Fletcher had run it back ten yards ere he was downed, and from there it had gone six yards further by one superb hurdle by the full-back.

But St.Eustace had then held finely, and on the third down, as has been told, Hillton's fake-kick play had been demolished by the Blue's tackle, and the ball was once more in the hands of St.Eustace's big center rush.
On the side-line, his hands in his pockets and his short brier pipe clenched firmly between his teeth, Gardiner, Hillton's head coach, watched grimly the tide of battle.

Things had gone worse than he had anticipated.

He had not hoped for too much--a tie would have satisfied him; a victory for Hillton had been beyond his expectations.

St.Eustace far outweighed his team; her center was almost invulnerable and her back field was fast and heavy.