The champion who now stood up against the school-master was a famous speller.
Jim Phillips was a tall, lank, stoop-shouldered fellow who had never distinguished himself in any other pursuit than spelling.

Except in this one art of spelling he was of no account.

He could not catch well or bat well in ball.

He could not throw well enough to make his mark in that famous West ern game of bull-pen.

He did not succeed well in any study but that of Webster's Elementary.