eel better if Mulvy were on the job."

"Mulvy! Why the fellow that takes his place has him beaten a mile.
Besides, the fellows wouldn't play with that thug on the team."

"I wish there were more thugs like him, old man, that's my 'think.' And
besides it's a big mistake to put a new man in at the last moment."

"Not if he's as good as this new man."

"O, I saw him yesterday, and I tell you Louie, Mulvy entirely outclasses
him. Derby is big and strong, but Mulvy has head and grit. And that's
what counts."

"Well, we'll see, old chap; we'll be there with the yells."

"So long, Louie!"

"So long, Gaff!"

The crowd began to arrive at the field at one o'clock. The game was
scheduled for 2:30. It was to be in four periods of fifteen minutes
each. There was to be an interval of one minute between the quarters and
of twenty minutes between the halves. As many visitors were expected,
some of whom would not know much about the teams or the game, the names
of the teams and players were posted on a large board at one side of the
field. Under the names were placed the scoring points, so that those
unacquainted with the game would not have to show their ignorance.

"Touchdown 6 points
Goal from touchdown 1 point
Goal from field 3 points
Safety 2 points"

The connoisseurs of the game explained to the uninitiated just what a
"touchdown" was, and a "goal from the field." It was harder to make
clear what a "safety" meant. The general description seemed to be that
it was when a player was caught with the ball behind his own goal.

The crowd kept coming in faster and faster as the hour approached. By
two o'clock every bit of desirable space was occupied. The field was
marked off with new lines which shone clear and bright. Stanley was
grouped on the right, Regal on the left, the side nearest the entrance.
Automobiles fringed the outer crowd. All was expectancy.

Inside, the two teams were straining at the leash. The coaches had
difficulty holding their men quiet.

"Don't waste your strength walking about and fretting," yelled Regal's
coach. "You'll need all you've got out there." But the boys could not
rest. They champed like horses at the post.

The cheers from outside came sailing in. That only increased their
nervousness. A few minutes before time to go out, they almost needed to
be tied. Every boy was chewing gum, or biting his nails,