But it was not at all beneath his dignity to call erring candidates to order or to indulge in a good deal of heavy satire at the expense of those whose inexperience made them awkward.

Neither Steve nor Tom, however, fell under the ban of his displeasure.
Falling on the ball followed the passing, and, in turn, gave place to starting and sprinting.

For this they were formed in line and Sawyer, leaning over a ball at one end of the line, snapped it away as a signal for them to leap forward.

By that time the warmth of the day and the exertion had tuckered a good many of them out and Sawyer found much fault with the performances.
"Oh, get moving, you chap in the black shirt there! Watch the ball and dig when I snap it! That's it! Go it! _Hard!_ All right for you, but about a dozen of you other chaps got left entirely.

Now get down there and throw your weight forward.