College stories; Sports stories; Yale University -- Juvenile fiction
At the end of a season which was only partly successful, with a
victory from Princeton and a defeat by Harvard, the latter caused by
Yale's inability to hit the ball with men on bases, Frank Armstrong
was unanimously elected captain for Senior year.
"I think the way you two fellows are hogging the Ys and captaincies
around here is disgraceful," complained the Codfish one night.
"Armstrong ought to be ashamed. Turner is bad enough with football
and baseball, but Armstrong is nothing short of a Y trust, with three
different kinds of them. Why aren't you modest like I am?"
Frank laughed.
"Some are born Ys," paraphrased the Codfish, "some achieve Ys and
some have Ys thrust upon them."
"You ought to be put out for that," said Frank. "But I say, how would
you like to score for us next year?"
"To cover up your errors, eh?"
"No, just to keep you quiet."
"In that case, I'm on, but you need look for no favors in the scoring
from me. I'm an impartial gink. No friends when I'm on the job. Do I
get a southern trip?"
"Sure, you do. But you must keep away from hired automobiles."
"Forget it," said the Codfish, who didn't like to be reminded of the
Norfolk experience.
Frank and Jimmy spent their summer together at Seawall, and renewed
old acquaintances. Many hours the two boys spent together going over
plans for their teams, while with swimming and rowing they kept
themselves in the pink of physical condition.
"My ambition is to win both the Princeton and Harvard series," Frank
said one evening as they sat on the veranda of the Armstrong cottage,
their eyes wandering over the Bay with its twinkling lights. "And
that's the reason I'm going to ask you to let me out of football work
this fall."
"I don't like it at all, Frank," returned the football captain. "I
need you. You've had the experience and I, too, have ambitions."
"Yes, but look at that bunch of Freshman material from last
year's Freshman eleven. It would make a whole 'Varsity team in
itself--Squires, Thompson, Williams, Weatherly and the rest. Great
Scott, I wouldn't be in it with that bunch. You know you don't need
me. I've got a lot of material to whip into shape, and with both of
us out of the nine, Quinton wouldn't be pleased. But I'll tell you
what I'll do. I'll go out and work with my own team, and if you have
to have me, I'll go over and take my medicine. But if you don't need
me, then I'll keep on with my own work."
That was the arrangement the captains made between themselves, and
although it was something of a sacrifice, Captain Turner, fortunately
well supplied with end material, went through his season with flying
colors, ending with two glorious victories over Yale's dearest foes,
and writing his name, in the doing of it, large on Yale's page of
football history.
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