: Change Signals: A Story of the New Football by Barbour Ralph Henry Relyea C M Charles M Illustrator - Schools Juvenile fiction; Football Juvenile fiction

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FACING PAGE

"An odd-looking figure in a pair of old gray trousers" 42

"At the pole stood a boy with upraised arm" 74

"'I think I can win the match if you make it worth my while'" 166

CHANGE SIGNALS

THE MASS-MEETING

"Old Yardley can't be beat, my boy, She's bound to win the game! So give a cheer for Yardley, and Hats off to Yardley's fame!"

"We're here to-night, fellows, to start things going. We're going to hear from the faculty and from the head coach and the captain, and all I'm supposed to do is to introduce the speakers. But before I do that there's just one thing I want to say, fellows, and it's this. We're going to win this year--"

The cheers burst forth deafeningly, and it was a full minute before Goodyear could go on.

"Just as we did last year and other years before that." "But to do it we must all get together and stand right back of the team every minute. It's school loyalty that does the business. Every fellow who has been on a team knows what it means to feel that the school is right back of him. It means a lot, I tell you; I don't say that it wins games, but it comes mighty near it sometimes. The team may have its failures; it can't win all the time; but it isn't going to help matters if you start 'knocking.' There may be mistakes made; that happens now and then; but don't 'roast' the team for it. Don't roast anyone; get behind and push harder than ever! That's all, fellows. Mr. Collins will now speak a few words to you."

The audience proved that it was in entire sympathy with Goodyear's sentiments by cheering long and loudly. And then it began again as the Assistant Principal stepped to the front of the stage. Mr. Collins, in spite of the fact that he represented Authority and meted out punishment to ill-doers, was very popular. Doctor Hewitt, or "Toby" as the school called him, was the Principal, but the doctor was getting well along in years now and the actual school management fell on the younger and very capable shoulders of "Mr. Warren Collins, A.M., Yale," to quote the school catalogue. Mr. Collins confined his remarks to-night to a few moments only. He said he was glad to see them all back again, glad to see so much enthusiasm and glad that the football prospects looked so bright. "With a settled coaching policy well established, a coach whom we all admire and respect and a captain who has proved himself popular, brilliant and earnest," said Mr. Collins, "we are very fortunate, I think. And I, for one, shall be very much surprised if this season proves anything but one of the best in recent years."

Mr. Bendix had his meed of welcome and applause when he followed the Assistant Principal. Although "Muscles" was a hard taskmaster and was often well hated by the lazier youths, he was generally liked. Besides, this was the beginning of the term, the old boys were happy at getting back again and the newcomers delighted to be there, and they would have cheered even "Mother" Walker, who was the least loved of all the faculty, had he appeared. Mr. Bendix had quite a little to say about physical examinations and the matter of training, and his remarks were not especially exhilarating. But everyone heard him through with respect and then burst into thunderous cheers as the football captain came to the front of the platform.

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