The Crimson Sweater

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Barbour Ralph Henry. The Crimson Sweater

CHAPTER I. THE CRIMSON SWEATER'S FIRST APPEARANCE

CHAPTER II. ROY MAKES AN ENEMY AND A FRIEND

CHAPTER III. A MIDNIGHT HAZING

CHAPTER IV. ROY CHANGES HIS MIND

CHAPTER V. CHUB EATON INTRODUCES HIMSELF

CHAPTER VI. METHUSELAH HAS A SORE THROAT

CHAPTER VII. COACHES AND PLAYERS

CHAPTER VIII. FORREST LOSES HIS TEMPER AND ROY KEEPS HIS PROMISE

CHAPTER IX. RED HAIR AND WHITE RABBITS

CHAPTER X. THE CROSS-COUNTRY RACE

CHAPTER XI. HARRY FINDS A CLUE

CHAPTER XII. A NIGHT IN THE QUARRY

CHAPTER XIII. FORMING THE HOCKEY TEAM

CHAPTER XIV. THE ENTERTAINMENT AND HOW IT ENDED

CHAPTER XV. A DEFEAT, A VICTORY AND A CHALLENGE

CHAPTER XVI "JUST FOR THE SCHOOL!"

CHAPTER XVII. THE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP IS DECIDED

CHAPTER XVIII. ON FOX ISLAND

CHAPTER XIX. A NIGHT ALARM

CHAPTER XX. ROY VISITS HAMMOND

CHAPTER XXI. FERRY HILL CHANGES ITS LEADER

CHAPTER XXII. THE POACHING

CHAPTER XXIII. ON INNER BOUNDS

CHAPTER XXIV. SID'S "POPULAR PROTEST" – AND WHAT FOLLOWED

CHAPTER XXV. THE BOAT-RACE

CHAPTER XXVI. THE GAME WITH HAMMOND

CHAPTER XXVII. THE CRIMSON SWEATER DISAPPEARS

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A few minutes later Roy found himself acting as quarter-back on one of the two squads made up of last season's first and second. The boy in front of him, playing center, was a big youth who had a half hour before insulted his precious sweater and who Roy now discovered to be Horace Burlen. Burlen hadn't shown himself especially delighted at Roy's advent, but so far had refrained from addressing him. For a time the work went well enough. Each squad, since there were not enough players present to make up two full elevens, held nine men, five in the line and four behind it, and the work consisted of snapping the ball back by center and handing it to one of the backs by quarter. No signals were used and the passing was slow, the idea being merely to accustom the players to handling the ball. Roy was instructed in the holding of the pigskin and in passing and the backs in receiving the ball and placing it against the body. Roy showed an aptitude for the work which more than vindicated Mr. Cobb's judgment and for ten minutes or so, during which time Roy's squad traversed the length of the field, there were few fumbles and few mistakes. But presently, when Mr. Cobb had taken himself off to the other squad, the cry of "Ball!" went up and Roy was on his stomach snuggling the oval in his arms. The backs took their places again and the ball went back to center. This time there was no hitch, and full-back, followed by left and right halves, trotted through the line between guard and tackle. But on the next play the erratic pigskin again eluded Roy's hands, and after that fumbles and the cry of "Ball! Ball!" became so frequent that Mr. Cobb's attention was attracted and he came over.

"What's the trouble here? Who's doing all that fumbling?" he demanded.

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"What's your name?"

"Roy Porter."

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