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CHAPTER XVI

SOMETHING ABOUT A CANE

But if Koswell and Larkspur were guilty, they kept very quiet about it, and the Rover boys were unable to prove anything against them. The bill for the cut-up tire came to Dick, and he paid it.

The college talk was now largely about football, and one day a notice was posted that all candidates for admission on the big eleven should register at the gymnasium.

"I think I'll put my name down," said Tom.

"And I'll do the same," returned Dick, "but I doubt if well get much of a show, since they know nothing of our playing qualities here."

There were about thirty candidates, including thirteen who had played on the big team before. But two of these candidates were behind in then studies, and had to be dropped, by order of the faculty.

"That leaves a full eleven anyway of old players," said Sam. "Not much hope for you," he added to his brothers.

"They'll do considerable shifting; every college team does," said Dick; and he was right. After a good deal of scrub work and a general sizing up of the different candidates, four of the old players were dropped, while another went to the substitutes' bench.

It was now a question between nine of the new candidates, and after another tryout Dick was put in as a guard, he having shown an exceptional fitness for filling that position. Tom got on the substitutes' bench, which was something, if not much. Then practice began in earnest, for the college was to play a game against Roxley, another college, on a Saturday, ten days later.

1. How many candidates were there?
2. How many had prior experience?
3. How many were dropped?
4. Why?
5. Where were they registering at?
6. Did Dick think they had much of a shot?
7. Why not?
8. What did correctly say all teams do?
9. How many of the old players were let go?
10. Did one become a substitute?
11. How many new potential players did it come down to?
12. Did Tom get picked?
13. What did he end up doing on the team?
14. Did Dick get picked, too?
15. What position did he get?
16. Did he seem like an excellent fit for that position?
17. Who paid for a torn up tire?
18. Who might have been guilty, but they weren't saying anything about it?
19. Who failed at proving them guilty of anything?
20. Who was the first football game going to be against?

Numbered answers:
1. about thirty
2. thirteen
3. two
4. they were behind in studies
5. the gymnasium
6. no
7. they knew nothing of their playing qualities
8. considerable shifting
9. four
10. yes
11. nine
12. yes
13. substitute
14. yes
15. guard
16. yes
17. Dick
18. Koswell and Larkspur
19. the Rover boys
20. Roxley,