Behind the LineThird down, four yards to gain! The referee trotted out of the scrimmage line and blew his whistle; the Hillton quarter-back crouched again behind the big center; the other backs scurried to their places as though for a kick. "9 - 6 - 12!" calle |
Contents
1 HEROES IN MOLESKIN | 9 |
2 PAUL CHANGES HIS MIND | 18 |
3 IN NEW QUARTERS | 28 |
4 NEIL MAKES ACQUAINTANCES | 36 |
5 AND SHOWS HIS METTLE | 44 |
6 MILLS HEAD COACH | 50 |
7 THE GENTLE ART OF HANDLING PUNTS | 61 |
8 THE KIDNAPING | 66 |
14 MAKES A CALL | 117 |
15 AND TELLS OF A DREAM | 123 |
16 ROBINSON SENDS A PROTEST | 131 |
17 A PLAN AND A CONFESSION | 140 |
18 NEIL IS TAKEN OUT | 150 |
19 ON THE EVE OF BATTLE | 158 |
20 COWAN BECOMES INDIGNANT | 166 |
21 THE ANTIDOTE IS ADMINISTERED | 176 |
9 THE BROKEN TRICYCLE | 75 |
10 NEIL MAKES THE VARSITY | 86 |
11 THE RESULT OF A FUMBLE | 91 |
12 ON THE HOSPITAL LIST | 101 |
13 SYDNEY STUDIES STRATEGY | 108 |
22 BETWEEN THE HALVES | 185 |
23 NEIL GOES IN | 191 |
24 AFTER THE BATTLE | 203 |
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