"But why can't you play and try for the scholarship, too?" demanded Lefty.
"Because I'm not clever enough in science."
"Then give up science. You'll fall down on the scholarship, anyhow. But if you stick to the team, we'll win from Landon, sure," declared Taffy.
"I may not obtain the scholarship—but I must try for it," returned Fred quietly.
"Must need the money pretty bad," sneered Bart.
"Montgomery, for that nasty and uncalled-for remark, you lose your vote," cried Sandow.
This decision threw the boys into an uproar, so great that it was heard above stairs and members of the First and Lower Forms descended to learn its cause.
Paying no attention to it, however, Sandow prepared more ballots, then called upon the Seconds to vote again.
Before they could do so, however, Fred obtained permission to speak.
"As I shall not play this year, my name, of course, cannot be voted upon. Inasmuch as the first ballot resulted in a tie, between Bart and myself, I ask those who voted for me to support Bart."