But only a yard resulted.
"_Signal_!" cried the quarter.

"_8--51--16--5_!" The ball came back into his waiting hands, was thrown at a short pass to the left half, and, with right half showing the way and full-back charging along beside, Fletcher cleared the line through a wide gap outside of St.Eustace's right tackle and sped down the field while the Hillton supporters leaped to their feet and shrieked wildly.

The full-back met the St.Eustace right half, and the two were left behind on the turf.

Beside Fletcher, a little in advance, ran the Hillton captain and right half-back, Paul Gale.

Between them and the goal, now forty yards away, only the St.Eustace quarter remained, but behind them came pounding footsteps that sounded dangerous.
Gardiner, followed by the professor and a little army of privileged spectators, raced along the line.
"He'll make it," muttered the head coach.