Chapter I: Front Matter

THE
FIGHTING SCRUB

By RALPH HENRY BARBOUR

_Yardley Hall Series_

FOURTH DOWN
FORWARD PASS
DOUBLE PLAY
WINNING HIS Y
GUARDING THE GOAL
FOR YARDLEY
AROUND THE END
CHANGE SIGNALS

_Purple Pennant Series_

THE LUCKY SEVENTH
THE SECRET PLAY
THE PURPLE PENNANT

_Hilton Series_

THE HALF-BACK
FOR THE HONOR OF THE SCHOOL
CAPTAIN OF THE CREW

_Erskine Series_

BEHIND THE LINE
WEATHERBY’S INNING
ON YOUR MARK

_The “Big Four” Series_

FOUR IN CAMP
FOUR AFOOT
FOUR AFLOAT

_The Grafton Series_

RIVALS FOR THE TEAM
HITTING THE LINE
WINNING HIS GAME

_North Bank Series_

THREE BASE BENSON
KICK FORMATION
COXSWAIN OF THE EIGHT

_Books Not In Series_

THE LOST DIRIGIBLE
FOR THE FREEDOM OF THE SEAS
KEEPING HIS COURSE
THE BROTHER OF A HERO
FINKLER’S FIELD
DANFORTH PLAYS THE GAME
THE ARRIVAL OF JIMPSON
UNDER THE YANKEE ENSIGN
BENTON’S VENTURE
THE JUNIOR TROPHY
THE NEW BOY AT HILLTOP
THE SPIRIT OF THE SCHOOL
THE PLAY THAT WON
OVER TWO SEAS (With H. P. HOLT)
FOR THE GOOD OF THE TEAM
INFIELD RIVALS

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, Publishers, New York

THE
FIGHTING SCRUB

BY
RALPH HENRY BARBOUR
AUTHOR OF “INFIELD RIVALS,” “KICK FORMATION,” ETC.

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
NEW YORK :: 1924 :: LONDON

COPYRIGHT, 1924, BY
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. THE ROTTER 1
II. GETTING ACQUAINTED 12
III. “LOVEY” MCKNIGHT 22
IV. A BOY IN A WHEEL CHAIR 35
V. OUT FOR THE TEAM 48
VI. WATTLES 60
VII. MR. BABCOCK TAKES HOLD 73
VIII. MR. BINGHAM PAYS A VISIT 86
IX. AN “UNEXPECTED” HONOR 100
X. CLIF GOES FOR A PAPER 114
XI. TOM IS BORED 129
XII. DEFEAT 139
XIII. THE CONSULTING COACH 150
XIV. THE FIGHTING SCRUB 160
XV. TOM’S LUCK TURNS 170
XVI. LORING TAKES COMMAND 183
XVII. WATTLES USES COERCION 193
XVIII. A NEW PLAY IS TRIED OUT 205
XIX. BAD NEWS 215
XX. “COCKY” MAKES A CALL 225
XXI. SCRUB VS. SCRUB 234
XXII. THE SCRUB DISBANDS 243
XXIII. WYNDHAM PLAYS WOLCOTT 254
XXIV. WATTLES AGREES 266

THE
FIGHTING SCRUB