The game began by Fardale kicking off, but the strong westerly wind carried the ball out of bounds, and it was brought back, for Big Bob to have another try. On the second trial Singleton booted the leather savagely, sending it to the ten-yard line of the enemy, where it was captured by Aiken, who rushed it back fifteen yards before being downed.
Beginning operations in earnest on their twenty-five-yard line, Hudsonville walked into Fardale in a manner that seemed to appal the cadets at first, and not till they were within eight yards of the center of the field were they held and forced to kick.
King drove the ball to Fardale’s thirty-five-yard line, but Kent ran it back ten yards, and there Fardale lined up to see what she could do against the enemy. Then Shannock was heard giving the signal:
"5—Y—21—17—100—11."
The ball was snapped, and Shannock passed it swiftly to Kent. Don leaped forward like a flash, the others closing round him, and he went bang into Hudsonville’s center.
Only two yards were made, although the other backs had given Kent as much impetus as possible, and had tried to ram him through for a good gain.
Two yards were something, however, and the home team lined up courageously for the next assault.
"2—32—6—31—X—43—100," came the signal from the quarter.
And then the ball went to Captain Nunn, who repeated Kent’s plunge into center, only to be held rigidly without making a foot.
Glennon laughed in Nunn’s face.