The Lucky Seventh

r, but Harry Bryan and Fudge had failed to arrive at the starting point on time. Harry claimed business affairs as his reason for tardiness, but Fudge'

e the players passed muster very well. They took possession of the first two seats on the car and had a very happy and fairly noisy time of it. Dick and Gordon got their heads together over the batting order a

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thought we'd better change

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rom first base, Dick introduced the rival captains and they shook hands. Other introductions followed, but several of the Point fellows were already known to the Clearfield members. Clearfield gave up the diamond to her opponents at ten minutes to three, and watched their practice. The Point team was not in agreement, it appeared, as to a uniform. Every player wore togs of some sort, but at least a half-dozen schools were represented, and there were stockings of about every color

not set down as a pitcher. Dick didn't know a thing about Mason, but he somehow had got the impression that Mason was something a bit unusual. Evidently he had not arrived in time fo

yers from well-known preparatory schools. As, however, they had never performed together before as a team, save in one

ere was came from the landward side of the sun-smitten field. Two settees had been placed on the first-base side of the plate for the accommodation of the visitors, and here Dick and the others sat in the full glare of the afternoon s

. Will beat out a slow grounder to shortstop and went to second on Gordon's bunt down thir

eat sacrifice bunt that placed the captain on third. But he died there a few minutes later,

don hit clean past third, Harry scoring the first run and leaving third and second occupied. Way went out, second to first. Jack Tappen put himself in a hole and then emerged brilliantly with a smash that was too hot for the p

ifth began Pete Robey was up, and Pete, contrary to expectations, delivered a scratch hit and reached the first bag. Lanny flied out to left fielder and Pete reached second ahead of the throw-in. Fudge went out on strikes and, with Tom Haley up, the inning seemed ov

t on a foul to Gordon, but the following batsman cracked a liner between Peter and Harry and the Point scored its first run. With a man on third, Lanny declined to throw to second and the runner on first worked an easy steal. Then a batsman found one of Tom's straight ones and sent it into

been easy for Clearfield had the latter's batsmen been in any sort of condition. As it was, though, they found him puzzling when hits meant runs and by the end of the sixth he had seven strike-outs to his credit. It was during the last half of that inning t

o," h

ancing up from his score. "

plied that youth eas

on with a put-out and penciling the mystic characters "2-1 1" in th

"I guess so. We're goi

" asked Di

ter never begins to pitch till the middle of the game. He

Hello!" Dick was gazing in surprise at the bo

ee straight. She said I wasn't to, but I went down to the barb

ht thing to do,

r fellows have their heads cl

ting on with your lessons?" he asked. "Goi

out enthusiasm. "Who's the fellow

ing W

for him, White. He's a re

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t the way Gil Chase stole on him last inning. Say

e used to it. Would y

uch trouble, anyhow. I'd rather play. My

spar Billings?"

en first baseman on his school team for two

er scoot along and make room for the fellows.

too much trouble," replied the

sinking on to the bench beside

fellow House has laid three bunts down the base line and made them good twice.