“Foster? What happened to Houghton?”
“It wasn’t his day,” said Chas. “So I had to find some one else for the second squad.”
“Houghton hasn’t had a day for a good while,” murmured Farnsworth drily.
“For the love of Mike,” exclaimed Jud Mellen, “if we can make a full-back of Foster, let’s do it, Coach! It’s the weakest position on the team right now.”
“I’ve been thinking that Kearns would come on,” said Mr. Driscoll, “but he doesn’t seem to get the hang of it.”
“He works hard enough,” said Katie.
“How did you happen to choose Foster?” asked the Coach of Chas. “You had Wiborg. He’s played full.”
“Don’t think he was there. I asked Billy and Billy only offered me a half.”
“Wiborg wasn’t out today,” explained the manager. “He’s been having some trouble with the Office. Nothing serious, I believe, but he asked for a cut.”