Baseball Joe, Home Run King; or, The Greatest Pitcher and Batter on Record

e batting order, came to the plate, swinging three bats. He discarded two

ped one over the plate. It was a high fast one, and Neale s

and the crowd roared in approva

xt ball was a swift incurve that broke so suddenly that it buffaloed Neale completely. The lunge he made at it swung him round

you swung at it," taunted My

made no reply and tight

a balloon as it sailed lazily for the plate. Neale, who was a

aughter came from the crowded stands, as Neale, fling

had no trouble in getting to first on time. Mitchell lifted a t

ith satisfaction, as Joe drew off his glove and came in to t

e ball went too quickly to the pitcher, who turned and caught Curry at second. Iredell tried to get down on the first ball pitched, but Menken showed that his throwing arm was right and nipped him by three feet. Burkett lifted one between right and center

second before the ball was caught, and was cherishing hop

ith, at least as far as their fielding was concerned, and

uled to Mylert. Warner tapped a little one in front of the plate that Mylert heaved to first. Each h

resulted in nothing, but it had shown them that Albaugh could be hi

eler could do was to lift a high fly behind second that nestled comfortably in Douglas' hands. Willis got to firs

propelled by a gun. It came so swiftly that the Boston batsmen either winced and drew back, or struck at it after the ball had passed. His outcurve had a tremendous b

n exultation. "He's simply standing those fell

McRae. "But don't let's crow too loud. The game isn't over

and he went out on a grasser to Warner, who go

ench for the plate. "None of the other boys seem to be doing m

ugh looked at him and thought he sensed an easy

Joe let it go by. The second

bbie, who was coaching at th

m, and he had to get the next one over the plate. He wound up

stands. On and on it went, still almost in a line. Neale and Barber had both started for it from the crack of the ba

ing like madmen. He had rounded second and was well on toward third before Neale retrieved the ball. He relayed it to Douglas like a shot. By this time Joe had tur

iling, rose from the ground and dusted himself off while his

longer hit than you made off of me this spring, and that's goin

a pity that there weren't men on bases at the time for you to bring in ahead of y

ancing Mylert to second. The stage seemed set for more Giant runs, but Iredell hit a liner to Ellis who took

ng him splendid support. He mowed down the heavy batters of the Giants one after another, and McRae began to fidget about uneasily on the bench. One run was a slender margin, and he was intensely eager to win this first game, no

n Albaugh and his catcher, in which the astute manager of the Braves, Sutton, joine

of jeers and catcal

led by that h

sport-I do

for being afraid

e the ball

e and pull the ho

d when Mylert went out on a fly a moment later, making the third out and leaving Joe s

h over his head to the right field fence, and before Burkett could regain it Kopf was on third. Mitchell tried to bring him home, but his efforts resulted in a weak grounder along the third base line. It looked as though the ball would roll over the foul line, and Willis waited too long. It proved to be

been done. Two miserable errors had given them as many unearned runs. Now a

McRae gave them. Joe, too, might naturally have been angered at the wretched support accorded to him in a game where he was showing such

s he sat beside them on the bench. "Just get busy with

and third, the score was unchanged and the game still "in the fire" when the eighth inning ended.

and the Giants took the

inning, and we'll have a chance either to tie or win, if our boobs can wake up enough to do a little batting. The

d off if necessary

e, the slugger of the Braves, struck out on the first three balls pitched. Kopf lifted a foul that came down straight over the plate, where Mylert gathered it in.

nts about him as they

No excuses. You've got to. Show these bean-eaters where they get off. Make