A moment later there was a grand scrimmage in front of the Hopkins goal, in which a number of men of both teams were engaged. Fillmore was in it, and he found his opportunity. He smashed Onslaw across his bare shins with the stick, and the Harvard man went down.
The whistle blew.
Fillmore protested regret. Onslaw said nothing. His shins were rubbed and patched up and he re-entered the game.
Not three minutes later there was another scrimmage, for once more Frank secured the ball and ran with it to a position where he could try for goal. Brisbane stopped the ball and drove it away. Players of both teams went after it and there was a mix-up, Merriwell being in the midst of it.
Fred Fillmore got into it. They saw a stick sweep through the air. The blow, as it landed on a player’s head, was heard in the stand.
Again the whistle blew.
Frank Merriwell was prone on the ground with his scalp cut open.
Fillmore had a broken stick, and he was bending over Merriwell, proclaiming his regret.
Inza Burrage started up, but she saw Frank rise to a sitting posture, and she sat down again, although her face was deathly white.
“Fred Fillmore did that intentionally,” she exclaimed. “They should put him out of the game!”