eight o'clock
It 's going to be a toss-up whether our game works as we hope , or falls flat to the ground . '' When Saturday morning came , the two chums of Scranton High met as per arrangement , and as Thad expressed it , made a `` bee-line '' downtown . They were fairly wild to get bold of the first copy of the _ Weekly Courier _ that was placed on sale . As a rule , it was delivered to the several newsstands , and at the railroad station , around eight o'clock . Then the `` printer 's devil , '' who was also the carrier , delivering copies to most of the town folks who subscribed in that fashion , would start out with a first bundle in his bag , taking his time about leaving the same at different doors . Perhaps nowadays , however , when there was likely to be a baseball game in the afternoon to enliven things , the said boy might quicken his pace a bit , so as to get through , and have a chance to witness the struggle . They were just in time to see a package delivered at the main news store , where sporting goods could also be purchased .