The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-15
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rr xvD or THE GREAT GAME. :
,r7AHE nfth inning found Foam
IHT Fails with score Of Z, while
the Butternuts still had only
that paltry !. BY the time the
seventh inning was on, the lead
OF the winners had increased
4 and stili the Butternuts
AMY /. Things looked gloomy.
,sers n moment when de-
80, subimes to power" Harold
'y.s~bt OF this and ground his teeth as
!. ~ 70 ia swinton, who went first
: ~ In the eighth inning, Break every
~ Il the lot. Ed. but see you get hit.
- can beat 'efn yet"
- caught his captains spirit. Eds
u vas red az IRE, and he stood exactly
beam OF the sun, which Just then
S.Ssd out from behind a cloud. II made
= hais shine like red gold, and every
- laughed. That little wild. spread
- tystsrtcal laugh set everybody's
-. 10 tingling. Ed dropped his bat
~oment. ran his hands through his hair
~ mere chance, for he did not know
Z. p4ople were laughing at him--looked
-, thah ever like blazing torch. and
srsksred himself for the fray. Then they
.Aa1yed ike mad. Ed did not understand
-, hs took II as a compliment, and
| hrsrtened him up wonderfully.
~ 6fst throw might have been a ball,
. spiy Ed hadn't made an awful plunge
mr.
.1srike onel" called the umpire.
Another funny, skipping sort OF throw
toa shA pitcher.
100 low" groaned Harold. "oh. II he
ssl won't strike nj III" But again Ed
ssstt II II furiousIy.
~ Foam Falls contingent laughed.
0ux fellow shouted out loud. Might
hw been bali. II you had kept stili.
pesy'"
~ face turncd rs red az his hair, and
h MED his bat with a Jerk IN which all
~ wrath and longing OF his soul were
srWessed. The ball came singing on
III such 3 send ms the last two--but
la lime Ed hit II right I'm the eye, CIV
III II such blow that the bat did In
~ crack from stem TO stern" ON
n11d the ball. over the head OF the
n~sstop. The center fielder thought he
m sure OF II. but sudden gracious lit
= gust stirred the. upper air and waited
N Ackls sphere on toward the left.
~ folder began to run like mad.
/ Vsnters Center" bawicd the captain.
n that time Ed was close upon second
- He was going like the wind.
psh fhau center. The left FIELDER had not
s<tsd the captain. He and the center
sefr rare both OF them scrambiing for
~ ball. Their heads bumped together
~ down they went, and the ball was
thFd 70 one side. Ed by this time was
n lhird
vas left for the shortstop TO run clear
~ INTO the field and get that bali, while
ssenfsf and left fielders were trying to
- away the stars which had some
y risen out of the suu-bright sky 10
euet their virionl And Harold was
eAinG IT third and screeching like a
Go ahead Don't stopl Hurryp'
TIE home plate was gained. and Ed
Yped amid the sorrcl and stone clover
" his happy breath The Butternuts
eAsi around him. while the wolkin rang
= he cheers Of all ciearpond and
keh A home runl Good for ED
- Foam Falls left fielder was a trifie
- Tor few moments, and both he
Ne center fielder had sigablc knobs
ueif foreheads for the next three or
y days, but witch hazel and the fresh
and their pride combined TO set them
Nd they were ready to play In ten
nnies
sk'nr came next 10 bat lie felt n
sens sense OF exhlaratIon. oh. n
~ had only been three men on bases
- "a flung on that magnificent HIT
vktor made up HIS mind that there
- b one man on a base pretty soon.
ss'af Reeve had TO crack another bat
~ there.
rsihs oner' called the umpire.
tssr swallowed hard. pulled down his
sssiss spsf on HIS hands. hraccd himself
Fa every nerve In his body was tense as
and then let drive like all time at
~ ~ which was coming. Another hit
~ : mighty ono' The biggest Foam
nan couldn't have hit harder. Rut,
wss going straight UP. The pitch
saprtsiop would surely catch Il, and
~wnd haaeman was too handy by
up~ur-ur, would u never come
go Victor was dying To watch It, but
ahHt His part was only 10 forge
e last as his legs would carry
sHss base. second base what
meant Wasn't the old thing GO
ltis - caught after ais just a. We
snssa his foot on second base he
ths ball must be nearly down. for
afssih shouted ''Ftrst. nrstr'
- was q born fumhier~unt half such
Sshhnssrad fefaw aa the shor,stop.
mlsM b. possible
49, = perfect pandempnium OF yelis
~ sfed pas, third. with Harold and
running along beside him and
All rtghtl Go ahead You're
That's the paee"'--until the
Nsss Was raachsd Then az Vie
nsned head foremost into the grass
%a the strange tale told--h0w the
m'srsan Ind fumhled the ball. the
k.aep Bad tried to helm him and had
sAssers worse, both Of them had
sksaFd aud forward wildly and
- missed the ball entirely. though
an snneccn, tuft Of sras. right
-" hssF nascs all the time. The
Pc had, N'"' WV" WV
n 49, eMs--two runs the prore nira
- ssw' -and tbs eishth inutng' on,
49, sesia have such luck again
ssxr 20 bat Everybody was
essfsvsly awtul
~ss& They gave Roger courage.
e bad hit the hall cold ~ eAt
~ - al ever his dark eager face
~. a1Asfs Oh. we'll never mind
49,. Hade two runs ard there Was
\. i .Nasnk ccminK ANYHOW what
~ ). sxer who hal hit that swift
he,.4 esh over thrre toward Lent
49, vas and better stiii A was
y. ~ss Asd his foot on frat base be-
-. 81 could possibly set around
50 rarleiss ' ''''' N''"''
e !, was PercVt turn-And Percy
M. weakest Natter Rut they
-. ssasa 70 Nave aue euf HOW small
J -. ssd A. b. staaA uu there his
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