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, ea on throughout; at \Yilmington he was opposed to a 2 ro pound man and played him to a stand still. Ford and Walter Iliffe held the positions as regular end . Ford' tackling in the ntioch game will be remembered by every anxious Cedarville man who was present that day His run with the ball around ends ahYay brought gain . \"\ alter Iliffe could be depended on for sure tackle and good gains; he did not drop into interference on end runs with ame ea e as Ford, but was harder to pull down on his own runs; his straight arm wa some– thing awful. Rife played the Xenia and Antioch games at right-half. His plunges at the line were always productive of good gains. His weight was felt in eyery play, and he tood puni hment like a veteran. Harry Iliffe held right– half after Rife's accident in the Antioch game. He was simply irrepressible– you couldn't kill him., nor make him lose his mile; he always played well, neyer hirked in practice, hit the line hard and always got his man hard in the interference. Scarff filled the position of left-half, the year throughout, al– though in yery poor condition, physically, nearly the whole year. He captained the team and rarely lost hi head. His goal kicking was sure. Hi line bucking and end da hes were terrific and always resulted in good gains. He was a ure tackler, but hardest man on team to tackle, followed"interference well. The sub- titutes were: Campbell, Jones, Condon, Phillips and fcQuilkin. The team hould start out in September, '97, with friends eager to support it, and money to land it a winner among Southern Ohio colleges ; and if an influx of good tp.aterial come in each year and reasonable progress be kept in Foot Ball, the team will be on a par in a few year with the team of college ten times as large. 14