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Pitcher and baseman ran for the bunt; Hollis was safe, and the sprinting Dreer went to third without even drawing a throw. A long pealing yell rolled over the bleachers. Dale sent coaches to the coaching lines. Hickle, big and formidable, hurried to the plate, swinging a long bat. He swung it as if he intended to knock the ball out of the field.

Behind and above the barrier rose the benches of the auditorium, the "bleachers" of the populace; they rose to a height of perhaps forty or fifty feet, while above the uppermost line of benches were the private boxes of the elite. Within the ring were five heavily planked nooks of refuge, set close to the barrier, behind which a hard pressed toreador might find safety from a charging bull.

Evidently, the outsiders living in that vicinity were of the opinion that the game would be well worth seeing, for long after the grandstand and the bleachers were filled, the crowd kept coming in the several gates. "My, but this is going to be the banner game so far as attendance goes," remarked Sam to Bob. "Yes, and it will bring us in a neat bit of money," returned the Brill captain.

The jury rejoiced unwillingly, like the crowd in the bleachers when a man on the opposing team knocks a home run. The jury liked Jim better. But what they liked, after all, was what they falsely imagined. They assumed that Jim had been out on a lark and got caught and was putting up a good scrap for his lady friend. He was a hum-dinger, and no wonder the lady fell for him.

I came over to kill a little time, but it's grown monotonous for me, and I'm going to beat it." "I think I'll get out myself," said Hooker, descending from the bleachers. Rackliff accompanied him to the gymnasium, where Roy hastened to strip off his baseball togs and get into his regular clothes. "What made you quit pitching so soon?" questioned the city lad, lingering near.

In that moment Springer's mind was made up, and he immediately left his seat on the bleachers. "I'll tell Eliot the truth at any cost," he muttered. While Phil Springer was making his way round to the Oakdale side of the field an accident took place.

The umpire made his sweeping wave of hand and the breathless crowd caught his decision. "Out!" In action and sound the circle of bleachers resembled a long curved beach with a mounting breaker thundering turbulently high. "Rob b ber r!" bawled the outraged fans, betraying their marvelous inconsistency. Old Well-Well breathed hard. Again the wrestling of his body signified an inward strife.

Heaving, bobbing bleachers wild, broken, roar on roar! Score four to three only one half inning left for Philadelphia to play how the fans rooted for another run! A swift double-play, however, ended the inning. Philadelphia's first hitter had three strikes called on him. "Asleep at the switch!" yelled a delighted fan. The next batter went out on a weak pop-up fly to second. "Nothin' to it!"

It seemed to her as if she must be saying it aloud; as if she must be singing it: Play up! Play up! and Play the Game! Then the bleachers and the players saw the Captain of the L. A. team turn and wade briskly down the field to Gridley. They saw him hold out his muddy hand; they heard his clear, "Peach of a kick!"

He seemed to be holding himself back from walking right into the ball. And he hit one high and far away. The fast Carl could not get under it, though he made a valiant effort. Spears scored and Rube's long strides carried him to third. The cold crowd in the stands came to life; even the sore bleachers opened up.

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