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 Seriously, though, Lanny, that game doesn't mean much to us, and if I can scrape through without being absolutely beaten I'll be satisfied. Just keep your eyes on the eighteenth of November, Lanny, and forget about what goes on before."

"I suppose so," Lanny agreed, "only—when you're captain you sort of like to do the best you can; make a good showing for the season, you know."

"A good showing isn't possible unless we beat Springdale," replied Dick emphatically, "and that's what we're working for. I don't much care if we lose every game from now till then, if we win that one. Now let's get at those plays. This No. 3 won't work out, I guess. We're taking too many men from the right of the line and we're giving the play away from the start. There's one thing we've got to keep in mind, fellows, and that is that the simpler our plays are the better they'll work. If we decide on that formation we've talked of our plays have got to be simple. I don't mind trying this No. 6 out in practice if you like, but I don't cheer for it much."

"Just the same, if it did fool them," suggested George, "it would fool them badly and we'd make yards on it."