“Better put the three in,” advised Bill Hamilton. “They’ll put some pep in the team.”

Frank’s face showed his anger. He hesitated, while the roar from the crowd increased.


[CHAPTER XXVIII]
IN THE TENTH

“Play ball!”

“Go on with the game!”

“We can’t stay here all day!”

These and other calls were coming not only from the mere spectators of the game, but from the students of the military academy who had come to root for their side. Some of the Boxwood Hall boys, especially those who liked Jerry and his chums, and who did not have much use for the high-handed methods of Frank Watson, added their voices to the din.

“Better put ’em in,” suggested Bart, nodding toward our heroes, who, in their uniforms, sat on the scrub bench, not a little embarrassed by the attention they were attracting.