Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 495
here was sailing straight and low towardcenter field. Bob touched first and sped on tosecond. Center field and left field, each intentupon the ball, discovered each others presenceonly when they were a scant four yards apart. nerve while ball after ball shot by him, hetossedaside his stick and… … NOW, THERE WAS ONE KIND OF BALL THAT MARTY KNEW ALL ABOUT. (SEE PAGE 97I.) Both paused — and the ball fell to earth ! Bob,watching, flew toward third. It was a closeshave, but he reached it ahead of the ball in acloud of dust, and, rising, shook himself in themanner of a dog after a bath.…
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