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Rh time, fellows, but let's go over the list again and see if we can figure out a win."

"Figure all you like," said the coach as he got up. "I've got to be going, fellows. But when you're through figuring just remember that no meet was ever won with a lead pencil. If you want to win Saturday just make up your minds that you're going to go out there and do about twenty per cent. better than you ever have done. That's the only way you'll win. See you later."

So well was the secret of Lanny's injury kept that few knew of it until his appearance at the field on Tuesday. It had been known that Lanny had been spiked in blocking the plate, but it was not supposed that he had been seriously hurt, and the sight of him swinging a stiff left leg about with the aid of a crutch came as a big surprise. Even then, however, Lanny laughingly denied that he was badly injured. "Just a couple of scratches," he said, "but they make my leg sort of stiff while they're healing. And I don't want to take any chances, you know."

That sounded all right, but by Thursday the truth somehow got out and the school in general, by this time quite enthusiastic over the dual meet, discussed it with dismay and disappointment. With Lanny out of the meet Clearfield had, they