1897 Imago

FOOT BALL X I F to evolve great re ult from mall begining b good, and lo a hieve su ces where ucce m b et with w II nigh in urmountable diffi ullie , then hould prai e and honor be du to the f ot ball t am of '96 which 'edarvill College placed upon the field. Hampered by absolute la k of fund , by the ex– tremely small number of men available for the team and th ab ence of many of the condition and environment u ually cont;id r d e ential and neces ary to ucces ful foot. ball, thi team of our acquitted it elf with o much c redit that its mo t :mguine friend and admirer had to admit urpri at each ucce ive victory. All the e re ult can be looked upon as an exemplification of what the tirele energy, un werving determination and constant effort of one man can produce . Our efficient manager, Mr. Homer McMillan, can ju tly be called the "first cau e" of our ea on's achie ement . To him may be a igned the credit of the exi tence of the team, and thi i the reward which every member of the team rendered him, and in thi joined every one who had knowledge of the team's hi tory. In eptember Mr. J. C. carff came to take charge of the team. In the College were about ten men who had played Foot Ball, none of the e po - se sing but one year's experience. Of these the following held place on the I[ I! .... ~b~ fR~cora. Oct. 10 - Ced. 0 Xenia 0 Oct. 17- Ced. 14 Antioch 0 Oct. 24 Ced. 2 Wittenberg 0 Nov. 2- Ced . 36 Wilberforce 0 Nov. 9- Ced. 40 London 0 Nov.13- Ced. 4 Wil mington 4 Nov ,14-2dCed.4 London 0 Nov.16 Ced. 12 Wilberforce 4 Nov .26-lst Ced, 24 2nd Ced, 0