The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-07-07

Z Ifouliy Conscious tbAt ne bsa pssb -
nisted 10 The charmed eircle OF bic moe
ambitions dreams
/ II lacked but two weeks 10 the ath o
[ August. snd oil their spare time vn nos
devoted 10 practice. Snssslss vss sivei
the position OF pitcher, aud watched sni
iously. for on his play would depend
much OF their possible success. Al nrsl
he vase little swkwsfj aud salt ccnscions.
but within week bad established him
self 10 the boys cohadeuoe, aud thorough
ly tsmihsriksd himself with the game.
Evidently be made baseball the study oi
his thoughts 10y day and dreams by night
He was seldom seen without ball. which
was necessarily msking experimental
trips into the air 10 oil manner Of curves
spd twists. One day be Invented . pecn'
isr curve, which Hlei the boys With en-
thu,i,s,ic delight II the Wstersides did
not catch on to il. was the unanimous yer
dict, they would have no show for the
championship.
At last the IN momentous day arrived. and
the Hillviews aud Wstersides met on the
field, the one eager aud hopeful. snd the
other confident and supercilious. The
visiting club went 10 the bat first, and
there we're many broad smiles exchanged
among them H the ungsinly Snsggles bur
ried eIpectsntly to the pitchers position.
Bot Tor time the Hillvisws lsbored uu
der 9 disadvantage. they we're nervous and
excited, while their opponents were calm
sud nonchalant. The close Of the ffth
inning found the score G TO 4. in favor Of
the WATERSHEDS.
This won't do demonstrated Rodgers, ~
the Hlllviews scattered toward their res
pectlve positions in the field, we've got TO
brace up. You made On swful muf that
last time. Bill. Just take the balls easy
aud don't get sXoited. And you, Green,
don stand so far from your base. You
have slresdy let two men in by thst care
Iessness. Lets SEQ il we can't keep them
from getting = run this inning. Give
them some more OF your twisters, Snag
gles, and don't be afraid OF powder. And
now fellows. oil OF you remember that on
The next four innings depends the cham
Break your fingers and legs il
you want to. but don't make any more
nuffs or wild throws.
This sdmonition, or the fact that the
mem bers OF the visiting club we're begin
ling to have just-ss.we expected express
on. appeared to have . marked effect.
The Hillviews played better, and we're
more concerted 10 sction. A hot ball.
ent by Snsggles TO the second bsse, and
rom there past on to the third, and then
,ome, made double play. and put ont
wo men. A moment later. Willisms, the
stcher, sdroitly took foul tip from the
trikers bat, and 80 the Wstersides went
sck into the field without adding to their
core.
1t WAS now Bile turn at the bat, end the
pprehension OF bis companions WAS pres
n,ly justified by bis being caught out on
foul. Then came Snsggles, and - be
wkwsrdly took bis position. the pitcher
elivered mis- ball with more confidence
hsn usual. 1t would be easy to put that
allow ont, be thought. q
The first ball WAS passed, but the sec
I'd was met by . quick. sharp blow. !
hich sent II over the head Of the short '
op. and over the head OF the left fielder, .
ho was running backward, with bis arms Y
Used frsnticsily in the air, and far ont o
to the grass, beyond the limits Of the Il
III ground. Before il could be recover d
| and thrown to the pitcher, Snsggles '
I'd made circuit Of the bsses, and was b
Ick receiving congratulations Of bis
lends. b
Whewl Rodgers heard one OF the Water n
1es sIsculste. wonder where they 81
cked up that streak Of lightning Il
After Snsggles came Andrew, with . b
se bit, which carried him 10 the second Il
d Green, who was sen. to bis 6rst on ii
II balls. Then ashort. muscular fellow, Il
med Thompson, made nj, which took sI
N TO the first, and Green to the second, u
d let Andrews in. But the next batter Of
ade snoter foul. and by some misculculs
10 both Thompson and Green we're pot b,
t before they could regain the bases ts
ey had vacated. That closed the sixth
ning, and the score wss even. b,
The seventh and Ell, nth innings we're OF
g. and when the Watersides went TO the tt
I on the ninth, there Was little said BY ~
her side. The inning would probably lie
eide the cham pionship. g,
Those in the field we're now silent and o,
Itcbful. The bssemen leaned slightly d,
rwsrd. with their eyes Axsd on the bats v
70; and the short stop and left fielder II
vsnced or rsceded, according TO their OF
Innate OF the different bitsmen. Snsg Of
% had ceased srinning and chuckling,
4 bis long, cadsverous face wss even OF
,re grotesque 10 it's sobsrness than 10 o,
mirth. He sent 10 his balls With cd
re and f5ree. and impaired to them oil
e puzzlipg curves he was master Of.
But in spite OF oil their ws,obfulness
d care. the Wstsrsides made smother
D, which brought their score up to sew 10
We IN ust do some t4ll playing now, fel ev