“I’ll stick by the team,” he said aloud. “I could not think of deserting it now.”
Warne seemed relieved, while Arlington was plainly disappointed.
“Very well,” said the chairman, dismissing him with a gesture. “You have your instructions.”
CHAPTER XV—DETERMINED DICK
The first half of the game was over. The score at the end of the half stood U. A. A., 18; Fardale, 6.
Fardale’s one touch-down and goal had been made on a fluke.
The teams had lined up as follows:
| FARDALE | SPRINGVALE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jolliby | Right end | McElroy |
| Hoyt | Right tackle | Kerns |
| Gardner | Right guard | Seaton |
| Tubbs | Center | Redmond |
| Shannock | Left guard | Hicks |
| Bradley | Left tackle | Clack |
| Lewis | Left end | Iott |
| Smart | Quarter-back | Loppinger |
| Merriwell | Right half-back | Waldron |
| Buckhart | Left half-back | Chase |
| Singleton | Full-back | Durkee |
This was a great change about on the home team from the regular order. Buckhart had been taken off left end and given Darrell’s position at half-back, while Darrell was dropped entirely. Lewis, a plebe, had been substituted for Buckhart. Merriwell, Singleton, Smart, and Tubbs were the only men who held their positions. Bradley had been shifted from right guard to left tackle, Shannock had been removed from right end to left guard, Jolliby had moved over from right tackle to right end, Earl Gardner had been given Bradley’s position as right guard, and these things had served to break the team up completely, quite taking the confidence out of it.
Gardner had made the run with the ball, which he secured on a bad pass and a fumble, and his had been the glory of Fardale’s only touch-down. It seemed that Uniontown had the game “on ice.”