“’Rah for Morgan!” whooped an enthusiast. “He’s the real hot stuff!”
“I believe Necker can beat that,” said Manton. “It’s great jumping; but Necker is keyed up now, and he’ll stretch himself for all he is worth.”
Necker was seventh on the list.
When his turn came no one had reached Morgan’s mark. Could he do it?
He had the bar set at five feet ten for the first trial. Over it he went.
“Why, that was easy!” exclaimed Manton. “He can go higher than that, all right!”
“I believe he can,” nodded Frost hopefully. “Morgan is a better jumper than Merriwell. There is no danger from Merriwell if Necker can defeat Morgan.”
The bar was next placed at six feet.
“Go it, Necker!” cried some one in the stand. “You can do it, old man!”