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A book reminiscent of the days when football was gaining popularity in America by MHAIJH85
FOOTBALL DAYS MEMORIES OF THE GAME AND
OF THE MEN BEHIND THE BALL
BY WILLIAM H. EDWARDS
PRINCETON 1900
WITH INTRODUCTION BY
WALTER CAMP
YALE 1880
MOFFAT, YARD AND COMPANY
NEW YORK
1916
Copyright, 1916, By
MOFFAT, YARD AND COMPANY
NEW YORK
Dedicated to John P. Poe, Jr.
Princeton '95
HONORED AND BELOVED BY HOSTS OF FRIENDS, HE REPRESENTED THE HIGHEST
IDEALS OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL, NOT ONLY IN LIFE, BUT IN HIS DEATH UPON THE
BATTLEFIELD IN FRANCE. AS I THINK OF HIM, THE STIRRING LINES OF HENRY NEWBOLDT COME TO ME AS A
FITTING EULOGY:
VITA LAMPADA There's a breathless hush in the Close to night
Ten to make and the match to win
A bumping pitch and a blinding light,
An hour to play and the last man in. And it's not for the sake of a ribboned coat
Or the selfish hope of a season's fame,
But his captain's hand on his shoulder smote,
"Play up! play up! and play the game!" The sand of the desert is sodden red
Red with the wreck of a square that broke,
The gatling jammed and the Colonel dead
And the Regiment blind with dust and smoke... Continue reading book >>
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