"Preston High School beat Gridley High School by several lengths!" "Hardly that," Dick retorted coolly.

"Preston High School merely distanced some boys from Gridley High School.

You didn't defeat a Gridley High School canoe crew." "Why didn't we ?" the Preston High School big chief questioned.
"Because, if you recall all the chat we had last night, the 'Scalp-hunter's' crew isn't yet official.

We haven't been authorized by the Athletic Council of Gridley High School." "Is that the way you get out of it ?" blurted Hartwell.
"No," Dick smiled.

"That's the way we get Gridley High School out of the charge of defeat.