ten
o'clock
Nature could not have been kinder to the warriors who , in a few short hours , were to meet upon the yellowing turf , nor to the thousands who were to assemble and cheer them on to victory -- or defeat . Breakfast at the training-table that morning was a strange meal , to which the fellows loitered in at whatever hour best pleased them . Many showed signs of restless slumber , and the trainer was as watchful as an old hen with a brood of chickens . For some there were Saturday morning recitations ; those who were free were sent out to the field at ten o'clock and were put through a twenty-minute signal practise . Among these were Neil and Paul . A trot four times around the gridiron ended the morning 's work , and they were dismissed with orders to report at twelve o'clock for lunch . Neil , Paul , and Foster walked back together , and it was the last that suggested going down to the depot to see the arrival of the Robinson players .