“Instinct!”
“That’s it,” said Tommy relievedly. “Instinct. And initiative, too. I guess initiative’s what I’ve been trying to think of.”
“And you think we have those things?”
“Yes, most of you have. You have, for one. So has Ted Ball and Nip Storer and Galvin and Kruger and—”
“Gosh, I don’t believe I have, Tommy! Ted, yes; and maybe those others. But me—” Bert shook his head doubtfully. “Anyway, how can you tell by seeing a team in action once whether it’s got initiative, Tommy?”
“I can,” answered the other stoutly. “It shows in the way they go about things, the way they handle themselves. You can’t fool me. Say, did I tell you that you were good and that you’d make the team or didn’t I?”
“You did,” acknowledged Bert.
“Yes, and I said you’d do most of the scoring against Kenly, too, didn’t I?”
“Something of the sort. Don’t you wish you hadn’t?”