Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-05
AUTHOR OF CASEY
AT BAT" OUTDONE
New sequel "tlw volunteer" T.
" riIicM hN NcM .llnnrI Nlnn

against . rocky game.
tn, chances Wrr, thcvd Nn defeat
ana undying fame
Thrc" men were hurt and two N.re
brnchcd, the score stood six To-
four,
They had to make three hard earned
runs 10 just tire, innings more
IT can't bc done TN. captain cried,
% pnllor on his face:
I've g"t tNu pitchers In the field.
mutt uu second base.
Mud should another man get spiked or
crippled 200 some way.
The team would sure be down and
out with eight men left to play
'W't' up against II anyhow. as tar
as ] uIu see.
Ny bows amt hitting lik" they sho I'D
aud that. what Worries me.
Thu luck is with the other side. uo
p"nnant win We win.
lts mighty tough. but We must take
our medicine and grin
The eighth round opened; ono, I've
thr,p the enemy went down.
Tho lugVllc boys went out the same:
the captain wore - nown.
Tie first half of the ninth came
round, two men had been put ont
When HugVillc's catcher broke .
thumb, and could not go the
route.
\ doathly silence settled DER tnc
crowd assembled there.
Defeat would be- allotted them. they
felt II IN the air;
With only cigh, men ia the noll.
twould ho greWsomo FRAY.
small wonder that IN. captain cr,syi
the day he learned to play
Lend me man to finish with" ne
begged the other team:
Lend YOU mani the foe replied
MY boy. you're IN dream;
We want Ia win the prnnani. too
ihhi's what w.'r. doing hero;
There's only one thing yuu can DO
call Tor "a volunteer
The captain stood und pondered IN
hstloss sort of way.
~" never was a gutter and n. would
not ho today.
lis there within the grands,and
here his voice rang loud aud
clear.
~ man who has the sporting blo1d
10 be u volunteer"
Again that awful silence settled DER
the multitude.
Was there n man among them with
such rccklcssnoss imbucd"
The captain stood with cap IN hand
while hopeless was his glance:
Ana then short und stocky man
cried out, I'm take u ohnncc"
Into the field hc bounded with u step
both firm aud light
give M the mask and mtt." be
said Tets finish up the fight
The same is now beyond recall; IN
last at least q round.
Although I'm ancient you viii find
M muscular ana sound
Ills hair was sprinklod here and there
with llttl, strcaks OF gray
Around his rycs and on his brow a
bunch oi wrinkles lay.
The captain smilcd dcspairingly. and
slowly turned away
why. he's am right one rootor Yell
ed. Another Let him play"
"Al right. 80 on, the captain sighed.
IA" stranger turned around
Touk OF his coat and collar. too, and
threw them on the ground
The humur ot the situation seemed to
hlt them an.
Ana as ho donucd the mask and mitt,
The umpir, called. PLAY BALI"
Three balls tho pitcher az him hurled.
three balls oi lightning speed
The stranger caught them All with
ease ana did not seem To- heed:
Each ball had been pronounced "a
strike. the side had been put out.
Aud AZ ne walked ia toward tho
bench ho heard ia, rootcrs shout
one Bugvllc boy went out on strikes
ana one Was Killed az FIRST,
Tho captain saw his awkward pose
and gnashcd his teeth and
cursed
The third man smashed a double and
tho fourth man sWJttod clear.
Then An thunder OF applause. up
came the volunteer
Ills feet were planted in the earth, he
swung n Warlkc club.
! The captain saw his awknrd pose and
-Duv whispered pub
! The pitcher looked at him and grin
ned. then hodNcd - mighty ball,
| TN" echo of that fearful swat SIM
fingers with us am
I Uigh. fast and TAR the sphoroid flew.
DO sailed ana sailed away,
| n uryr was found. So it's supposed
10 still floats on TODAY.
| THr,, runs oam' In, the poununt
would bc Hugyillo's for "a year.
/ Tho fans aud players gathered round
! to cheer tn, volunteer
"What g. you nam, 900 the captain
asked fcll us your name" cri,J
! AN.
A. down his checks great tears Of jos.
! W,r, seen 90 run ana tall.
/ For ono brief moment ne was stu
h,u murmurod SOFT and low;