“Think so, Wattles?” laughed Clif. “Well, you’re likely to see much better stuff than that if you stick around.”
Wattles shook his head, apparently incredulous. “It doesn’t seem possible, sir. The way you evaded those young gentlemen of the opposing side was wonderful. What I call a most clever performance, sir, a really bang-up bit of playing, sir!”
“Why, thanks, Wattles, that’s very nice of you. Getting to like our style of football better, eh?”
“I’m beginning to understand it, Mr. Bingham, and I don’t hesitate to say that, barring what looks to me like too heavy a stress on what I may call the slugging features, it is a more exciting game than we play, sir.”
“But look here, Wattles, we don’t slug!”
“No, sir? Oh, very possibly, very possibly. What I alluded to is the part where you face each other, Mr. Bingham, and then—er—mix it up! But perhaps Mister Loring has misled me. I understood from him that using the fists was permissible, quite the usual thing. I have the wrong—er—dope, sir?”
“You certainly have, Wattles!” Clif laughed. “Loring’s been ‘having’ you, as you’d say!”
“Very likely, sir,” sighed Wattles. “Thank you.”
Cupples Institute, Wyndham’s opponent the next afternoon, had been defeated by Wolcott a fortnight before, 19 to 7. To those who delighted in comparative scores to-day’s contest was of much interest. The Dark Blue was expected to win, but by a close score, and whether that score would better 19 to 7 was problematical. However, Cupples didn’t show as strong as expected. Wyndham outpunted her all through the game and outrushed her during two periods. Fargo went over for Wyndham’s first score four minutes after the kick-off and Stoddard kicked goal. Again, in the second, Fargo added another touchdown, and again Stoddard did his part. The half ended: Wyndham 14, Cupples 0.
With Ogden replacing Jensen and two second-string men relieving Fargo by turns in the fourth period, the Dark Blue was less assertive. There were two long runs and some decent gains through the Cupples line around midfield, but the best Wyndham could do in either of the remaining quarters was to add two field-goals to her score.