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ternoon. Scranton had sent a hustling delegation of many hundreds of enthusiastic people, most of

out in force, dressed in all the colors of the rainbow, and waving th

ols, with some fellow to lead them in cheering; they promised to make it a day

ce ground balls to the fielders; while the catcher varied the monotony of things by sending down speedy balls to second to catch an imaginary runner fro

r of a club in this stage, but experienced onlookers knew the fallacy of such a premature decision. Often the very fellows who displayed carelessness in practice would stiffen up like

not be inclined to favor any one of the three clubs representing the High School League. Besides, Mr. Hitchens was a man held high in esteem by everyone who

might be something in the way of ground rules to be settled before play was called. The crowd was so large that in several

ille grounds the batter must send his ball in a direct line for center, and far above the fielder's head. The ground has a slight slope t

that small slope, and the possibilities it had for a home run. Doubtless the Belleville boys had all been trained to aim their guns in that direction, with the hope of accumulating a number of four-base hits during the progress of

, and high over the head of fielder Major, who did duty in the middle garden. They assured him they would not be found wanting when the time

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be the "round peg in the round hole," for what did he do but tap the very first ball up for as pretty a single as any one would want to see. This was certai

in getting to Arthur Kinsey this fine afternoon! Oh! wait til

n an afternoon, and won both. They do say he was better at the end of the eighteen innings than when he started. Yes, please don't take snap judgment on our poor pitcher. There, did you see how Joe Danvers nearly b

econd, as well as saving his own bacon. So there were two on the bags, and as many

ng that he could not reach first in time, as Hugh was jumping along like the wind, sent it over to second, where he cau

e Danvers, who unfortunately slipped in reaching for the ball, and as his foot was not on the bag the umpire called the runner

nning "K.K." struck out, Julius Hobson was sent to the bench on a foul that Wright out in the field managed to settle under after a lively run; Tyree got a Texas league

las! as that Belleville fan had truly said, the local pitcher had tightened up a

ded to a couple of errors, allowed them to send a brace of runners around the circuit. It beg

ied to do the same but failed to connect. Owen, after two strikes and three balls, again bunted. He succeeded in shovin

insey apparently considered Hugh dangerous, and was for passing him, in hopes of being better able to strike out the next man up, "K.K." But Hugh refused t

sibly the cheers of the Scranton fans, "K.K." put one over second that all

ighty thing, for the ball went whizzing far over Major's head out in center, and started rolling down the little incline. Hugh and "K.K." raced home amidst thunderous plaudi

, but then Scranton was not greedy. Four aga

lar see-saw sort of affair, first one

game, for they were tied, eight to eight, and both fighting tooth and nail to keep the other from adding to the score, while also endeavoring to se

he vast crowd settled down for an interesting close, because when two teams are