The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-11

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Edith noddedaher.h head y1inSperfect
sympathy andlentfcapprub3don; even Flo
Strengthened up<c considerably and smiled
happily. "Thankvou, .sir, Y'saidt Colonel,
apparently greatly'relieved in mind, and he
leaned forward watching every play swith
absorbing interest,
Inning after inning passed, thrilling and In
tense, first one side forging slightly in the lead
and then the other.
In the first half Of the ninth the Cardinals
came to bat with the score seven to six against
them. The bleachers, boxes and grandstand
were in state of widest pandemonium-
yelling, cheering, imploring the home team to
"Hold 'em hold 'em!"
1t was the Cardinals last chance.
The first two up were out on easy inheld
hits; the crowd was in ecstasy. "Nice work.
nice work, Of mani" SCOT 'em goin' nowg"
Then batter took first onfour wide ones, and
stole second on the first ball thrown.
"Hold 'emt hold 'em do1pni" shrieked the
frenzied crowd.
Colonel Traylor, from Texas, grabbed the
front Of the box convulsively.
go after 'em, St. Louisl" he shouted in
stentorian tones; eat 'em up! eat EN- np!"
Flo grabbed him by the sleeve, and en-
deavored to demonstrate. Papa, pabal
what will folks think Of you3 DO be quiet"
"Folksv" he snorted in an indignant
aside; "what do care for folks'i don't
owe them any money, do II 'Rah for the
Cardinals WHOOP-E-E-Ew
man on base two out and Reilly, the
Cardinal shortstop, at bat!
He misses the first strike
The crowd breaks into wild yell Of de-
light then lapses again into a tremulous hush,
strained, intense! The next ball shoots across
the outer corner Of the plate: the batter
swings with all his strength-and meets it
squarelyl
O'Hara, in center, is off at the crack OF the
bat; he makes wild, desperate leap for the
ball--and misses it by an inch: and the
crowd groans in despair!
A cardinallegged runner flashes across
the plate tying the score! Reilly has reached
third the coach there waves him on,
and he makes dash for honel But the
center-helder has relayed the ball now to the
second baseman and he has " wing"
On line the ball speeds for the plate; the
runner makes a daring, skillful slide
but the ball arrives the fraction Of a second
ahead, on the first bound, into the cetcher's
eager hands, and he claps it on the PROSTATE
form beneath him
"Ycr oMi" shouted the umpire; ano
throughout the vast throng, from boxes to
bleachers, wild, gladstone riot reignc1 su
preme!
The Cardinals start to take the field in sui
len determination; the game is not lost yet.
But Reilly, flat in the dust at the plate, does
not rise; that desperate, twisting slide had
wrenched his shoulder, and he has to be
helped to the bench.
Fleming was removing his sweater even be-
fore he got the signal from the Cardinal Cap
tain to get into the game. As he started in a
quick trot-out upon the diamond he CHANGED
to glance up at one of the boxeS-and beheld
Flo's face, pale now, from eagcrness and emo
ton She smiled at him encouragingly, how
ever, and he tipped his cap inrather an EN-
banassed and perfunctory manner, and hur-
ried on. In auother moment he had dcnncd
his glove: after TIC weeks OF waiting wait
ing waiting he was at last in the game.
at moment when the slightest error on his
part might mean defeat for his teaml
The crowd nov was stamping, shouting.
roaring and roofing in an effort to rattle
the Cardinal pitcher. He gets the signal
from the catcher-a low in-shootl The
batter lands upon il with a mighty crash
and ankle-hgh, the ball flashes between
second and short Fleming leaped for it,
barely clasped it, but its momentum was
too great, and it rolled at tangent of
into the outlield and the runner
took second.
The crowd was not seated now: ii was
standing en- masSe-a surging, frantic mass
Of frenzied humanity!
The rooters devoted their attention now
to concerted effort to "ratile " the Cardna
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