The Archive · 1911

A Fox on the Field

When the German Emperor was out shooting daring his last visit to this country two foxes crossed his path, mbereapon he gallantly doffed his hat to Messrs. Reynard, la place of making them bite the dost, a fate that mould have been meted out to two Teutonic Members of the same race ireuwstances, This courtesy stood the family of Car vulpes would gladly see extended to them when they pat in an appear 1c8 at a football ground, hi fter of fact the attention they receiv the exact antithesis of extended to Taurus on a like occasion when the bovine footballer arrives on the scene far from suggesting that "They want more" humanity makes itself so scarce as to rival the feat of patting an ox in s tea cup, but when on the other band a fox early in January 1907 interrupted a match between Coseley and Bilston, near Dudley, the ud a most exbilsrating pursuit ensued, a rattling ron through " foundry, and over a wall, ending in a footballer catching hold of its brash when the quarry attempted to hide onder a rail-ay arch. It is only fair to the field to mention that in consideration of the

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