But Robinson was reticent.

Perhaps her coaches discovered the presence of the Erskine emissaries.

However that may have been, her team used ordinary formations instead of tackle-back, and displayed none of the tricks which rumor credited her with having up her sleeve.

But the Erskine party saw enough, nevertheless, to persuade them one and all that the Purple need only expect defeat, unless some way of breaking up the tackle-back play was speedily discovered.

Robinson's line was heavy, and composed almost altogether of last year material.