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ever hear of the big game in '42 when I played 

 right guard against Andover ?" 



"I never heard the details of it fully," said 

 Daniel, "but I heard it was a great game, and 

 that there were a good many serious accidents 

 and pretty rough playing. Several men were 

 killed, were they not, George ?" queried Daniel. 



"Not in that game," replied Gramp; "that 

 was in '39 when Williams, Andover's left tackle, 

 was killed, and Lovejoy, Exeter's right guard, 

 made a touchdown before Williams's body had 

 been carried off the field. This caused a protest 

 by Andover, and as the referee overruled it, 

 Andover broke into the field to rough-house the 

 referee, and of course Exeter had to stand up 

 for him. 



"There was a bad time before the fight was 

 stopped, and a good many were killed and 

 wounded on both sides. I was there after the 

 thing was over and saw the dead laid out in rows. 

 That was bad enough, but not nearly as bad as 

 hearing the wounded cry for water and beg the 

 by-standers to put them out of their misery." 



Gramp paused, sighed, and smoked reminis- 

 cently for a few moments, while the boys stared 

 with astonishment and half smiles of incredulity, 

 which changed to very serious looks as they saw 

 Gramp's look of profound seriousness and Daniel's 

 sober phiz. 



