"But I hate to think how he is crowing to himself over the way the freshies got into the park.

I'd like to take the starch out of him at once." Hartwick induced Browning to leave the park, and the departure of the king caused the sophomores to wander away in small groups.
As a general thing they were discussing Merriwell, his position with the freshmen, and his pitching.

Some insisted that he was not a pitcher and would never make one, while others were equally confident that he was bound to become a great twirler some day.
Some of the groups discussed the antagonism between Merriwell and Browning, and all were confident that the king would do the freshman when he got himself into condition.

It was not strange that they believed so, for they remembered how Bruce had knocked out Kid Lajoie, who was a professional.
Browning himself proceeded directly to his rooms, where he sat himself down and fell to thinking.

Twice had he been up against Merriwell, and he had found out that the leader of the freshmen was no easy thing.