human
Spite-work, I tell you! chimed in Specs.
gpt
You know who picked the players as well as I do, with Professor Leland home sick in bed. Sheffield did. He's captain of the team, president of the athletic association, and--and enemy of the Boy Scouts, isn't he? Well!
human
Sheffield's all right himself, Bi admitted slowly,
gpt
--he looked up defiantly--
human
We were on the regular team when we beat Elkana that first game, I guess! blazed Jump.
gpt
It was the other way around then, with Kiproy, Barrett, Collins and Turner as the substitutes. Right after that, Sheffield began to sack us, one at a time. There were three Scouts on the team that beat Grant City, then two in the Charles City mix-up, and finally only Bunny against Deerfield. Now there isn't a single one of us on the regular five. It's a wonder we are still in the running for the pennant.
human
Well, we won't be, prophesied S. S.;
gpt
They certainly buried us the last time, said Bunny, making a wry face.
human
But so did Grant, and you all know we nosed them out in the rubber. I wonder--Bonfire, what's wrong? What does this new line-up mean, anyhow?
gpt
Want the truth?