The Rival Pitchers

. They formed in a ring about Langridge, who once

can do it. It won't take five minutes t

got to get it up

t out your knoc

e chapel. They were the sophomores, who in some mysterious manner had hear

ing," said K

ep still about it, can't you?" he asked fretfull

e pitcher if he gets ner

re enough of them to stand off the rush of the sophomores, who,

hrew the lead weight with all his force. It struck

he leading sophomores. "Tear 'em ap

nge of freshmen, who crumpled up unde

angridge. There was no lo

this their leader hastily sent for reinforcements. Meanwhile the others re

claimed Clinton in disgust. "Why do

mass at his feet. He was about to make another attempt, when a lad stepped to his s

used to be pretty fair at throwing

ridge suspiciously. "Are you

rcements. "I'm a freshman. My name is Parsons-Tom Parsons. I'm a little late getting here this term. In fact, I just arrived to-night. I was on my w

esitatingly, fearing this was a tric

Parsons. "Wait a minute. Is there a

name," re

believe. At least, I have a letter from Dr. Albertus

freshman, all right. I didn't remember about it. Sure

-naturedly. "Couldn't help

me more sophs

r, for cats' sake!

exclaimed

it?" asked To

hrowing," replied

ry," suggested Clinton. "We want to

d Kerr. "I guess your

d that he let some one else try, and as a new body of sophomores

tch?" he as

" was the

me Tom Parsons and Fred Langridge met, and it was rather prophetic that this first meeting should presage othe

oing to have our hands full n

back a few feet, looked up in the darkness to where the cross was dimly visible, and the

ind a bank of clouds, showed that the cord had fallen squarely over one arm of

row!" echo

ge. "I could have done a

e!" ordered Kerr

nd a struggle was going on, the freshmen endeavoring to hold back the attacking sophomores. Now and then a seco

and slipped over the cross. It was held down on one side by several

had again assumed command of things. "Qui

ite of his lack of speed, he managed to make good time

reak through and yank down the rope

e circle of freshmen, who protected the two group

! Hold 'em!" pl

e took them, all in good nature. Once, when a small sophomore broke through

e, all right," obser

. Shouldn't wonder but what he'd give Langri

A fellow who can throw as

breathing spell, following a

lad-Tom

to be chums in Northville, a country town. That's how Tom happened to com

ked Clinton

ok out, here th

as interrupted to

y called the Snail from h

pper?" yelle

Here i

of freshmen. It was the bell clapper, which the S

oughly, as he shoved the newcomer to on

to help," replied

uch longer, and we don't want 'em to get it now.

ying wedge in front of Langridge, with him inside the apex,

d-years, who had become aware of

l, only those remaining who were holding th

Snail. "I'm up here ye

cried Kerr. "Hold the rope,

freshmen

re was a temptation to join the fighting thro

rom the cross, and the lads, coiling it up as they