The High School Captain of the Team; or, Dick & Co. Leading the Athletic Vanguard

Produced by Jim Ludwig
or Dick & Co. Leading the Athletic Vanguard
By H. Irving Hancock
CHAPTERS I. Kicker Drayne Revolts II. A Hint from the Girls III. Putting the Tag on the Sneak IV. The Traitor Gets His Deserts V. Brass for an Armor Plate VI. One of the Fallen VII. Dick Meets the Boy-With-A-Kick VIII. Dick Puts A Better Man in His Place IX. Could Dave Make Good? X. Leading the Town to Athletics XI. The King Deed of Daring XII. The Nerve of the Soldier XIII. Dick Begins to Feel Old XIV. Fordham Plays the Gentleman's Game XV. We'll Play the Gentleman's Game XVI. Gridley's Last Charge XVII. The Long Gray Column XVIII. The Would-Be Candidates XIX. Tom Reade Bosses the Job XX. When the Great News was Given Out XXI. Gridley Seniors Whoop It Up XXII. The Message From the Unknown XXIII. The Plight of the Innocent XXIV. Dave Gives Points to the Chief of Police XXV. Conclusion
Kicker Drayne Revolts
I'm going to play quarter-back, declared Drayne stolidly.
You? demanded Captain Dick Prescott, looking at the aspirant in stolid wonder.
Of course, retorted Drayne. It's the one position I'm best fitted for of all on the team.
Do you mean that you're better fitted for that post than anyone else on the team? inquired Prescott. Or that it's the position that best fits your talents?
Both, replied Drayne.
Dick Prescott glanced out over Gridley High School's broad athletic field.
A group of the middle men of the line, and their substitutes, had gathered around Coach Morton.