Have you boys any paper to
show that you represent your school?"
"Yes," admitted Hi, producing an envelope. "Our principal gives
us the proper authority."
Len read the note, nodding. "The Central Grammar boys have also
produced their authority to act, so now we can get down to the
details of the contest. The North Grammar boys are the challengers,
are they not?"
"Yes," claimed Hi.
"Then what sort of a swimming contest do you propose?" Len asked.
"Each school to appoint its best swimmer, and arrange a half-mile
race between the champions of the two schools," Hi answered promptly.
"The school whose champion wins is to be declared the champion
in swimming."
"We expected that," nodded Dick, "and we won't agree to it. If
this match is to be held for the school championship, then there
should be several boys entered from each school----say five, six
or seven from each school. Then the contest would really represent
the schools."
"But one boy would win, just the same, in any case," retorted
Martin. "What difference would it make?"
"The way that I propose," urged Dick, "no single boy could win
for his school. Suppose we enter seven boys from each school.
Then the school whose seven boys are in ahead of the seven boys
on the other side will win the contest.
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