through before the secondary defense rallied. It was Bert, coming in hard and fast, who nailed the enemy. He couldn’t stop the full-back, though, until Patten, breaking loose from the interference, crashed into them both. It was that timely aid that laid Bert out flat for the whole two minutes, with every atom of breath on a vacation. While he recuperated with the aid of Jake the chain was brought in and the distance measured. High School had failed of a first down by some four inches! Alton speedily kicked out of danger, and for the rest of the playing time Bert was rather too done up to do himself justice. Bus Lovell, though, was easy on him and his duties were chiefly defensive until just before time was called for the half. Then a split play with Bert carrying inside tackle was sprung, and Bert, conscious of being still somewhat limp, and nervously fearing he might mess the play up, started too soon, was forced to slow up for the pass and reached the line “on the wrong foot.” A High School forward nailed him for no gain. Before Bus could call his signals again the whistle blew, and Bert, for once, was glad to hear it. Yet Coach Cade let him go back when the third quarter started and he played well into the last period and accounted for one long gain and several short ones. He brought the Alton sympathizers to their feet when he took a forward-pass from Galvin well off toward the side of the field--Savell had gone in back of the enemy center as if to catch there--and dodged his way over four white streaks before he was upset. Forty-three yards he raced for a forty-seven-yard gain, and after he had released the ball on High School’s nine yards it took Galvin just two plunges to carry it across. That tackle, though, had about finished Bert so far as present usefulness was concerned, and Coach Cade took him out after the score had been made, and Larry Keys went back in.