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The Half-Back

CHAPTER XXIII
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It struck against the upstretched hand of the Yates right guard and bounded toward the crimson's goal.

The Yates left half fell upon it.

From there, without forfeiting the ball, Yates crashed down to the goal line, and hurled Elton, her crack full-back, through at last for a touch-down.
For five minutes chaos reigned upon the east stand.

All previous efforts paled into nothingness beside the outbursts of cheers that followed each other like claps of thunder up and down the long bank of fluttering color.

Upon the other side of the field no rival shouts were heard.


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