Star Player is Caught
The cheating scandal came to a head when Art Krause, our football
captain, made the egregious mistake of getting caught cheating on 
a midterm exam. If Art were suspended, our chance for winning the
city championship would go up in smoke. The distraught coach 
asked Mr. Dorsey to overlook Art's duplicity. But Mr. Dorsey replied 
in an acrimonious fashion that the players had been given a plethora
of athletic instruction but a paucity of moral guidance.


To pass the buck--He always gives me a straight answer and
never tries to pass the buck.
(to evade responsibility)