The Project Gutenberg EBook of The School Four, by Albertus T. Dudley This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you'll have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. Title: The School Four Author: Albertus T. Dudley Illustrator: Charles Copeland Release Date: December 21, 2017 [EBook #56215] Language: English Character set encoding: UTF-8 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE SCHOOL FOUR *** Produced by Barry Abrahamsen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) THE SCHOOL FOUR BOOKS BY ALBERTUS T. DUDLEY Phillips Exeter Series Illustrated. 12mo. Cloth. FOLLOWING THE BALL. MAKING THE NINE. IN THE LINE. WITH MASK AND MITT. THE GREAT YEAR. THE YALE CUP. A FULL-BACK AFLOAT. THE PECKS IN CAMP. THE HALF-MILER. Stories of the Triangular League Illustrated by Charles Copeland. 12mo. Cloth. THE SCHOOL FOUR. AT THE HOME-PLATE. THE UNOFFICIAL PREFECT. THE KING’S POWDER. LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO., BOSTON. The Westcott man clutched the ball over his rival’s head. STORIES OF THE TRIANGULAR LEAGUE THE SCHOOL FOUR BY ALBERTUS T. DUDLEY AUTHOR OF “PHILLIPS EXETER SERIES” ILLUSTRATED BY CHARLES COPELAND BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO. Copyright, 1909, by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. Published, August, 1909. All Rights Reserved. The School Four. PRINTED IN U.S.A. PREFACE “The School Four” is a story of football and rowing, its scene laid in a private school in an Eastern city. As in the Phillips Exeter books, the aim has been to keep the athletics practical and technically correct, and at the same time to present such conceptions of life and conduct as may encourage the boy reader to face his own school problems with the right spirit. Later volumes will treat successively of the city high school and the country boarding-school. To Mr. John Richardson, Jr., captain of the undefeated Harvard crew of 1908, the author owes a special debt for expert counsel, for the freedom of the Harvard coaching launch, and, above all else, for personal inspiration. A. T. DUDLEY. CONTENTS CHAPTER I John Smith, President CHAPTER II The Cup CHAPTER III Archibald Dunn CHAPTER IV Recruits for the Football Squad CHAPTER V At Adams’s CHAPTER VI The Story of Jason CHAPTER VII Sumner chooses a Successor CHAPTER VIII A Slighted Offer CHAPTER IX The Newbury Game CHAPTER X The Scouts bring News CHAPTER XI A Fruitless Interview CHAPTER XII President John’s Ideals CHAPTER XIII The Committee Decides CHAPTER XIV The Trowbridge Game CHAPTER XV Dunn’s Disappointments CHAPTER XVI Mike Advises CHAPTER XVII A Kindled Ambition CHAPTER XVIII The Shooting Match CHAPTER XIX A Loss to the Nine CHAPTER XX In the Pair-oar CHAPTER XXI The Second Crew CHAPTER XXII A Shift in the Boat CHAPTER XXIII The Weakened Heart CHAPTER XXIV The Trials CHAPTER XXV The Final Struggle CHAPTER XXVI Conclusion ILLUSTRATIONS The Westcott man clutched the ball over his rival’s head “They ought to tie a string to it and give Fatty the end” His feet going like the arms of a hay tedder Swung him directly into Hardie’s arms And watch the Varsity eight sweep magnificently by “Go it, Bainbridge! Kill ’em, Bainbridge!” THE SCHOOL FOUR