Evening star., 1927-11-06

whether Bob should be treated as
friend or foe. Finally his natural good
nature settled the point.
"I'm training he gasped. Take a
run every morning and every after
noon."
Bob grunted with surprise. What
are you training for?" he inquired.
while his eyes twinkled
ITO lick Red" said Porky sheep
ishIy. And" he added as an after
thought. when / get done with him
] may start on YOU"
Bob shouted with laughter. You'd
better train," he said, slapping the
fat boy on the back. But seriously,
Porky, why not put all this energy to
some good use? Why not come out
for the team? You can rough US up
there all you want"
Porky looked him full in the eye.
''That's just what I'm going TO do
he declared, "as soon as ] get some
Of this beef worked off me.''
Great shouted Bob. go out for
fullback. Porky, and you'll be won
der. I'll tell the coach you're coming
out. Why don't you start tonight"
"It's all right with me-" agreed
Porky, "if you think / can stand it."
And SO 1t was that on Tuesday
night there was a new face in the
locker room of the foot ball team. In
fact. there were two new faces, for
Bob, Red and Porky were thunder
struck-or. at any rate. Porky was
to find Bill donning a uniform.
"Ye gods" Red marveled. What
brought you OUT"
ooh, ] need the exercise" said Bill
with a sheepish grin, and Red nudged
Bob.
A few minutes later Bob trotted
up to Coach Edwards with Porky and
Bill behind him.
Coach" he said TO him, here are
that fullback and quarter promised
you last week"
The coach stared at him. well,
I'll be jiggered" ne exclaimed, then
broke into laughter which made Bill
and Porky feel bit uncomfortah BILE.
"All right. Bob. Send 'em over there
with the rockies and let them get their
bumps"
II viii be merci:al to omit any ac-
count of what the next few days
meant to the two new members of the
squad. Neither had played foot bail
since their kid teams had waged val.
liant war in the vacant fields and lots
OF the village, ana they had lot 70
learn. Every night they came home
stiff. sore and dis2runtied. vowine
they would never 20 out again. But
Bob and Red urged them, and they
were not cutters. Tney did go out
again and again, and still again. as
the season wore on and Ferriston won
game after game.
As the end Of the season neared
Terriston went foot ball crazy. With
its all-star backficld. in which Ed Sa nd
WAS the captain and shining light
leading them on, the high school team
was enjoying one Of its best seasons
fn years. There were five other teams
in the county league. and all of then
had been beaten with the exception o.
Fayette. Fayette was by far the big
eest town in the county. and was 50
used to winning the championship
that the other teams usually simpl,
Fought IL out for second place. This
year Ferriston's last game was againS
the big school. 10 be played at Fay
cite, which was about 20 miles away
The game was scheduled for Thanks
giving day, and the students at Ferris
ton began TO talk Of the chances o
beating the big Fayette team, whicl
had also won all its league games an
beaten some Of the best teams in tn
State as well.
One day, as the squad trotted ou
for one OF it's final practice session
before the big contest, Coach Edward
pulled Bob aside.
Bob he said TO him. 1--WE .neve
eaid much to you. but this backfel
idea Of yours was a peach. OF course
the regular backfield has been doin