The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-24
The Sequel TO q Pot Out

this one between the Dewey nine
and the @sehley' nine. It was the
anal balf Of the ninth inning, with
the -sehleys" at the bat fne score
was nine to eight. Twc players were
out Perry Price was dancing arouho
third base, and Harry Hughes was
towering near second Amid pahoe-
monium OF shouting, George Grant
came 10 the plate. He rubbed MS
palms vigorously on the eafth anu
armly grasped the willow. The pileh-
er girded himself afresh, ine eatenei
orouched close behind the bat Twice /
flew the whlzzing sphere, while 1eolse
struck In vain. but his third ehote
caught the bah fairly. and to the flsnt
field it winged its flight.
Like fash, almost. the batter spec
to first, while Perry came tearing
down the home stretch like a hyeF on
the rain. But a wonderful thing oe-
Cured. Out yonder in right aeploseo
Fritz Fossler. the fat, slow, good-ha-
tnred bow who never did anything
scarcely at q faster than snaits pace.
Now. however, the good angel tnat
presided over the Dewey desunies
seemed to have infused speed into MS
whole being. The ball came 70 ING
home plate with incredible speed ana
while Perry's hand was reaching Tor
the goal in a mighty head-hrst silae'
the catcher touched him out
To lose the game SO nearly won was
too much for parryls self-enntrol ana
he ragged against the umpire. ClafA
carr. applying to the latter the stock
epifbet 81 erobber" Now. Clark, was
eminently quick fair and nrm anu
so far in this game. and IN fact. in aii
games before. his decisions had given
excellent satisfaction
The umpire remained calm amid tne
tempest. merely saying, during nfiei
iun. that Perry would be sorry iol
hts anger and his words. soon tAe
mines gathered their outfits and leIl
me field ia regret at the unpleasant
ending Of an otherwise tine game.
A week passed and Perry remained
ralkv ana distant towards Clark lh'
second Saturday following. q SWIM
ming excursion had been arranged
and At evening a dozen boys. amoni
them the two named. went 70 a deei
mol where a crib OF logs had oeel
built 10 protect the bank from th'
teeth OF the food when the spFlnl
freshets ran. Quickly disrobing, on
, after another. the boys ran out o.
the strong plank that projected fror
the top log OF the crib. and, leapin
!. ont went head foremost into -
stream. vanishing from sight 70 r
appear on the far side Of the pool
then swimming about a while they r
turned for another dive and swim.
i Clark had been first OF, and PERI
e came last. As the latter stood Q
l. the plank end he cried:
a BOYS. IN dive deeper and come .
s. farther away THAI any of you Wats
b me do it."
ie Then he leaped high and dlsal
peared beneath the surface
i. The boys. seated on the eri
watched to see Perry make good D
I boast. The moments passed, and
! did not come up.
! Suddenly CLARK Carr sprang to
Z feet with a gasp.
s Boys he cried. he's fast und
the old log instantly the rescu
ieaped from the plank and disa
ueared where Perry bad vanish'
a. As CLARK. swimming under wat
re opened his eyes. his fears became
ng reality.
he The boys had known Of the
do log buried BY the sedime-t q 90
ter great food. but now projecting 4
BE- the water near the bottom Of the %
be perry had gone deep and puaAed
,es head beneath It. Stunned and b
IT. fast. he was drowning. But the nrl
rs- rescuer grasped the imperiled 3
pulled him cut. and rising with
~ burden to the surface called for h
], rhe others quickly swan about
NJ two and among them. Perry was bo
-. Is the crib and then 70 the 81
- sward beyond
tas The boys quickly placed him
~. downward across q large leg. and
oroasiy rolled him until the ~
came out Of hts lLags. Then Is
was laid on the green grass be npe
his eyes and looked wonaerii
aroanc-
u Fritz Fosslar was the FIRST 70 So
- .qou got fast under the Old
Vel perry. and Clark dived and pulled
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