about noon
Rather to his surprise , Amy readily agreed to accompany him . Amy pretended a deep disdain for football and seldom attended practice or , for that matter , minor contests . It is probable that he consented to go to Thacher less to watch the game than for the sake of Clint 's society , for by that time the two were fairly inseparable . The team started off about noon , but the `` rooters '' , most of whom had eleven-thirty recitations , started an hour later , after a hurried dinner . Thacher was only twenty-odd miles away , but the journey occupied more than an hour , since it was necessary to take train to Wharton and change there to the trolley line . It was a mild day , sunny and cloudless , and travelling , especially on the electric car , was very pleasant . The fellows were full of spirits and a bit noisy , and played pranks on each other and had a thoroughly good time .