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From present indications..^ is not probable th a t the. attem pt
to make Rugby th e great college game in, America tw illy0yer be
Succes^uJ. A lthough the. pld ..style game was ^ v g r e l y and prob­
ably justly ^criticized in 1905, the prestige of the new game is daily
grow ing stronger and it will, in all probability) be a perm anent
feature in, American athletics.
In closing, a comparison o f the tw o games by W . J. Reid, for­
mer coach at H arvard/ seems ap p ro p riate:
“Rugby,,is more simple,' more eysily... learned, more open, more
spectacular, but it is m ore;df an.individual gam e; has,-in it disturb­
ing e le m e n ts ^ ;p h a n c e a llo w s penaltiescto figure too largely in the
score, and it does n o t afford opportunity,-, for, consistent advance or
the exercise'&f much headw qtk on .the .field.
• “The American game is .complex-and diversified.- I t is educa­
tiv e; it is.essentially a team game, a game pf. co-ordinated action di­
rected by skillful strategy, stim ulated by a well' defined purpose and
rew arded by a feeling of deseryed and, Consistent accomplishment.”
-vAS-ordon Moores, ’08.
Chagrin
I knew a happy maiden once
W hose eyes were heav’nly b lu e ;
I knew h e r b u t a few short months
And then ! lo’Ved anew.
T h at maiden 1 no longerknow ,
W hose smile I longed,to sefe*,
For whe'n I whisbfeied’soft and low |
She, laughed aloud ai m e .'