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in rest. The work had been more exhausting than they had been able thoroughly to understand in the heat and rush of getting it done. The next day saw them with aching mu

to Grant park to lie on the grass and watch a game of baseball that was being played by two te

e been practicing long e

n of a field day, in which there should be games of all sorts. There was to be a baseball tournament between the three Patrols for the championship of the Troop, and a set of athletic games, including runn

of his age, and was proficient in many games. There had been no other real candidate for the post of p

bbs, anxiously. "You didn't strain it

we get licked tomorrow the work I did yesterday won't be any excuse. I'm as fit as any of the othe

o some hitting! I'm cr

well. And remember that while it's fine to knock out a home run and have everyone yel

and know you're going to be thrown out wh

t as well in a baseball game as any other time. Just remember that there's a reason for everything, even if you can't always

nd put Jack Binns out there. He says Tom can play better with the sun in his eyes than a

e sun field well," said Jack. "I wonder how

He pitched for the Bliss School team last spring, and they s

p. No one man ever won a championship for a team, or ever will. He's a good pitcher,

one run off the High School pitcher, so he had to do it pretty nearly by himself. I hope you beat him, anyhow. He's got an awful swelled head. They say

ink he's a pretty nice fellow. I

and he's been taking lessons in pitching from one of the State League players. That's wh

he best players, Pete. Ty Cobb never had any lessons in basebal

't to have picked him out. He's a long way off from the top

and they were allowed to pick anyone at all they liked from their wa

e a while after that, but present

o you somewhere, if we can get a bat and a ball, an

omes. At Jack's room they got a bat and ball, and t

thing doing there on Sundays-it's quiet as can be. And may

be glad to limber my arm up a little, too. It feels a t

they tried to keep t

can't get it except on Sunday afternoons, it's all right to practice a little, though I wouldn't play in a regular game, because I

ng into a catcher, put on a big mitt and Jack pitched all sorts of curves to him. Then he

Pete, after whiffing ingloriously at the air two or three ti

n't really bard to hit. The trou

where I think

it, not on me. Then you can see just what it does. Now you think I'm going to pitch

t away from him, after making a mighty swing

s display of temper, as he picked up the bat

wanted to talk to you without anyone knowing that I

ete? Why should

the Raccoons, Jack. I'm sure of it! He and Harry N

the direction of the fence that Pete had referred to. But when he did look, his keen eyes were not long in findi

found, or made, another

" he said. "They are w

them out of

w, at any rate. If they're mean enough to try to find something out by spying that way

hat's better than giving them a

nd hit these balls ju

ting on" the ball was gone and done with. The balls Jack pitched now were either straight or broke so widely that almost anyone

do as a pitcher from that-that's a sure thing! If Lawrence thinks that's the best t

d come right out to me and told me he wanted to watch me

elieve he's as good himself as they make out, or he wouldn't have

that, though, he'd be apt to try to cheat in the game, or do something like that, I'm afraid. I don't care, though

ty trick on you after the way you saved his l

o be friendly with him, even when I had to figh

t a Scou

he Scouts. I guess he'

out him than with him if he's going to do things like that