"Who's going to run the league?" demanded Ted Teall.
"That's for this meeting to decide," Dick answered. "I would suggest that each school nominate a committee of three to represent it in a council of nine made up from the three schools. That the council choose a chairman and that the council have full charge of league arrangements."
"Is Hi Martin going to be in that council?" called a South boy.
"I presume so, fellows," responded the chair. "Martin is already a member of a committee of three chosen at the North Grammar."
"But we haven't any committee of three," objected a Central boy.
"We can soon straighten that out," piped up Tom Reade. "I'm going to make a motion, and it's addressed only to the fellows of the Central Grammar. I move that Dick Prescott, Dave Darrin and Greg Holmes represent the Central."
"All in favor say 'aye,'" directed Prescott.
The motion was carried with a rush, there being no dissenting voices.
"I would now suggest," Dick continued, "that the South Grammar fellows put forward their committee of three. Then the council can get together, and soon be able to report back to the whole crowd."
But Ted Teall, who had been talking rapidly in undertones to several of the Souths, now yelled back: