were the envy of the school for their heavy heads of hair.
With all the hard work of training, Coach Morton did not intend that the young men should be so busy as to have no time for recreation.
He understood thoroughly the value of the lighter, happier moments in keeping an athlete's nervous system up to concert pitch.
Though the baseball training of the preceding spring had been "stiff" enough, Dick & Co.

soon found that the football training was altogether more rugged.
In fact, Coach Morton, with the aid of Dr.Bentley as medical director, weeded out a few of the young men after training had been going on for a fortnight.

Some failed to show sufficient reserve "wind" after running.

A few other defectives proved not to have hearts strong enough for the grilling work of the gridiron.
All the members of Dick & Co., however, managed to keep in the squad.

In fact, hints soon began to go around, mysteriously, that Dick & Co.