The Chums of Scranton High

ent out an urgent call for every one of the numerous candidates to be on hand, since they expected to organize two nines. They would have a fierc

football togs because they had no others handy, and felt tha

th a rush. Already Mr. Leonard, being furnished with ample funds, had ordered bats and balls, bases, and all manner of necessary adjuncts tha

ly matched nines, and a game was started. They had just got well along in this, when Thad

ig goggles, and has his cap pulled down over his forehead? Why, that's a Belleville boy named Oliver Kramer. They call him O. K. for short; and I kind of guess it stands for his

n what we expect to do, so as to know just how much push they ought to put in their own work. He isn't trying to spy things out, or he wouldn't come up so boldly. See, there,

act, that seemed to be taken for granted by all the boys, who were very well satisfied to have such a general favorite and all-round good athlete for

K. cordially, as did also Thad. The latter was already ashamed of having entertained such thoughts in conn

g. "I would have been with them, only yesterday I happened to hurt a finger a bit, for you see I'm

to resume his duties, anxious to see every play that came along; for he would not have much time to decide on th

ghed good

much of a baseball crank that I live and move and have my being in the great game. I came over hoping to find you'd made a bully good start, because we Belleville boys want y

d-hitting and splendid fielding boys on the diamond, who will be out for blood. If you get the better o

way, as Nick Lang knocked out a screamer that went far over the head of the center fiel

send the ball all the way from deep center to the home plate, as straight as a die. That kid's name is Sandy Dowd. You may not be so

the boy from Belleville would make some remark. His eyes sough

d, as I only learned a day or so ago. He's coming over to take dinner with us next Sunday. Let me tell you, he's some peach of a physical direc

outside praise of the man for whom they themselves ha

ost of the credit will lie at the door of Mr. Leonard. He seems to be a wonder at getting a boy to bring out every atom of energy and vim tha

he time-" began Thad, when the other

t went straight at the short-stop, who handled it neatly for an out. Our turn out in the field now, Thad. Glad to have seen you, O. K. Carry a message back home to Belleville for

seen of your hustling crowd over here. May the best nine win, and the contests leave no after bitter sting. If we can't g

of gasoline. The practice game continued with varying fortunes. In fact, it mattered very little which side won, as various pitchers were bein

making the regular nine. So by degrees he would decide who was best fitted for each and every position, with a number of able substitutes, who cou

rted to walk home together. They overtook Owen Dugdale and hastened to join him. Both boys doubtles

to be in g

f games like cricket, and since coming here to Scranton I've been knocking flies for some of the boys, and playing in scrub games. But now I enjoy it ever so m

doing mighty well. I heard Mr. Leonard say so, too. While you may not be picked for that position, there's a likelihood that you will be held as a

gratitude. "You've always been mighty kind to me, for a fact. Was that boy on t

for a spell, because he is the catcher of the Belleville High team, you see. O. K. is a fine chap. He ran over here to see what we were doing, and to warn us

fate of poor old Lawrence. Both teams beat Lawrence so badly last season that her club disbanded, f

anced back over his shoulder once in the direction of the receding figure of Owen Dugdale. What was in his mind just then it might be hard