When inspection was over many of the cadets hastened forth for brief converse with popular fair ones.
None of the football men, however, had time for this. As soon as might be, they reported at the gymnasium, there to receive much counsel from coach and captain.
"Keep yourself in good shape, Haynes," called Dick, laughingly, when, after getting into togs, he met the turnback similarly attired.
"Going to funk?" asked Haynes rather disagreeably.
"Not intentionally, anyway," Dick smiled back at the "sore" one.
"But I hear that we young Davids are going to be pitted against
Goliaths this afternoon. It may be just my luck to go down in one
of the scrimmages and get a furlough in hospital."
"I hope so!" muttered Haynes, but he said it under his breath.
Out over on the side lines officers and their families, and hordes of visitors, were filing toward the seats. Across at the east side of the gridiron, Lehigh's few hundred sympathizers were already bunched, and were making up with noise for their smallness of numbers.
Among the Army "boosters" the uniforms of the officers brightened the picture.
From time to time squads or detachments of cadets arrived and passed along to the seats reserved for them in the center.
Below the cadets, the band was stationed, and was already playing lively airs.