RIVALS FOR THE TEAM [Illustration: “‘Go it, you Winslow.’”] RIVALS FOR THE TEAM A STORY OF SCHOOL LIFE AND FOOTBALL BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR AUTHOR OF “DANFORTH PLAYS THE GAME,” “THE PURPLE PENNANT,” ETC. [Illustration] ILLUSTRATED BY C. M. RELYEA D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK LONDON 1916 Copyright, 1916, by D. APPLETON AND COMPANY Printed in the United States of America CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. AFTER PRACTICE 1 II. PLAYERS AND COACH 12 III. A MOONLIGHT PLUNGE 22 IV. “I’M ORDWAY” 29 V. HUGH FINDS A WORD 42 VI. THE AWKWARD SQUAD 54 VII. HIS GRACE, THE DUKE 65 VIII. BATTLE! 77 IX. CATHCART, PROCTOR 90 X. HANRIHAN PROMISES 106 XI. THIRTEEN TO TEN 118 XII. TWO IN A CANOE 136 XIII. BACK TO THE FOLD 149 XIV. BERT CONFIDES 164 XV. GRAFTON SCORES 178 XVI. A BROKEN RIB 192 XVII. FRIENDS IN NEED 203 XVIII. BENCHED 220 XIX. BEHIND THE BOATHOUSE 234 XX. “HOBO” WINS FAME 248 XXI. HUGH MOVES AGAIN 260 XXII. POP ELUCIDATES 270 XXIII. IN THE LIME-LIGHT 283 XXIV. HUGH GOES TO THE VILLAGE 298 XXV. BOWLES ATTENDS A FOOTBALL GAME 311 XXVI. HUGH IS UNMASKED 326 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS “‘Go it, you Winslow’” _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE “‘I’m Ordway’” 38 “That avenue of escape was out of the question” 92 “‘You’re off,’ said Hugh. ‘May I have that, please?’” 288 RIVALS FOR THE TEAM CHAPTER I AFTER PRACTICE “I’d hate to live up here in summer, Bert,” said Ted Trafford, carefully easing his five feet and ten inches of tired, aching body to the window-seat and turning a perspiring face to the faint breeze that entered. “It must be hotter than Tophet.” “Well, it’s up high enough to get the air, isn’t it?”