Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02
z TIE PLOT 70, FOR THE PENNANT. u
& 7z<ahaeze1 BY HUGH S. FULLERTON. NJ
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS

oANoi Sio VI M
THE Partners and Bears are nearing the end
0. pi''s. 81 I' ~ ~" w., ,,a,. t''
49, 49, srsoa,ast base runner This re
splts n their defeat by the Panthers in the
nrst game OF a crucial series -,
nlsYer@Who has quarrelled with his rich uncle
end has been oohge1 TO lnhS up aae,,rned
name u Mccarthy His skll rs a pinch bite
WIS me serth1 alirsten HIM oK"hinooro Nc
Carthv. ,-,--- ,.....u .,ry,,,,,o,-,
ana "Adonis" Williams tho teams star pitcher,
and is heightened by TIE fact thst BON men are
N toVs WIN pv''E 70 traveIiing with the
tsam Although nobody suspects IT, Williams
has fallen Into the power OF nasy re- r. 20 a.
tWa a ',,,iItcSor 20 throw tbe championship
t. the Panthers
Helen Baldwin, the girl on whose account his
nncIe Su' e on rar reyer marry a nro-
fessional ball player
Williams meets Edwards. the gambler. and
carney blia|lh ne tb1r 1ans 70" bev
Copyright 1913
o.,a ,o,. ..t SUNDAY
yv1HE JscErabbits. aroused by their narrow
a,ona o+.oo,oa with reu, yigor fun.
escape sa.,i., Dosnite tbe
PIC gave theLn mo oprn,"n. .,,i so-ood
nlost Determined eEorts Oh "HCoA 1"o' "
run rcrnss the plate. and the Bears were
thrown back under handicap.
,1.Co.,b,. ,.os .bo eret halter He crowded
,a.o.,,,,aa 90 torce .re
close 10 'he pia'e' uete ni'N ~
young pitcher TO earn his victory. ne feinSeu
20 hit until two strikes and three balls rad
hos, oouod and .hen ehortening his grin upon
-. 49,, .,,. s,. holI sbarn,v 10
MS oa' nc NJ inc 81 ''eHf i"'' '",'
centre for base. instead OF sacrinclhs' o"ah'
son received orders to hit and rum and
,lthough he was thrown ont AT first base Nc
$50 -o.obod e,oo,d and pohbitt the first
'A' ..,
Dasemdh, cdme 10 od'' lioSh'h9 aPF'".S"
nervous. Inc strain was teiilhg upon 'ho
youngster, and Rabbit hit the hrst pail FROM
the SOUND OF the pat hltlhs tne pail NcCal
my knew the MT WAS not oi the sto'iHu' Silu
as he started home"ard glance showed MN
that Merode, the speedy niue cnhtre nGluei'
was running back INTO the deep nelu win MS
eye on the ball. II was hy-out unless N.eIode
muned and Mccarthy, knowing mutt nap
pens only -FOUR or nVe tunes season IeIurheu
and perched upon second Dase' reauy 10 SlrihI
for third the instant the oall struck the heid
er's hands Like an inspiration the thought
flashed through his brain that the Blues had
released Merode because or weak arm ana
habit Of lobbing the ball back to the innelderS
instead of throwing 1t back win all MS power
The ball fell into the upstretched hands OF the
outhelder Mccarthy leaped ana raced lot
third base. lie knew that Merode "oulu nov
throw there, because of his weak arm ana the
length of the throw, so he swung little out
side the base path. slowed up as ne turned
third, and glanced toward the field Inc pali
was coming in. Merode had thrown 1t SLOWLY
and careessy toward the short stop. McCar-
thy leaped forward toward the plate Inc
short stop running out to meet the SLOW throw,
heard the cry of alarm from the tielders and
the roar of excitement from the crowd. He
knew what was happening. He grabbed the
ball whrled and threw like a shot to the
plate Mccarthy was two-thrds of the way
home; but the ball, striking the ground,
bounded into the hands Of the catcher six feet
ahead Of him The catcher was stretched to
his full length to meet the ball. He heard the
Earring of the runners feet on the dirt and
expecting Mccarthy to slide behind him, he
grasped the ball and dived backward. Like
flash Mccarthy hurled his body in the other
direction, inside the line, with foot out
stretched to touch the goal. He had out
guessed the catcher. His foot. stretched
out, felt the sharp jar of some object, then
struck the plate, and rolling over and over,
he arose covered with dust
The crowd was roaring Nine out OF ten
thought Mccarthy had counted with the
tying run hut Bill Tascott crouching over
der' sighalhg that the runne' was Out anu
so aood H,ators breo,,,rg y dam tho
crowd surged from the stands. SHOUTING