Both teams played listlessly, much, as Amy put it, as if they were waiting for the noon whistle.

There was a good deal of punting and both sides handled the ball cleanly.

Neither team was able to make consistent gains at rushing and the two periods passed without an exciting incident.

Amy was frankly bored and offered to play Chase a couple of sets of tennis.
Chase, however, chose to see the game through.
"They'll wake up in the next quarter," he predicted.

"They've both been feeling the other fellow out.