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Updated: June 24, 2025
All too late Ted heard some one coming through the woods behind him. He crouched, ready to crawl away to privacy, but found himself too late. Hi Martin parted the bushes as be forced his way through. "Hello, Teall," called the North Grammar captain. "Hush -sh -sh!" warned Ted, putting a finger to his lips. "What's the matter?"
Dick & Co., with a lot of other fellows from Central Grammar, looked on in amusement. "It's a pity one of Hi's fellows hasn't ingenuity enough to work up a new 'gag," Tom remarked dryly. "They'll never rattle Teall again with a 'bang," smiled Prescott.
"Yes; I want to be in at the death of Teall," agreed Reade. All in uniform the Central Grammars started down the street, though this time they did not march. As they moved along other boys joined them, some from the Central and others from the North Grammar. By the time that Dick's nine and substitutes neared the field more than a hundred fans trailed along with them.
When too late, Hi Martin saw how he had put his foot into the mess by his indignant exclamation. "And, knowing that Teall was going to slip away with our clothing," Dick went on, "you went into the water and lured us away to the lower end of the pond. That was what you did to us, was it, Martin?" Hi shook his head, then opened his mouth to utter an indignant denial.
"But, say, Teall, the thing has been rubbed in too hard. Run back with the things. You'll find all hands where you hid our things." "And I'll find the crazy man there, too, maybe," ventured Teall. "Also, I'll run right into a gang that is just waiting to trim me. I thank you kindly, but if any one is to go back into that crowd with Hi's things, it will be some one else.
In the second inning Greg, backed splendidly by Tom and Dick, had scored a run for his side -the only run listed as yet. In this third inning, with South Grammar now at the bat, two men were out, and one on second when Ted Teall stepped to the plate. "Put a real slam over on 'em, Ted!" shouted a South fan.
However, they succeeded in preventing Teall's nine from scoring, which kept the score still at one to nothing. In the first half of the sixth Harry Hazelton was brought home from third by a good one by Dan. Then the side went out. In this inning Teall again had a chance at bat.
Then the ball came from the box, but Hi was demoralized by the roar of laughter that swept over the field. A moment later the rather haughty captain of the North Grammar nine had been struck out and retired. His face was red, his eyes flashing. "Teall, we might expect something rowdyish from your crowd of muckers," declared Martin scornfully, as the sides changed.
Hoots and cat-calls from the Souths filled the air. The Central fans began to look a bit uneasy. What was their champion pitcher doing, to let Teall get away with his deliveries as easily as this? A third ball Dick drove in, with the same result as before. "Say, what you fellows need is practice," leered Ted.
Not one, outside of the baseball squad, had known that any uniforms were to be worn on the field. "Huh!" remarked Ted Teall, captain of the South Grammars, to one of his lieutenants. "We are the only school nine in town now without a uniform. When we get on the field to play we'll look like a lot of rag-pickers, won't we?" "I know where they got 'em," choked Hi at last.
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