The High School Freshmen - Dick & Co.'s First Year Pranks and Sports by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
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This year, as in previous years, the sophomores felt confident of winning. The freshmen hounds averaged rather small in size, though little was known as to the freshmen running powers or wind. The sophomores were all good runners. The contestants for positions on both teams had been tried out three days before, by a committee of men from the first class. The sophomores had not been allowed to see the freshmen run at these trials. The start was to be made at three o'clock on this Monday afternoon. All the runners were now here, Reade and Dalzell having been among the last of the freshmen to come up. It was ten minutes before three. "Half of the freshmen are a pretty mucky looking lot, aren't they?" asked Ripley, as he and Purcell, of the hares, strolled by. "I hadn't noticed it," replied Purcell pleasantly. "I thought them a clean and able looking lot of young fellows." "Humph! A pretty cheap lot! I call 'em," rejoined Ripley. Dick Prescott heard and flushed slightly. He understood the allusion, coming from the source that it did. But Dick was bent on making a good run this afternoon, and kept his temper. "Hares on the line!" shouted Frank Thompson, finally. He was |
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