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~ INSTALLMENT II.
EFTY HIGGINS was on the
II mound tossing them down to
Horan. Over at short, Larry
a - Doyle was digging them out Of
the dirt and firing the ball
down TO Schatz on first. The Blues
were showing plenty of pepper and
seemed pretty confident.
Dave Eimons, the Philadelphia lead
on man, tossed away three bats be-
fore he took his stance facing Lefty
Higgins. He was right-handed bat
ter and one of the best lead-off men
IA the league.
.Ball one" The first was low and
outside. In quick succession came
two more balls and then . high foul
which hit the screen back Of the
plate. The crowd was yelling advice
to Lefty. Simons watched o called
strike 20 over. HorAn walked out
toward Higgins and said something,
but the next one was ball and
Eeimons trotted down to first.
Up In the press box, Craven turned
TO Mullins. ''It looks IS IL Lefty lost
his control In Clearwater"
:. "Shut up. you pallbearer." Terry
was busy pounding his machine.
Joe Jacks was up next and he
no6wiing 1t . high one for q foul. The
ifWo next were balls and the crowd
started to murmur. Was Higgins
skoing to put them In hole right at
ythe offset? Jacks lined . hard single
-between second and first and Simons
pulled up on third. Over In the dug
OUT Pop Clark spat toward the bat
rack. Higgins stood out on the mound
looking the situation over. He did
not seem 10 Be the least bit ruined.
Doyle moved In . little closer to
the grass. The next Philadelphia bat
ter took healthy cut ct two strikes
5snd touled them on the stands. Lefty
Was putting the ball in there with
plenty 'of stu6 on IL. The next ball
was o liner right between third and
sshort. Larry sprang high to his right
yand speared the ball, with practically
fthe same motion he whipped 1t TO
Koran. who got simons aiding into
the, plata by about two feet.
The crowd went wild. A lovely
play and sweet bit Of thinking.
just as the crowd settled down after
the thrill of the play Bill Bridges,
the Philadelphia slugger, lifted q tow
ering dy to Buck Hansen In center
.Aeld for the third out. A the Blues
ran IA from the field the crowd save
Lskty Hegtns md Doyle . great hand.
"A g1andstand plAy." Doc BierB
pufsd as he tapped out. his play-by-
.playkaccount. THAT kid never knew
he had the ball-just stuck his hand
upland prayed" ..
The Blues were at bat and Al Whit
Per wns.plenty hot. The first two men
went. down on strikes and the third
man up grounded out to short.
Three scoreless innings followed.
Doyle got . scratch single his nrst
time at bat. but died on second The
Blues couldn't do q thing with Whit
peF's slants. Lefty Higgins was pour
Ing It IN there, too. The Philadelphia
tail-end wagged once or twice. but
With two men On and one out In the
third, little Joie Brown ran In for q
hunt and whipped the bail over to
second for neat play. The next bat
ter struck out on Lefty's famous slow
ball
In the fourth the honors were even.
The Blues started . mild uprising.
Koran was living up to all his advance
notices. He caught hold of q fast
one and tripled or the right field
fence. Doyle worked the pitcher till
be rot d walk. With the Philadelphia
tn6eld drawn in close, Lefty Higgins
astcnished himself and the crowd, too,
BY doubling into centerfield. A clean
hit over second base. Larry scooted
home behind Koran and the Blues
were two runs to the good. Al Whit
per, Q little shaken, walked the next
man, and Dutch ,Schatz was at bat
swinging his club In bloodthristy FASH
ION. whitper paused q moment be-
fore he sent the next one over. Schatz
swung from his heels and topped the
BALL Whitper put out his hand, but
the ball was going too fast and
caromed on his glove toward nrst
base. Lefty Higgins sprinted home
and the score was three runs for the
Blues. The crowd was beside itself
With Joy. The Blues were showing q
punch at last.
Whitper put the next three out, but
tt looked bad at that stage Of the
game. In the nrst of the NTH, the
Philadelphia heavy end was up. Dixie
Stewart picked out nice one and
doubled through schatzs legs down
the first base line. It looked as Il
that hit Of Lefty,s had taken . little
steam out Of him. The Philadelphis
players were all riding Lefty unmerci-
fully. Walker. the Philly catcher, va,
up next and he took walk. TWO or
and none out.
"It's the same old Blues" Hovel
complained. "Give 'em . lead and II
goes to their heads"
I As he spoke. Gilbert, the Philly sec.
ond haseman, laid down q perfect