Part 7 (1/2)
”Why, there is a boy there I used to know quite well, Toanized a first-class baseball club, and that they are going to put it all over Colby Hall--those are his exact words”
”Humph! that ree fro one every day We heard so of the talk Do you know if this Tommy Flanders is much of a player?”
”He used to be considered quite a pitcher In fact, he was so good as a boy pitcher that son up in one of the ues But of course they wouldn't let hi to leave school”
”That certainly sounds interesting, especially if this Flanders pitches for Longley”
”Tommy told me that they had not less than a dozen first-class baseball players at their academy He boasted that they would wipe up the dia his words”
”Evidently Tommy kno to blow”
”Oh, but, Jack, he really is a first-class player And you iven over especially to athletics and gymnastics Probably they'll pay more attention to baseball and football than they will to their studies”
”Well, if we get beaten we'll get beaten, Ruth, that's all We'll do our best”
”And I certainly hope you win, Jack,” said the girl, giving hilance ”I would like to see you take some of the conceit out of To folks adjourned to a nearby ice-creaed in that dainty to their hearts'
content While eating their crea the cake they had ordered with it, Jackthe boys at the new rival school
”Yes, they said they were going to send a challenge soon,” said Gif
”And I've been warned by others that they intend to put a first-class nine on the diamond to beat us”
”Then it will be up to you, Gif, to show them what Colby Hall can do,”
said Spouter He hih he had been on the nine occasionally
The young people had alirls and two boys come in As they entered Ruth clutched Jack by the arm
”There is Toer of the two youths
Toood deal of a sport He was dressed in a loud-looking suit, had pointed shoes, and he wore a cap set well back on his head His face was rather red, and his forehead was overshadowed by a heavy mop of reddish-brown hair
”hello, Ruth! How are you?” he called out pleasantly, when still at a distance ”Glad to see you,” and he sirls and bowed
After this there was nothing to do but to introduce the newcoirls, who proved to be residents of Haven Point, and then introduced his friend, Pete Stevens
”Pete is going to be my backstop on our nine,” explained Tommy Flanders
”You know, I suppose, that I am the pitcher,” he added in an off-hand manner
”And he's one wonder pitcher, believe me!” piped in Pete Stevens He was a stocky youth with s to have quite a nine,” remarked Jack politely
”Say, it will be the finest baseball aggregation this part of the country has ever seen--that is, for a school nine,” boasted To on athletics We intend to put it over everything within traveling distance”