Football Days | Page 8

of most of the jokes. His 215 pounds added
to the discomfort of a pair of pointed patent leather shoes, which were
far too small for him. As soon as he was settled in the train he removed
them and dozed off to sleep. Turk Righter and some of the other fun
makers tied the shoe strings together, and hung them out of the window
where they blew noisily against the window pane.
When we arrived in Jersey City it was a treat for us to see our train put
aboard the ferry boat of the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., and, as we sailed
down the bay, up the East River and under the Brooklyn Bridge to the
New Haven docks, it all seemed very big and wonderful.
When the train stopped at New Haven, we were met by the

Yale-Lawrenceville men, who wished us the best of luck; some of them
making the trip with us to Boston. When we arrived in Andover the
next day I had the satisfaction of seeing my brother and cousin, who
were at that time attending Andover Academy.
The hospitality that was accorded the Andover team, while at
Lawrenceville the year before, was repaid in royal fashion. We had
ample time to view the grounds and buildings and grow keen in
anticipation and interest in the afternoon's contest.
When the whistle blew, we were there for business. My personal
opponent was a fellow named Hillebrand, who besides being a football
player was Andover's star pitcher. Later on we became the best of
friends and side partners on the Princeton team, and often spoke of our
first meeting when we played against each other. Hillebrand was one of
the greatest athletes Andover ever turned out. Lawrenceville defeated
Andover in one of the hardest and most exciting of all Prep. School
contests, one that was uncertain from beginning to end.
Billy Dibble played the star game of the day and after eight minutes he
scored a touchdown. Cadwalader booted the ball over the goal and the
score was 6 to 0. The Lawrenceville backfield, made up of Powell,
Dave Davis, Cap Kafer and Dibble, worked wonderfully well. Kafer
did some excellent punting against his remarkable opponent Barker,
who seemed to be as expert as he.
The efficient work of Hillebrand and of Chadwell, the colored end-rush,
stands out pre-eminently. The latter player developed into one of the
best end-rushes that ever played at Williams. Goodwin, Barker and
Greenway contributed much to Andover's good play. Jim Greenway is
one of the famous Greenway boys whose athletic history at Yale is a
matter of record. A few minutes later the Andover crowd were aroused
by Goodwin making the longest run of the game--fifty-five yards,
scoring Andover's first touchdown, and making the score 6 to 6.
There was great speculation as to which team would win the game, but
Billy Dibble, aided by the wonderful interference on the part of Babe
Eddie, who afterward played end on the Yale team, and Emerson, who,

had he gone to college, would have been a wonder, made a touchdown.
George Cadwalader with his sure right foot made the score 12 to 6.
Enthusiasm was at its height. Andover rooters were calling upon their
team to tie the score. A touchdown and goal would mean a tie. The
Andover team seemed to answer their call, for soon Goodwin scored a
touchdown, making the score 12 to 10, and Butterfield, Andover's right
halfback, was put to the test amidst great excitement. The ball went just
to the side of the goal post, and Lawrenceville had won 12 to 10. Great
is the thrill of a victory won on an opponent's field!
That night after dinner, as I was sitting in my brother's room, with some
of his Andover friends, there was a yell from outside, and a loud knock
on the door. In walked a big fellow wearing a blue sweater. Through
his open coat one could observe the big white letter "A." It proved to be
none other than Doc Hillebrand. Without one word of comment he
walked over to where I was sitting and said: "Edwards, what was the
score of the game to-day?" I could not get the idea at all. I said: "Why,
you ought to know." He replied: "12 to 10," and turning on his heel, left
the room. This caused a good deal of amusement, but it was soon
explained that Hillebrand was being initiated into a secret society and
that this was one of the initiation stunts.
It was a wonderfully happy trip back to Lawrenceville. The spirit ran
high. It was then that Turk Righter wrote the well known Lawrenceville
verse which we sang again and again:
Cap kicked, Barker kicked Cap he