Nine o'clock in the morning
`` If he quits early , '' Silvey consoled him as they sat on the Fletcher front steps just before bed time , `` we 'll win after all . '' `` We 'll have to , '' said John , stubbornly , as he rose in answer to his mother 's call . `` So-long , Bill . '' Nine o'clock in the morning saw the `` Tigers '' assembled in front of the Silvey home . Sid wore his elaborate outfit ; Bill , the ragged football trousers which had done duty in the autumn , and John sported a battered cap . Other uniforms among them there were not , but the team made a brave showing , nevertheless , as it trooped lustily toward the corner . No scampering across the railroad embankment this time for the members .