But five minutes later, a drop-kick from the middle of the field by the Rendlesham captain secured a magnificent goal for the home team.
Clapperton sneered.
"What I expected," said he.

"They'll be lucky if they don't lose a dozen." Yorke, on the contrary, was cheering up.

Bad as these opening ten minutes had been, he fancied his team was not going to do so badly after all.

The new players were working like mad in the scrimmage.

Ranger was as quick on his feet in the wet as in the dry; and Corder at half- back had been surprisingly steady.
Before kicking off again he made one or two changes.