The age-herald., 1902-05-18
TALES Or THE
 A.NCE CLUB BY JAMES ALBERT WALES.
Bx JAMES ALBERT WALES.

pitched ball. which made two on base ana none out The next man sent long high fly to deep left field, and as it was evidently impossible for Wilbur to get 1t, the base runners raced for home and the lnyincible 'rooters'' went wild with joy. Hats and flags were thrown in the air, and pande. monlum reigned.
 Wilbur had started for the ball at the crack of its impact with the bat. Naturally a fleet runner he exerted himself to the ut. most, and ran swiftly to the fence, with hts back to the ball. When almost at the fence he turned his head, leaped for the ball. and, to everyone's surprise, gathered 1t in safely. Almost before anyone could realize what had happened he threw the ball In to second and the second baseman touched the bag and shot the sphere to first, thereby, completing triple play. The two base-run- ners were too far off their bases to regain them in time to prevent being put out
 It would be impossible to describe the frenzied joy of the Perseverance party as they shouted.s danced and waved their flags in mad delight.
 'Now's the time to win." shouted a Per severance admirer, as Harry Hanford came to the bat But Harry could only send little fly to Dick Ives.
 Jack Henderson had made safe hit every time he had come to the bat and this time was no exception, for he caught the first ball pitched with terrific swing, and sent seething grounder past short stop for two bases. Teddy Ensign got a base on balls and both runners advanced on clever double steal. With ono out and two on bases 1t can be imagined that the excitement was in- tense.
 Rex Tlcknor went out on a foul fly mak- ing two gone.
 Charley Olmstead was beseeched to make a safe hit and win the game. He drove brisk grounder to Dick Ives, who seooped it up and retired the runner at first, mak- ing the third out.
 The score was still to O. and an extra inning would have to be played. Every one felt sure that the tenth inning would decide the game, but the teams kept up their even, steady playing, and no batsman reached first In the tenth, eleventh, twelfth or thirteenth inning In the fourteenth and fifteenth innings the Inyinclbles got men on bases, but sharp fielding prevented them from scoring.
 During the next three innings the pitch CTS did remarkable work. Despite the fact that they had pitched practically two or dinary games, they stood the strain well, and did not let up for Il moment Dick Ives struck out nine men in succession dur ing the sixteenth, seventeenth and eight eenth innings. Reub used a mixture of slow and swift curves, which were very deceptive. Had it not been for the splen- did fielding behind him, however he would nrobably have lost the game, for many supposedly safe hit was Killed by the prli- liant work of the Perseverance infeld, and the outfielders covered themselves with glory by making difficult catches.
 The spectators were aglow with excite ment and expectancy. By this time most of +boir voices were husky from continued cheering. but the bright colored flags waved
 
 as vigorously as ever.
 Tn the nineteenth inning double play ui+b two men on bases prevented the h. vincibles from scoring. Perseverance was unable to get man to hrst.
 As tho twentieth inning opened the sun was setting in the West, and it was gradually growing darker, yet the score was stlli the same-O-O. The first two lnyinciDle pats mon made safe hits. There was a cheer at .h,s and the joy of the home team was increased when Dick Ives sent both men home with a rattling three-base hit. Their ,o,c nentup enthusiasm was let loose unre- s4roinedlv for in all the 20 innings there had been no score up till this time.
 The gloom on the Perseverance side or the field was naturally increased when Harry Harford dropped an easy fly through sheer nervousness Dick Ives got home on the error making the score 80 in favor of the tpvincibles. Reub grtted his teeth In de examination and struck out the next three men by magnificent effort. His arm was about played out now, and he felt dull, tbrobbing pain above tho elbow.
 Coach Foster whispered few words Of encouragement to Reub as he came to the