Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 748
ch. Stepping to the battersbox, he hit the second ball pitched to right field for a clean single, and Oldring, by a magnificentburst of speed and a beautiful head-first slide,managed to beat the almost perfect throw ofMoeller to the plate. It was one of the greatestclimaxes of a ball game that I… … UMPIRE EVANS ABOUT TO DON THE MASKAND START THE GAME. batter, but three clean hits in quick successionchanged an apparent defeat into a glorious vic-tory. But, remember: by the players themselvesthe scattering of the bats was given as muchcredit for the rally as the hits of Murphy, Old-ring, and…
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