You must play like gentlemen, and there must be no wrangling or disputing.

They are agreeable for a master to play on each side, so I shall act as captain.

Anything that has to be said must be left to me, and I shall see you get fair play.

Do you clearly understand ?" "Yes, sir." "Very well, then, I'll write and say we shall be pleased to play them here on Saturday week." The prospect of mooting the Philistines in the open field filled the mind of every boy with one thought, and the whole establishment went football mad.

It was played in the schoolroom and passages with empty ink-pots and balls of paper, in the bedrooms with slippers and sponges, and even in their dreams fellows kicked the bed-clothes off, and woke up with cries of "Goal!" on their lips.
Mr.Blake arranged the order of the team, and remarking that they would need a good defence, put himself and Shaw as full backs.