"FOR THE GOOD OF THE SCHOOL"
A few days later, Bob Somers, hard at work studying in his "den," was summoned down-stairs to the 'phone.
"Now I wonder what's up?" he murmured, somewhat impatiently. "Haven't much time to prepare for the next exercise in logarithms."
As soon as he placed the receiver to his ear the gruff voice of Tom Clifton began coming over the wire. And there was a note of pent-up excitement in it which instantly caught the captain's attention.
"I say, Bob, what do you think? Do you know what 'Crackers' Brown has done? Never heard of such nerve in my life."
"Tell me quick!" laughed Bob.
"He's posted up a big notice on the gymnasium door calling for candidates for another team. How does that strike you?"
"I suppose there is nothing to prevent him, Tom."
"You haven't heard all. The notice says that as the regular nine has been tried and found wanting the interests of the school demand that his players be given an equal show with the others."
"I had an idea something like this was coming. Who told you?"