ry scratch team. They
couldn't expect to do as much again--(Why not?)--and it _was not_ fair
to the School to play matches without all their best men in the team.
The proposal he had to make was that unless the fellows now standing out
chose to return to their allegiance to the School within a week, all
future matches for the term should be scratched, and the club dissolved.

The captain's proposal caused considerable consternation. Ridgway rose,
and said he considered the motion dealt far too leniently with the
mutineers. He would say, drum them out of the club, and reorganise
without them.

Denton asked if it would not be more honest and straightforward to
summon them to the next match, and if they didn't turn up give them the
thrashing they deserved?

Fisher major said he supported the captain's proposal. It was nonsense
their playing with scratch teams, and letting it be supposed that was
the best the School could do. Some of the fellows on strike were no
doubt good players, and that made it all the more discreditable of them
to try to damage the School record by crippling the team. They no doubt
hoped that they would be begged to rejoin on their--own terms. Rather
than that, he was in favour of disbanding the club, and letting the
fellows devote their energy to running and jumping, and other sports,
where each fellow could distinguish himself independently of what any
others chose to do. (Hear, hear.)

Ranger also supported Yorke's motion. Very likely the mutineers would
crow, and say the club couldn't get on without them. No more they
could, in a sense. But he, for one, was not going to ask them to come
back, and would sooner break up the club, and let them have the
satisfaction of knowing they had injured Fellsgarth.

Amid loud cheers Corder followed. He was sorry, he said, there was to
be no more football, but supposed there was nothing else they could do.
He was glad to see some Moderns present, even though they were only
juniors. (Laughter.) It showed that there were some fellows on the
Modern side that stuck by the School. He fancied these youngsters could
take care of themselves. He was glad to hear a human voice again.
(Laughter.) It might be fun to some present, but he could assure them
it was none to him. No one had spoken to him for four days. He was cut
by his house, and had to thank even some of the juniors present for
assisting to make his life in Forder's miserable. He didn't