All his
fellow subs. had moved away from him. They were disappointed,
but they realized that Prescott and Holmes had entered the game
under brilliant promise, yet without training.
Dutifully the cadet cheer-master kept at his work, but now the
responses came with less volume from the corps of cadets, who were
truly sitting on anxious seats.
In the interval of rest, Lieutenant Carney talked anxiously with
Brayton.
"Have we made a mistake in Prescott and Holmes?" asked the coach.
"What do you think, sir!" asked Brayton.
"If we had had that pair in training from the outset," replied
the Army officer, "I'm satisfied that they would have made a better
showing. Lehigh isn't a particularly strong team, but they have
one of the best right-end assaults that I've seen in some time.
It's really too bad that Prescott and Holmes, in their first game,
are put against such a strong, clever assault."
"Well, we can't put Haynes in now, unless Prescott should be injured,"
replied Brayton.
"Haynes?" repeated the Army coach. "I'm glad he's not on your
line today. Training and all, Haynes isn't the man to match Prescott,
even without training."
Haynes heard, and his face was convulsed with rage as he turned
swiftly away.
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