The Chums of Scranton High at Ice Hockey

n High pupils interested, but many of the town folks seemed to find it convenient to stroll around

proved to be. Some of these men had been college players, or, at least, interested in athletic sports. They hailed the awakening of Scran

o knew just how to go about it had seen that the water was just the right depth, and this was now frozen almost solid. As the enclosure was limited in dimensions,

fter the rules of the game. The two goals in the center of the extreme ends were stationary

admirably fitted for the position, since his playing was gilt-edged, his judgment sound

nobly in the stirring baseball encounters of the previous summ

ave read previous stories in this High School

tevens, Joe Danvers,

n Smith, commonly

. When the two teams were lined up to hear the last instructions from Mr. Leonard, who, being the physical instructor at Scran

gh Position

. Goal .........

. Point ........

.. Cover Point

... Right End

.. Center .....

.. Left End ...

.. Rover ......

ome up to time, as his mother had refused to let him play. This necessitated a change of program. A substitute must be found, and as they knew that Hugh's

approached and offered

place for swift action

g quietly by himself

s, which many boys rec

had onc

when they saw Nick the trouble-maker in the line-up. Previous experiences warned them that the game was very likely t

other Seven that Nick be chosen, somehow believed the one-time bully of Scr

ading his mother to advance his birthday gift a few days, after telling her the whole circumst

arted that he meant to be severe in inflicting punishment and penalties for foul or off-side work he had Nick most

ement about his apparent good nature. Nick could "smile, and smile a

her, according to which side had gained possession of the puck, and were endeavoring by every legitimate m

pretty much their own way. Before more than half of the first twenty-minute period had been exh

ick managed to gain possession of the rubber, and the way in which he sent it flying before him along the ice was well worth seeing. Many started to cheer, forgetting their former antipathy tow

d not once so far had Mr. Leonard found occasion to reprimand Nick

could really be Nick Lang, the terror of Scranton, who

just bound to carry on. It's a nice game so far, but the chances are three to one it'll break up in a row yet; they always

secure a little rest, the score was five to three. That looked better for a well-contested game. And so f

ed to keep an extra sharp eye on the usual trouble-maker, as though expecting Nick to

ip Slavin and Leon Disney, were on the ice, and, of course, indulging in their customary derogatory remarks concern

to something; but on each occasion Nick shook his head in the negative, and broke away. Leon looked after him rather disconsolat

ay was

ped in their team play, which should be corrected if they hoped to down the strong Keyport Seven. Nor d

Seven was willing to put him forward as their star player, even if it went again

times, and either be reprimanded by the referee or having their side penalized on account of their too energetic work. Strange to say, Nick Lang never once caused

l things considered. Perhaps the Regulars did not try quite as hard as they might, since after all this was to be conside

Nick Lang, who had left the ice after it was all over; b

gh with it all, and never

of Nick's special g

k in his make-up. Only for that Nick would be a jim-dandy hand at any old athletic sport. I wonder if i

le to understand it at all. Hugh, however, only smiled when they appealed to him, and would say nothing; but