[Illustration: The Yale quarter drove another forward pass to Armstrong who caught it cleanly and was off like the wind.--_Page 279_] FRANK ARMSTRONG AT COLLEGE By MATTHEW M. COLTON AUTHOR OF "Frank Armstrong's Vacation," "Frank Armstrong at Queens," "Frank Armstrong's Second Term," "Frank Armstrong, Captain of the Nine," "Frank Armstrong, Drop Kicker." [Illustration] A. L. BURT COMPANY Publishers New York Printed in U. S. A. Copyright, 1914, BY HURST & COMPANY MADE IN U. S. A. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. THE FRESHMAN RUSH 5 II. A BRUSH WITH THE POLICE 18 III. THE CODFISH CREATES NEWS 35 IV. MAKING THE ELEVEN 49 V. FRANK LEARNS TO TACKLE THE DUMMY 65 VI. THE GREAT FRESHMAN BATTLE 79 VII. A WRECK AT THE HARBOR 95 VIII. FUN AT THE THEATER 110 IX. A JUMP IN BASEBALL AND THE RESULT 124 X. THE TRY-OUTS AT CAMBRIDGE 138 XI. A VOYAGE TO LONDON 149 XII. THE CODFISH LOSES HIMSELF 170 XIII. THE FLYING MACHINE TO THE RESCUE 187 XIV. PROGRESS AND A WRECK 201 XV. THE MATCH AT QUEEN'S CLUB 212 XVI. MAKING THE 'VARSITY NINE 229 XVII. THE SOUTHERN TRIP 241 XVIII. FOOTBALL IN JUNIOR YEAR 258 XIX. THE HARVARD-YALE GAME 273 XX. HOW ALL THINGS CAME OUT AT LAST 283 Frank Armstrong at College. CHAPTER I. THE FRESHMAN RUSH. It was the evening of a day in late September and a noticeable chill in the air hinted at the near approach of fall. Through the whole of that day and for several days previous to the opening of our story, incoming trains had deposited their burden of enthusiastic young humanity in the old town of New Haven.