Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
CHAPTER XX-Continued.

In the first half of the ninth Lowell
| tried hard to add another run and came
near doing so. Robb drove single far
out to left center. but Warcford fielded
beautifully after a long run, and threw
to La JOY in time to catch Ty sliding
While trying to stretch 1t into two
Dagger Hans drove a single to right
and then Hal came up for his last time
at bat. On the hit and run he drove q
| grounder between hort and third which
Hollins fielded beautifully, but threw
poorly to Church and Hans continued on
to third, while Hal remained on first and
Delvin came to bat. The hit and run had
| worked SO beautifully that Hughie dec1d-
ed on a double steal. Hal started for
second and drew the throw, and Hans
the throw and Hans was caught after
practically the whole Jefferson team had
chased him up and down the line be-
tween third and home, while Hal got
around to third.
1t was now up to Delvin to make hit
if the run was to count. and he made a
good try with long liner to left center,
which both Beach and Warctord went
after. Warcford. being taller, was just
able to touch the ball by leaping as II
went over his head. 1t looked good for
a muff, but Beach. near at hand by tins
time, made a quick jump to the right as
the ball was partly stopped and dehected
in it's flight by Warcford and turned
sure error into an assist for Sam and an
out for himself by his quick catch for the
third out.
Lowell was through and the game was
theirs if they could hold Jefferson for an
other inning.
The Jefferson crowd started their con-
tinuous cheers as Beach came to the bat
for the final half. Black studied him
carefully. Beach's fielding had been won
derful, and all of the Lowell boys We're
calling Get this first fellow: II you can
stop him games ours Black deter
mined to make a supreme effort to strike
him out. The first ball Tommy let go by
and the umpire called Strike one. L ne
next one ne struck at and fouled on
Strike two The next two were bails
and the fifth was wide of the plate, but
Tommy struck at it and he was out.
Church came up and hit the second BAH.
1t was fast grOunder to the lett or
Everson. He made one of his famous
stops and tossed to Case for the second
out.
Hollns came up and hit the second
one far out over Talkington's head. and
it would have been a homer but Tor
Tris's fast recovery and line throw;
Church. coaching now at third. grabped
Eddie as he was going past third in an
effort to get home and pushed him back
to the base or he would have been out.
He thought Larry, who was next up,
would be likely to get hit-at least II
was the better chance to take.
1t looked as though the score might be
tied. and if it hadn't been for the fact
that Warcford and Twitchell both fol
lowed La Joy it might have resulted in
a deliberate present of a base on balls 10
Larry Black, indeed. did pitch two VIDE
ones to tempt Larry to strike, but ne
didn't bite. The next one Larry was also
going to let pass. but as it came straight
over he struck at it and it went out III
Tvs territory, far over his head
II looked like a sure home run also.
and Larry was on his way and past flrst
when the ball struck foul by not more
than two feet, so he had to come BACK.
and Hollins returned to third. Miner
sent up another wide one. but Larry
reached out with his bat and sent 1t out
10 left field along the foul line, and was
again rounding first when the ball MI
the ground foul by not more than FOOT
So he had to come back again. by TINS
time Black had decided Larry's eye was
too good and undertook to give him a
base on balls. He did give him another
ball. and tried to send up fourth one
but Larry reached out again. gave IL a
Quick tap. and it was a foul fly which
came down in Halls mitt very close 10
the bag and the game was over