"What a beautiful drive!"
"Another goal for Oak Hall!"
"Three cheers for Dave Porter!" came from some of the Oak Hall supporters, and the cheers went echoing far and wide across the river. Vera and Mary cheered with the rest, and so did a number of other girls.
"Now then, Oak Hall, tie the score!"
"We will!" murmured Roger.
"That's the talk!" cried Dave. "Everybody in the game now, and on the jump!"
Fearing they were losing their hold on the game, Mallory spoke to the others of his team. He gave the signal for a trick play on the left side. But Dave was on the alert, and the trick was blocked, and then Dave gave a signal to try the same trick on Rockville. Neither Mallory nor his followers dreamed this would be done, and they were so neatly caught that every old ice-hockey player who witnessed the play had to smile. The trick took the puck halfway down into the Rockville territory, and though the cadets worked hard to send it back, it was not to be, and Phil knocked the goal that tied the score.
"A tie! A tie!"
"Now, Oak Hall, one more to win!"
"Rockville! Rockville! One more! One more!"