two only.

Brimfield tried the Claflin ends out pretty thoroughly and with Otis and
Howard carrying, took back most of Claflin's gain. But a forward pass
finally went to a Claflin end instead of Holt and the tables were
suddenly turned. It was the Blue's ball on Brimfield's forty-six then,
and Claflin opened her bag of tricks. Just how Cox got through the
centre of the Brimfield line no one ever explained satisfactorily, but
get through he did, and after he was through he romped past Otis and
Rollins and raced straight for the goal. Carmine and Howard closed in on
him and it was Carmine who brought him down at last on the twelve yards.

How Claflin shouted and triumphed then! The Blue came surging down the
field to line up against the astounded enemy, determination written
large on every countenance. A plunge at Gilbert gained a yard and was
followed by a three-yard gain off Holt. Then Claflin fumbled and
recovered for a two-yard loss and, with eight to go on fourth down,
decided that a goal from field was the best try. And, although Brimfield
tried hard to get through to the nimble-footed Cox, and did smear the
Blue's line pretty fairly, the ball went well and true across the bar,
and the 0 on the score-board was changed to a 3!

CHAPTER XXVI

LEFT GUARD GILBERT

THAT finished the scoring in the third period. All that Claflin could do
was to bring back Brimfield's punts and try desperately to find holes in
the maroon-and-grey line that weren't there. Both teams were showing the
effects of hard playing, and when the third quarter ended substitutes
were hurried in from both benches. For Brimfield, McPhee relieved
Carmine, Lee went in for Holt and Sturges for Crewe. Claflin put in a
new right end, a fresh full-back and returned her original right guard
to the line-up.

McPhee brought instructions from Coach Robey. Brimfield was to hold what
she had and play the kicking game. If she got within the Blue's
thirty-yard line she was to let Rollins try a drop-kick.

Rollins punted regularly on second down and just as regularly Claflin
rushed until the fourth and then punted back. After five minutes of
play, during which the ball went back and forth from one thirty-yard
line to the other, it dawned on Claflin that she was making no
progress. A new full-back trotted in and displayed his ability by
sending the ball over McPhee's head on his first attempt. Fortunately,
though, the punt, while long, was much too low