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Now, Ward, what have you played?" "Everywhere; but infield mostly." "Every kid has played the whole game. What position have you played most?" "Third base." "Good! You've the arm for that. Well, I'm anxious to see you work, but don't exert yourself in the cage. This is a tip. See! I'll be busy weedin' out the bunch, and won't have time until we get out on the field.
He said "Hello, Green," and passed on, for his haste was great. Horse after horse was saddled and led perforce out into the open of the infield; man after man mounted, with more or less trouble, and rode to triumph or defeat. Billy Roberts was given a white-eyed little bay, and did some great riding. The shouts and applause from the grand stand rolled out to them in a great wave of sound.
He saw the players in the infield pace their positions restlessly, run without aim when the ball was hit or thrown, collide with each other, let the ball go between their hands and legs, throw wildly, and sometimes stand as if transfixed when they ought to have been in action. But all this was not significant to Ken.
Once more Sam Higgins was up to lead off, and Bart spoke a few words of instruction in Sam's ear. Higgins picked out an opening in the infield and drove a ball through it. Bunderson bunted once more and was safe on Bubbs' bad throw to first. "Look out, Spark look out!" cried the boys. "Here comes Hodge again!"
Keene dumped the ball down the third-base line. Blake, anticipating the play, came rapidly in, and bending while in motion picked up the ball and made a perfect snap-throw to McCord, beating Keene by a foot. Prince drove a hot grass-cutter through the infield, and the Place stand let out shrill, exultant yells.
Wonderful infield work saved Alan from having the first hit marked up against him in the eighth frame, for several of the hard hitters were up again, and they managed to swat the ball with a vim; but only to have Owen, or it might be Morgan on third, intercept the speeding horsehide, and whip it over to waiting Old Reliable Joe Danvers on first for an out.
Silvey knocked grounders innumerable to the different members of the infield who handled them with uncanny dexterity, or sent long flies out to the waiting players until he grew tired and Sid supplanted him.
"Wull, if it's any of your fresh business, I'm not trying for any place. I'm going to play infield. You can carry my bat," replied Raymond, sarcastically. "Much obliged," retorted Ken, "I'm not going to substitute. I've a corner on that varsity infield myself." Weir glanced at them with undisguised disdain. "You can save yourselves useless work by not trying for my position.
Then Bogart sent one skipping over second, and Treadwell, scooping it on the run, completed a play that showed why he was considered the star of the Bison infield. "Two runs, fellers!" said Spears. "That's some! Push 'em over, Rube." The second inning somewhat quickened the pace. Even the Rube worked a little faster.
As might have been expected, and very likely as the Rube intended, Callopy hit the next ball, a sweeping curve, up over the infield. I was trying to see all the intricate details of the motive and action on the field, and it was not easy to watch several players at once. But while Berne and Callopy were having their troubles with the Rube, I kept the tail of my eye on Cogswell.
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