CHAPTER ELEVEN
THERE WERE SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE board of directors for the Oakdale association: president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, player agent, finance director and equipment manager. Ted telephoned each of the seven the next day and arranged with them to be at his house at seven thirty in the evening for coffee and dessert and a special football film. He gave them no hint as to the nature of the film, but let them know that even one day's delay would be quite unfortunate. Nor did he mention that the full board was being invited.
Rita's special coffee cake took the edge off the surprise of finding that Ted had managed to stage an unscheduled board meeting and he got the film going immediately.
There was an ominous silence as Ted switched projector speed to slow motion for
