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Suddenly the fellow made a dart for third; though Heady's throw was straight and swift, the fellow dived for the base, and slid into safety under the ball. In the shadow of this dash the other Charleston base-runner took second base without protest. The Charleston catcher was evidently determined to bring in at least one run, or die trying. He smashed at every ball that Reddy pitched.
Horatio Juggins was an elongated chap whose specialty, besides capturing balloon fliers out in right field with wonderful celerity, consisted in great throwing to the home plate, and also some slugging when at bat. Thad Stevens was the catcher, and a good one at that, everybody seemed to believe.
He advanced a few paces toward the weathered heap of debris and broke into a time-honored taunt: Silvey, th' bilvey, Th' rik-stick-stilvey! To which the intrenched commander of the enemy replied, Fletcher, oh, Fletcher, Th' old fly catcher, and exposed just enough of his person to wriggle ten brazen fingers from the tip of his nose. John made a last, despairing attempt. "'Fraid-cat! 'Fraid-cat!
State flashed up in their half, getting two men to first on misplays of McCord and Weir, and scored a run on a slow hit to Graves. With the bases full, Ken let his arm out and pitched the fast ball at the limit of his speed. The State batters were helpless before it, but they scored two runs on passed strikes by Dean. The little catcher had a hard time judging Ken's jump ball.
"Not quick enough on judgment," admonished Mr. Luce. "Now, we'll take another look at the style of an ambitious pitcher or two. Ripley, suppose you try?" Fred started and colored. Next, he looked pleased with himself as he strode jauntily forward. "May I ask for my own catcher, sir?" Fred asked. "Yes; certainly," nodded the coach.
"The Catcher!" shuddered mother. "But he takes only Fourths and upwards," said father, reassuringly. Fourths, Fifths, etc., those households were called which had four, or five, or more sons. "And our household has only three sons at present," continued father. "Do you understand, woman? Three sons were left to us, and our household is exempt from military duty.
"Don't tell us that the salt-water catcher and pitcher are ahead of you two!" protested Durville with new anxiety. "If either crowd is better, they're likely to be It," murmured Dick. Thereupon all in the dressing room wheeled to take a look at Greg. But young Holmes nodded his head in confirmation. "Don't talk that way," pleaded Beckwith.
In these same joints below water the crayfish had made holes or homes of some sort, and were sitting at the doors with their claws and feelers just outside, waiting, like Mr. Micawber, for something to turn up. To meet their views the crayfish catcher had cut a long willow withe.
But this necessitates the catcher's turning half-way round after catching the ball before he can touch the runner, and many an artful dodger scores his run by making a slide in which he takes, at least, the full three feet allowed him out of the line. Many a run is scored when the catcher seemed to have had the ball in waiting.
But Wyndham had known what was coming quite as well as Oakdale, and Newbert, pitching the ball beyond the batsman's reach, gave the catcher every chance to get the runner as he came lunging hopelessly toward the pan.
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