The crowd shouted.
They knew he had made the best jump thus far.
Dent Frost whistled in dismay.
“Manton, he’s a wonder!” he muttered. “I think he wins!”
“Don’t you believe it. Necker is the man.”
“If Necker beats that, he’ll beat his own record by several inches.”
The measurers were running the tape under the eyes of the judges.
In a moment this was done, and a judge announced in a loud voice:
“Frank Merriwell’s distance, twenty feet, eleven inches and a half!”