“And wasn’t the first prize for that contest fifty dollars in gold?”
“It was, but——”
“Didn’t you win, and get the prize?”
“I won, but I did not get the money!” fairly shouted Frank. “I never had a cent of it. I did win the race. The prize was fifty dollars, but I never got it. I turned it over, without even taking it into my possession, to the charitable committee. If that’s professionalism, make the most of it!”
He sat down, and every lad in the room was on his feet in an instant.
“Of course that’s not professionalism!”
“Never heard of such a thing!”
“That’s a silly charge!”
“The A. A. U. rules don’t make that professionalism!”
“Not by a long shot!”