The Rival Pitchers

Parsons of Sid Henderson as the two youths f

t too rough, for the proctor doesn't stand for it. They'll tumble you about, tear down any orna

or that?" There was a grim

when three or four big

a fact. But I'm go

utside, when you're alone, and maybe chuck you into the river or lake, or make you walk Spanish, or force you

ting my share. So they'

e twin

win-wh

on't know whether he was Jerry or Joe Jac

it hard

ersey. We call them the 'Jersey Twins,' and they look so much alike it's hard

w t

to bat it always happens that some one on the other team makes a kick. They think we're ringing in the

y've played h

of Jerry or Joe, whichever it was, to tip

can yo

et busted, and we can hide the bed clothes, so they won't get soaked. Then we can put on our old clothe

t's go to our roo

f us freshmen to keep together if we go out. For if they catch two or three of us alone they'll

have any res

weeks. After t

pole

in night and the sophs try to pull us away. If they make us leave inside of fifteen minutes it means we can't wear the cl

know more about the ball tea

under the beds and bureaus their choicest possessions against the prospec

everything," answered Sid.

seems

and isn't afraid to spend it. But he couldn't be elected captain. He t

is ca

ing to have a new one. I guess Dan Woodhouse stands as g

-that's an

lings for short. I'm g

; I'll depend o

t on Sid as he carefully slid under a mat at th

w s

pping on his corns. He thinks he's got a cinch on that posi

s h

n things to suit themselves. Ed's quite a chum of Langridge, though Ed's a better fellow all around. The only reason some of the fell

m to be very popular w

Fred does pretty much as he pleases. Now that isn't good for a lad, though I don't mind admitting I wish I had plenty of money. But Langridge is something of a sport. He has good clothes-better than most of us here-he has all he wants to spend, and he's liberal

t a chance the

her good pitcher on the nine. Maybe we'

" answered Tom. "I want to try, though. Back

ntry nine was vastly different from doing the same thing on a good

on't know whether it's pitching, or catching, or fielding, or what it is our team need

eague i

ionship. But we haven't won it in so long that the memory of man runneth not to the contrary, as the legal documents have it. Last year we had a good chance to

I'll do

er a good ball," said Sid slowly

denly and seem

ked Tom qu

luded Sid Henderson. "There's the supper gong

g Langridge and wondering what it was he might find out for himself, Tom fol

dined together, maintained a very grave and decorous air, utterly out of keeping w

remarked Phil Clinton to Tom as he took a se

ooking out,"

m took their best clothes and hid them in a closet at the end of the

ll find them there," spoke Si

rtment they heard some one pre

hat?" as

"Let's take a look. Maybe i

teps and saw some one

see him?"

swered Si

it a

ge," came the h

was doing up her

too," adde

n the hall below and the s

on!" And he slid into the room, followed by T

ed, and there was the s

Tom, to whom a college l

f you do

g to

eak in. They'll have

. Neither the freshmen nor the sophomores desired to have their pranks interrupted by t

be approaching the

," whispered th

im smile on his face. An inst

e locked it!" so

in!" ano

third. "We've smashed so many now t

ur shoulder, Battersby,

alled out a student on th

" crie

eld for a few seconds, but on a second rush there was a splintering of wood, the sc