He shared in the doubt of their Captain as to which was the better team.

He frankly confessed that in the last quarter the luck came to his team.
"Not a bit of it," roared the Cornwalls with one voice.
As to his own team, he was particularly proud of the way they had taken the training--their fine self-denial, and especially the never-dying spirit which they showed.

It was a great honour for his team to meet the Cornwalls.

A hard team to meet--sometimes--as Snoopy and himself had found out that evening--but they were good sports and he hoped some day to meet them again.
After the usual cheers for the teams, individually and collectively, for their supporters, for the Mill management and for the ladies, the dinner came to an end, the whole party joining with wide open throats and all standing at attention, in the Canadian and the Empire national anthems.
While the supper table was being cleared away preparatory to the dance, Captain Jack rushed upstairs to the party in the gallery.

Patricia flung herself at him in an ecstasy of rapture.
"Oh! Captain Jack, you did win! You did win! You did win! It was glorious! And that double-circle play that you and Snoopy put up--didn't it work beautifully!" "We were mighty lucky," said Captain Jack.
The others, Hugh, Vic and Rupert, crowded round, offering congratulations.