Part 9 (1/2)
”Hit it, Randy!” sang out Gif ”Paste it for all you kno!”
Randy was on the alert, and although the next ball pitched was a bit low, he swung for it, sending it doard right field
”Run, Dan! Run!”
”Leg it, Randy!”
And both players did run for all they orth Dan had started as Randy swung for the sphere, and consequently touched third a few seconds later Then, as he saw the ball was still down in right field with the fielder chasing madly after it, he came in to the home plate Randy had meanwhile reached first and was halfway to second, which he reached safely by sliding
”Hurrah! One run for Colby Hall!”
”And Randy Rover , I'll say!”
The excitement was now intense as Colby Hall saw a chance to win But this chance went gliathered in with ease by the Hixley pitcher
”Never ,” said Gif ”Now all we need do is to hold the Hixley High fought desperately to score, and Colby Hall did the saaame!” was the cry
”Now, then, it takes only one run to win!”
The exciteh the tenth and eleventh innings By this ti dark, so that the fielders had difficulty in seeing the ball
”I think we had better call it a tie and let it go at that,” said the Hixley captain to Gif ”What do you think about it?”
There was a brief consultation, and several of the regular school coaches were called in In the rew darker rapidly, and presently the contest was called off
”It's too bad we couldn't finish it,” remarked Jack, as he shook hands with dink Wilsey
”We'll have to finish it next year,” said the rival pitcher, with a grin
There was a good deal of talk about the contest, but gradually the crowd dispersed, and many of the Colby boys started for the Hall The Rovers and soirls, and walked with them to the automobiles which were to take Martha and Mary and the others back to Clearwater Hall
”I'ame,” pouted May Powell, on the way
”Well, we did our best,” answered Fred ”And believeto hold down a school like Hixley with such a pitcher as dink Wilsey”
”You don't mean to say he can pitch any better than Jack!” put in Ruth quickly
”Oh, I'ainst Jack,” answered Fred ”Just the sareat pitcher, and Jack will say so himself”
”He certainly is,” was the reply from the oldest Rover boy ”He'll be on one of the professional tealey Acadeot our work cut out for us”
Most of the boys and girls went on to where the auto, but Jack kept to the rear until the whole croere out of hearing