"Get all the practice you can---you'll need it." "These ragamuffins are pretty full of brag," observed Hi scornfully to one of his lieutenants.
"They're just the kind of fellows that always do brag," returned the player addressed.

"Their brag will all be gone within a half an hour.

You'll see." "Yes," agreed Hi thoughtfully.

"If we can't trim this crowd to-day, then they're some wonders at ball.

They don't have any idea how long we've been training in order to give them this trimming." Some of Hi's players had already spread out over the field, and were doing some rapid passing.