One day he played finely, the next so listlessly as to cause the coaches to shake their heads.

His goal-kicking left something to be desired, but as yet he was as good in that line as any save Neil.

Gillam, although light, was a hard line-bucker and a hurdler that was afraid of nothing.

In fact he gave every indication of excelling Paul by the time the Robinson game arrived.
One cause of Paul's uneven playing was the fact that he was worried about his studies.

He was taking only the required courses, seven in all, making necessary an attendance of sixteen hours each week; but Greek and mathematics were stumbling-blocks, and he was in daily fear lest he find himself forbidden to play football.