It ain't the game and we ain't goin' to do it." "What ain't the game ?" enquired Larry, who had come upon the anxious and downcast group.
Farwell told him the calamitous news and explained the problem under discussion.

"We'd play Sykes, only he hasn't been here a month yet, and Sam won't stand for it," he said.
"Of course Sam won't stand for it, and the Captain is right," said Larry.

"Is there nobody else, Sam ?" Sam shook his head despondently.
"Would I be any good, Sam?
I am not keen about it, but if you think I could take Cassap's place on left wing, he could take goal." Sam brightened up a little.

"Guess we can't do no better," he said doubtfully.

"I mean," he added in answer to the shout of laughter from the team--"Aw, shut up, can that cackle.