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Coach Payson sent the call to each end of the field and then, swinging his small blue megaphone in his hand, waited for the panting players to gather about him in front of the bench. They came running in from all parts of the gridiron, a motley gathering of football aspirants; seasoned veterans of last year’s Yardley Varsity, Second Team men, substitutes, new boys; big, little, fat, thin, all sizes and conditions. Andy Ryan, the little red-haired trainer, stood over his pile of blankets and his water pail, back of the side-line, and viewed the sixty-odd candidates with a pessimistic shake of his head. John Payson, turning at the moment, saw it and smiled.

Coach Payson sent the call to each end of the field and then, swinging his small blue megaphone in his hand, waited for the panting players to gather about him in front of the bench. They came running in from all parts of the gridiron, a motley gathering of football aspirants; seasoned veterans of last year’s Yardley Varsity, Second Team men, substitutes, new boys; big, little, fat, thin, all sizes and conditions. Andy Ryan, the little red-haired trainer, stood over his pile of blankets and his water pail, back of the side-line, and viewed the sixty-odd candidates with a pessimistic shake of his head. John Payson, turning at the moment, saw it and smiled.

Dan Vinton has graduated, but boarding school life continues with Gerald Pennimore, Kendall Burtis and their school chums at Yardley Hall."... And we might as well confess, right at the start, that this year's book is all school life and football. Yardley Hall, where most of Mr. Barbour's best stories occur, is the scene and Kendall Burtis, the boy who last year kicked a goal at the very last minute, is the hero. Kendall isn't "green" any more and he gets into the game right at the start. And then somebody sells the team's signals to Broadwood and accuses Kendall and a fine mess it all is...." (excerpt from D. Appleton & Company advertisement at the back of the book).

Dan Vinton has graduated, but boarding school life continues with Gerald Pennimore, Kendall Burtis and their school chums at Yardley Hall."... And we might as well confess, right at the start, that this year's book is all school life and football. Yardley Hall, where most of Mr. Barbour's best stories occur, is the scene and Kendall Burtis, the boy who last year kicked a goal at the very last minute, is the hero. Kendall isn't "green" any more and he gets into the game right at the start. And then somebody sells the team's signals to Broadwood and accuses Kendall and a fine mess it all is...." (excerpt from D. Appleton & Company advertisement at the back of the book).

Dan Vinton has graduated, but boarding school life continues with Gerald Pennimore, Kendall Burtis and their school chums at Yardley Hall."... And we might as well confess, right at the start, that this year's book is all school life and football. Yardley Hall, where most of Mr. Barbour's best stories occur, is the scene and Kendall Burtis, the boy who last year kicked a goal at the very last minute, is the hero. Kendall isn't "green" any more and he gets into the game right at the start. And then somebody sells the team's signals to Broadwood and accuses Kendall and a fine mess it all is...." (excerpt from D. Appleton & Company advertisement at the back of the book).

Barbour (1870-1944) was an American novelist who primarily wrote popular works of sports fiction for boys. In collaboration with L H Bickford he also wrote as Richard Stillman Powell, their most notable work being Phyllis in Bohemia (1897). His other works included light romances and adventure stories. Over the course of his career Barbour produced more than 100 novels amd numerous short stories. First published in 1913, this book forms part of the Yardley Hall School Stories series. With four full-page illustrations and a facsimile of the original cover.