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...hounds of running through yards, breaking down fences, and otherwise doing damage, thus causing ill-feeling to be arroused against the College on the part of the owners of the property. As a matter of fact, all of the fences scaled were as intact after the so-called "pell-mell on-slaught" of the hounds as before. Indeed, the whole extent of the damage was that a grape-vine was slightly torn from its fastenings and that a flowerbed in which there were no flowers was trampled down...
...many of them down, is not only unethical, but illegal. For fifty or more men to make a public high-way of a private yard is a trespass against the rights of the owner. The average back fence, too, is not built with a view to resist the pell mell onslaught of such a mass. Yesterday's course, which went through a score of yards, resulted in some destruction of property and probably aroused considerable ill-feeling against the college. This last we cannot well afford to do. I believe the full benefits of this worthy sport may be obtained...
...street and halt opposite the sophomore fence, their impatience increases, and scarcely has the final cheer been given when the word "Break ranks," is heard, and an indiscriminate rush for their precious fence ensues; the first, in their eagerness to sit upon the coveted fence are thrown pell-mell over the other side, and a struggling mass contests for the honor of being the first seated, fully five minutes elapsing before order is restored...
...machine which depends upon the slightest move of that one man. Would any American player give up the beautiful play which results from this feature - the throws to the halves - the short passes to rushers - the quick kicks by the quarter himself, and take in its place the pell-mell pushing, hacking and butting of the English scrummage...
...care no more to linger in the mell...