82 THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE KARLUK 
in thickness. At each end of the field were goal 
posts with the usual cross-bar. 
Fireman Breddy was captain of All-Nations and 
Mr. Munro of Scotland. The Eskimo, though 
not well-versed in the game, played well. Keruk, 
clad as usual in dress and bloomers, was goal-ten¬ 
der for All-Nations. Some of the players wore 
skin-boots, others ordinary American shoes. I had 
forgotten a good deal about the association game 
but I refreshed my memory from the encyclopedia 
in the ship’s library and armed with a mouth-organ 
in lieu of a whistle took my place as referee, 
umpire and time-keeper. I soon found, however, 
that the cold would make it too dangerous for me 
to use the “whistle,” for it would freeze to my lips 
and take the skin off, so I had to give my signals 
for play by word of mouth. 
The teams lined up at 11:30. Breddy won the 
toss and took the western end of the field. All- 
Nations scored the first goal and the play ranged 
furiously up and down the field until the first 
thirty-minute period was over. Then at noon we 
had an intermission and served coffee. At half¬ 
past twelve the teams lined up again, with changed 
goals. During the second half Scotland played 
well but when the game ended the score stood: All- 
Nations, 8; Scotland, 3. Another game was 
planned for the following Sunday. 
