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exclaimed Bert as they filed out with the crowd , `` both those teams have the ` goods , ' but I think the ` Greys ' are just a shade better than the ` Maroons . ' '' `` I do , too , '' said Tom , and this seemed also to be Dick 's opinion . They made their way to the garage , and as it was now almost dark , Dick lit the lamps on the car . Then they purred smoothly along the macadam road and after a delightful ride through the crisp autumn air delivered the car safely into its garage before midnight . The next morning they were received with an uproarious welcome when they made their appearance at the training table . The other members of the team had a pretty good idea of where they had been , and assailed them from every side with questions . But they kept their own counsel , reserving their information for the ears of the coach , and knowing that he would tell the team all that he thought fit .