text_original: As Mason held his peace I took his place as fugleman. But we could not stand against them — we could not — in scrimmage or out of it All at once they seemed to be possessed. In an instant their back play improved a hundred per cent One of their men, in particular, played like Old Nick himself.
text_transcription: AS MASON HELD HIS PEACE I TOOK HIS PLACE AS FUGAL MEN BUT WE COULD NOT STAND AGAINST THEM WE COULD NOT IN SCRIMMAGE OR OUT OF IT ALL AT ONCE THEY SEEMED TO BE POSSESSED IN AN INSTANT THEIR BACK PLAY IMPROVED A HUNDRED PER CENT ONE OF THEIR MEN IN PARTICULAR PLAYED LIKE OLD NICK HIMSELF
phonemes: æz mˈeɪsən hˈɛld hɪz pˈiːs aɪ tˈʊk hɪz plˈeɪs æz fˈʌɡəlmən. bˌʌt wiː kʊd nˌɑːt stˈænd ɐɡˈɛnst ðˌɛm — wiː kʊd nˈɑːt — ɪn skɹˈɪmɪdʒ ɔːɹ ˌaʊɾəv ɪɾ ˈɔːl ɐtwˈʌns ðeɪ sˈiːmd təbi pəzˈɛst. ɪn ɐn ˈɪnstənt ðɛɹ bˈæk plˈeɪ ɪmpɹˈuːvd ɐ hˈʌndɹɪd pɚ sˈɛnt wˈʌn ʌv ðɛɹ mˈɛn, ɪn pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ, plˈeɪd lˈaɪk ˈoʊld nˈɪk hɪmsˈɛlf.