Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 528
re. And now the umpire had upon his lips thefatal words: Strike—three! For as he looked down the line traced inthe air by the ball, he saw that Tug had mis- And since the game was now Kingstons, noone waited to see whether Heady would haveknocked a home run or struck out. He wasnot even allowed a… … BURNING THE TEXT-BOOKS. judged it. But for once science meant sui-cide ; for though Tug struck wild, the ballcondescendingly curved down and fell full andfair upon the bat, dancing off again over thefirst basemans head and toward the feet of theright-fielder. This worthy player ran swiftlyfor it…
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