Batting to Win

he warning of the alarm clock summoned them, for they always allowed half an hour for its persistent habit of running fast. As it was, it hap

Phil, as, with Tom and Sid, he str

afternoon," decided Tom,

sloppy," observ

he fellows need some fresh air, and the

d out to him. He was required to do the usual number of lines of Latin prose, which was not hard for him, as he was a good scholar. Tom and

er dinner the three chums, with a motley crowd of players, and l

Holly Cross, as he tightened his belt a

nd of shape. We won't play a game for a month yet-that is any except practice ones

y promptly. "He knows

play," came quickly from To

him say so. He wants to save himself for football, and he sa

eed Tom, Si

ed Snail Looper, gliding along, almost

demanded

rd Fenton for manag

hile but 'my uncle says this' and 'my uncle used to do it tha

d in keeping his memory green, and on every possible, and some impossible, occasions he would preface his remarks with "My Uncle says" and then go on and tell something. It got on the nerves of his fellows, and they "rigged" him

ad a chance for manage

scome is his

" Phil wanted to know,

fall," remarked Tom. "We'll have to tackle him again. Kerr is th

a chorus, as the lads ke

e place, as seemed likely from what Snail Looper had said, it would mean perhaps a dividing of interests, and lack of support for the team. He did not like the prosp

and pleasant-faced gentleman was seen strolling toward

out this season," he went on, "is some good hitting. Good battin

ng up then, and, with his usual horse play trying

elt on the chest, which made that worthy gasp. "My strong poin

ds when it comes to twirli

s for the stick work," went on Tom. "But let's

were being picked up by Bricktop Molloy, who excelled in his position of shortstop, while Jerry and Joe Jackson, the Jersey twins, w

oposed Tom. "I want to see if

was "ragged and sloppy" as Holly Cross said, but it served to warm up the

ry captain, won by a small margin, and then foll

said. "Be at it again to-morro

he team-strolled off the diamond. Tom, walking along w

luck!" he

e matter?"

get a new shirt. Phil, lend me a couple of d

ackle Sid here, I saw him with a bunch of money yesterday

"Fork over a couple of bones, Si

the position Tom had picked out for his chum, "I haven't but fifty

ered it away last night then, when you

over Sid's face. The second baseman blushed, a

any right to make that crack. Of

"I was a little flush yesterday, but I

d at Ballman's for a shirt. I'm going out to-night, or I wouldn't

r Tom had been rather "rushing" Ruth Clinton of late, "rushing"

you," retorted the captain. "But

he gong," put in Sid suddenly. "I believe

he green campus. "There's Ruth, and Madge Tyler is with

are three girls," said Tom quickly. "Sid

fled had not Tom and Phil seized and held him, despite his struggles, until Miss Ruth Clinton, Miss Madge Tyler and the th

y to his sister, but his eyes sought th

h Mr. Parsons to-night, and I thought I'd save him the trouble of coming fo

o Phil's pretty sister, while, somehow,

o present to you Tom Parsons, champion pitcher of the Randall 'varsity nine; Phil Clinton, who made such a good showing on the grid

ll college," finished Tom, with a mischievous laugh. "He

introductions were completed. Miss Harrison proved to be an exceptionally pretty and vivacious girl, a fit comp

Ruth, Phil with Miss Tyler, and that left Sid nothi

she began as an opener,

d Sid, conscious of a big green grass stain on one

e eyes flashing as she glanced up at Sid. S

otball," he conceded. "Do you

he cried. "I hope our team wi

and Sid was p

ys of Fairview-I att

id, wondering why he never before thought bl

relatives, and when I found Madge and Ruth were going to a little affair here

nd Miss Clinton are great friends, I judge," he w

ren't they perfec

anion looked at him in some surprise, her flashing eyes

Mr. Parsons accused you of?" Miss Harrison asked. "Is a

say, Miss Harrison, are you going to the Phi Beta racket to-night-I mean

d the girl, "

asked Sid d

n asked, I suppose," a

have two tickets-but I didn't e

rson, don't go

n-that is-Oh, wouldn't you like to

e to," she al

that is would y

nion's embarrassment. "Won't it be lovely, with Madge and Ru

t conviction. Thereafter he seemed to find

of the campus. Phil, Tom, Madge a

chum were anxious to get to their room and "tog up." Then he ad

going!" cried Sid

her. Then, realizing that it mig

Come on, Sid, and get some of

lls, and Sid, rather awkwardly,

when they were beyond hearing distance of the g

p!" cri

d misogynist being led along by a pretty girl! However d

id again. "Haven't

's a sign of regeneration, old man. I'm

Sid promptly, b

laughed Ph

" asked Tom, clinging to Phi

en, as he saw Wallops, the messenger, coming toward him, with a lette

d it into his pocket. Then he turned

emanded Tom, for Sid

all," was the surprising answer. "I must apol

girl who, but a few minutes before, he had asked to accompany him, his two chums