The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-06-14

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again the Arlingtons won. Thruston
knew very well what was the matter
with him, though he did not reveal the
secret. He promised that the next
game should show up very differently.
And it did. Thruston fixed his at
tention on the game and won 1t by
half a dozen runs-not only that, but
he beat the next, the fourth game.
During both the third and fourth games
Beatrice Barr was not present. 1t was
given out that she was Ill. Some mali
cious spectators declared that she had
beer bribed by the Crescents with ten
pounds of candy to keep away. This
only excited merriment. All knew that
she was wrapped up in the success Of
her brothers team. But when the
fifth game came round and she was
again absent, the Crescents winning,
many who had noticed Thruston's bad
play while she was present looked
knowingly and whispered to one an
other that they believed there might
be something in the bribery story after
all. Beatrice was not in her seat at
the sixth game; but, despite her abb
sence, the Arlingtons won.
Each team had now won three
games, and the seventh was to decide
the championship. Beatrice Barr was
not in her seat when the deciding
game was played. but 1t was said that
she watched it from behind the blinds
of a house overlooking the oval.
When the teams went out on to the
field a negro was noticed among the
Arlingtons. Some surprise was indi-
Gated that a boy of his size was ex-
pected to do extra fine pitching. But
when he began TO pitch the secret
came out. He could do things with a
baseball that a champion bilfardist
can work with the worries.
The Crescents held the last inning.
the negro pitching. The Arlingtons
led in the score by two runs. Thruston
was at the bat, and 1t was expected
that he would make a hit to enable the
men on the bases to get in, three men
hoping to complete their runs and win
the game. But the negro served the
balls with such curves that Thruston
either sen them straight up in the air
or they struck the ground near his
feet. Finally. one of his skyrockets
being caught, the game was lost to the
Crescents. Dick Thruston dropped his
bat and with a ~chivalry for which he
was noted strobe forward with out
stretched hand to congratulate the
pitcher for having won the game for
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waiting for him. ran away at the top
of his speed.
Tom Barr ran up to Thruston and
said:
I've won two bets from you. Dick"
What two bets?"
BETS we made at the beginning Of
the that we'd beat you ON
the score of games. the other that we'd
beat you a game one man short on our
team"
You've won the first, but I don't
see how you've won the second"
Come round to the house this even
ing and I'll explain"
That evening Thruston. having dotted
his baseball clothes. in immaculate at
tire called mt the Bars. He found
Tom with Beatrice. who was dressed
in her most becoming costume.
you told me today" Tom said to
Dick. that you didn't understand
how | had won our second bet. The
last game WAS played with eight men
and a girl. There is the girl. She's
heen two hours washing off the burnt
cork"
The most important feature connect
ed with the struggle between the Ar
lington and Crescent teams was the an
nouncement in the autumn of the en-
gagement OF Dick Thruston and Bea-
trice Barr.