“I mean that we can put up a game on him so that he can’t pitch against us, and they’ll have to put in Potter, the substitute. We can knock him out of the box, but Bill Smith is no easy mark. It means losing the game for us to bat against Bill.”
“But what can we do?” asked Swain.
“Get Bill out of the way the day before the game.”
“How?”
“Kidnap him, of course. Spirit him away, and keep him in cold storage until we win. Are you game?”
“Can it be done?” asked Swain.
“Of course. I’ll arrange it, if you fellows will help.”
“Certainly we will, but how is it to be done?”
“Easy enough. We’ll just meet him in the dark on the road, bundle him into my auto, and take him to a quiet place where he can’t get away.” Borden was a rich youth, and had an automobile which he had brought to school with him.
He went more into detail about his plan, and after realizing that it would mean losing the game if Bill pitched against them, his teammates somewhat reluctantly agreed to the scheme. They thought they were within their rights for they totally disagreed with the finding of the governing body that Bill was entitled to pitch as a Freshman, even though he was on the Varsity.