"You ought to be ashamed of yourself, Brown, for doing such a thing to my cousin," said Fred.
"That's right!" broke in Randy, who had come up.
"You stop your talking!" answered Slugger Brown, uneasily. "It was an accident, I tell you. Anybody on the team might have done it."
Colonel Colby had been on the other side of the field, but now he came hurrying forward to see what was amiss. He told Mr. Crews to do everything that was necessary for Jack, and then turned to Gif.
"I think it would be as well for you to retire Brown for the present," he said in a low voice.
"Just what I was going to do," answered the football captain quickly. "We'll have to investigate this matter after the game is over."
"I don't see why I should be put off the team!" cried Slugger Brown, when notified that a substitute would take his place. "It was an accident and nothing else."
"We'll see about that later, Brown," answered Gif briefly. "Anyway, you had no right to have spikes on your shoes."
With one substitute in place of Brown and another playing Jack's position, the game went on and came to a finish in favor of the regular team by a score of 22 to 16.
"Not such a very good showing for the regulars," was Gif's comment.