The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-07

trot around the bases, but each time I
had turned first base TO see the ball
drop into the centerficldcr's hands an
! had 10 turn back It began 70 look
as though the darn atmosphere had
me at last. as Pinch an Pete had said
il would. an il also looked like we'd
lose the game an the money. An
what with the fears O. that an the
fear O. me maxim his aIgiberay all
wrong, Josh was IN a terrible stew.
-Four runs behind an our last
chance to bat" yelled he. Boys, you
must git busy. Bat as you never bat
| ted before. Don't belt up flies. Be foxy.
/ Blunt EN- or let EN- hit you. or git
| your base. Anything but git out. What
viii they say Of Us in Alfalfa an the
| COrndTOpper circuit If we let this bunch
! o sand diggers beat us?'
/ 'JOshs stirring words heartened us
up, but when Reggie got up an fouled
| out we felt bad again.
Pinch on a Blunt.
Pinch was next, an ne hunted,
made first easy. an went 10 second on
the first ball pitched. The ketCher
| threw to catch him; the ball hit the
pitcher on the head. it bounced back
o first into the crowd. an Pinch had
scored before they got it back
Three runs needed to tie now an
four 10 win. Merritt slashed out q
grounder between third an short; Pete
Brown pushed a safe liner just over the
first baseman's head. an Hennessy got
his base on balls. 1t was up to me-
While ! had been settin' on the bench
Joshs words about bein' foxy an hittin
EN- on the ground had been ringin' ir
my ears. When ] trotted up TO the plate
with the audience restless an excited
. an Pinch coachin' an all our felIers IN
plorin' me TO lam II. ! had finally de
cided 20 depart from my usual custom
an soak It on the ground between frs
an second, an leave it 10 Billings, whC
followed me. 10 bring in the winning
Two Strikes Called.
The pitcher curled himself up but
wasn't afraid o. him He had nothin'
couldn't hit. but I wanted 10 be sure Z
hit It right. The first ball was too Low
an let it go BY. The umpire called
] a strike.
''Thiukin' he'd fooled me, he sailed VI
( a drop. ! couldn't hit that as I wanted
B to, so 7 let that go by. Another strik
. was called.
'By this time Josh was just collapse
on our bench. Even Pinch was Gucsain
I could see. But never lost heart 20
a minute. Gathering myself tOgrthCs
, swinging around with all my might,
met the next ball an drove IL with al
the force in me. The crash IL mad
. started even the slow. resistin' atmOs
phere o. SlIversand 10 echoings.
AN the ball, As luck would have &
In slamming that ball into the grOun,
which had been my intention. I had HI
la little too high, an IL had Ron
straight down, an when II struck N
., ground that ball, accustomed 10 pillow
, ing through the resistin atmosphere
4 Silversand. plowed right on through III
n sand an out o. sight, an the sand fe
n IN an left no sign OF a hole.
= The Winning Run.
Merritt Pete an Hennessy 40:
across with the three runs that re
/ the score. Long before l got TO secor
the pitcher an ketcher were burrUwh
/ IN the sand 70 git that ball out an say
y the game, but 1 had drove 1t too dee
7 an / gallopeI over the plate as TIE
" fshed II out. a busted mass o. var
and leather an stitches Maybe II
e bleachers didn't look awestruck
n I'VE shut EN- out in their last inniu
y ! When We was pacln' up l heard Jos
sayin' 20 Windham as he collected q
= Us. he's great hitter. Nc al
/ him ggered IL out by algibray Al
Z geometry that the resistance o. 81
s sand amt as bad as the air an the
amt a shortstop down there 10 kcty
y It. so he hit It down there. It may I
4 a low-down. dirty trick, but wot
o proved in algibray must come true"