I told the man he was making it too snug!" By this time Canterbury High School had been met and defeated, by the score of 15 to 6, and the football team had entered on its third week.
Clint still hung on, sometimes much discouraged, and took his share of hard knocks and gruelling labour.

Tyler having returned to his position on the second, Clint told himself that his last chance to make that team had vanished.

But, just when he had about given up hope of advancement, a fortuitous combination of briskness on the part of the weather and "ginger" on the part of Clint produced unexpected results.
The 'varsity team was composed largely of substitutes when scrimmage with the second began that afternoon, for the Canterbury game three days before had left a number of the regulars rather played out.

Lacking a left tackle for Saunders' place, Coach Robey took Cupples from the second, and Captain Turner, of the latter team, filled the vacancy with Bobbins, who, like Clint, was a new candidate.

Clint viewed the proceeding gloomily.