the first sessions of the year, tendered Fr. Mur- phy a rising vote of thanks as an ac- knowledgment of the esteem in which he is held here. No greater apprecia- tion could be manifested. Fr. Maher the Fr. Maher needs no in- troduction to the Student Body or to community. Two years ago, 25