noon on Monday
The fact that the respective nines were made up almost wholly of boys who were soon to be graduated from the Grammar Schools did not in any sense lessen the rivalry . Each young player was proud of his own school and anxious to capture the laurels . `` Are you going to win Wednesday 's game from the North Grammar , Dick ? '' asked Len spencer , when that reporter met Prescott on Main Street at noon on Monday . `` Of course we are , '' Dick replied instantly . `` You seem very positive about it , '' quizzed Len . `` That 's the only way to go into athletics , '' claimed Dick .