"Say, that's a surprise," commented Andy, as he and his brother left the grounds.
"A good surprise for us, I think," said Frank.
"Why?"
"Because maybe Waterside will take us on now. They know how we trimmed Lafayette and now that they have been trimmed in turn by Milton, they may not be so high and mighty. I'm going to send another challenge."
Some thought it was foolish and a waste of time, but Frank persisted. He got an answer more quickly than before, and it showed the correctness of his reasoning.
"We will play you next Saturday on our grounds," said the note from the Waterside manager. "Kindly arrange details."
"Whoop! Hurray!" yelled Frank, rushing from one member of the team to another with the letter. "Now we'll have to do some tall practicing."
And next day the line-bucking of the regulars was so fierce that several of the scrubs were knocked out. There was a grim smile on the faces of the Racer boys and the coach.
"I think they'll play a great game—a great game," whispered Mr. Hardin as he watched them at practice.