three o'clock Thursday
afternoon
This paper was also signed by the fathers of the two boys , and forwarded to Lawyer Ripley . That gentleman man returned the paper to Dick , with a statement that he might have something to communicate at a later date . Tuesday morning , with many secret misgivings , Coach Morton , who was also one of the submasters of the High School , posted the call for the football squad . The call was for three o'clock Thursday afternoon , at the gym . `` Humph ! '' was the audible and only comment of Bayliss , as he stood before the school bulletin board at recess and read the announcement . `` I guess the day for football here has gone by , '' observed Porter sneeringly .