Illinois Verse/And He Is Ours
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And He Is Ours
Father of athletics, strong and quiet and wise
Master of baseball; there his greatest skill still lies
Leader of sports, and force in the ten great powers
"There is but one Huff,"—And he is ours.
Master of baseball; there his greatest skill still lies
Leader of sports, and force in the ten great powers
"There is but one Huff,"—And he is ours.
Once the east claimed him, but only for a brief space
Back to the middlewest that bred him he turned his face.
Illinois welcome gave with gifts and flowers
"There is but one Huff,"—And he is ours.
Back to the middlewest that bred him he turned his face.
Illinois welcome gave with gifts and flowers
"There is but one Huff,"—And he is ours.
Coach and trainer of coaches, ever true, on the square
What attentive care always for his boys' welfare
How above all his dauntless figure towers
"There is but one Huff,"—And he is ours.
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Stadium triumphant!
Mighty dream come true!
Worthy vision long ago Huff held of you.
Soaring shafts of memory,—high above the game,
"G" unseen there mingles with each hallowed name,
Symbol of silent service that our thought embowers.
"There is but one Huff,"—And he is ours.
What attentive care always for his boys' welfare
How above all his dauntless figure towers
"There is but one Huff,"—And he is ours.
****
Stadium triumphant!
Mighty dream come true!
Worthy vision long ago Huff held of you.
Soaring shafts of memory,—high above the game,
"G" unseen there mingles with each hallowed name,
Symbol of silent service that our thought embowers.
"There is but one Huff,"—And he is ours.