Word: vagabonde
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Going down to New Haven, it had been the same old Vagabond. Friday night had been just like last year--kidding around with his Yale friends and sleeping on their daybed. He'd seen the whole coaching staff at the Toasty and they'd been so happy he was sure Harvard would win. He'd got up in time to meet the Springfield train and eventually find his date. Lunch, trolley out to the game, and still he felt normal...
...reeceeeer--Mush!" Everybody suddenly turned on Vag and walked into him. He reversed as soon as he could, but the big guy behind him stepped on his heel and knocked his sneaker off. "Oh, that's all right," said the Vagabond, anticipating an apology, and knelt to put his shoe back on while the rest of his squad fought their way over or around him. The squad was far in the distance when another gang came stumbling over him from the east, and some old guy in boxing gloves threatened to turn him over to the F.B.I...
...Shall you go down or shall I?" the little adversary asked as they clinched. "Ah, a man after my own heart," the Vagabond thought with relief. "I'll go down," he answered politely...
...clock ticked away. The struggle wore on. Sometimes the tide of battle would turn against the Vagabond, sometimes for him, but he was a good loser and a generous conqueror. The minute hand dragged by the eleven, nearly exhausted. Only five more minutes and then three more credits, and Vag could take it easy until next week...
...This is awful," the Vagabond mumbled suddenly, and began racing through the rest of the registration blanks...