Jones, one of the big family, the first to swing the willow for
the enemy, pushed a grass cutter to Hagner, who relayed it to
the custodian of the first salt bag. Knight hit a sunscraper
into the meridian and Gibbie pocketed it on the return trip.
Wilson stung the pellet to Robbville, which Ty annexed without
leaving his office.
Ross launched a Lusitania to Amberg, which broke down in
midocean. Everson loafed around the rubber for four misfits and
got them. Little Arthur stung a beauty over the near station,
which took him to the first stop and opened the switches for
Everson’s run to the middle junction, Hagner bumped a daisy
scorcher to Joe, which the latter pickled, but it went as a
sacrifice, as Delvin navigated to second and the Human Crab
breezed to third. Ty swung his trusty locust against the first
groove cutter and the horsehide stamped his initials on the
Clubhouse flag pole, while he almost beat Everson and Little
Arthur to the water cooler after his circle of the bags. Mr.
Talkington, while waiting on four, was chased with three, and
Larke sent one singing to the curve box, which the slab artist
tossed to the initial sack ahead of him.
[Illustration: “Everson loafed around the rubber.”]
SECOND INNING
Amberg sent one over the shortest route to Everson. Wheeler
spun three times and sat down. Dorner imitated Wheeler
perfectly.
Black did what was expected of the pitcher. Gibbie got a one
timer back of Wilson. Ross arched one to Knight. Everson
dropped one in front of the rubber, Gibbie annexing the
keystone bag. Little Arthur was there with a dew drop which
Wilson picked off the grass too late to shut the door on either
Gibbie, Everson or Delvin who slid into the vacant chairs and
all the seats at table were occupied.
The big German lad leaned gently against the leather apple and
knocked it out of the orchard, shaking the tree for four more
juicy ones for Lowell. Ty fouled to Bowman. Three out. Score,
7-0.
After that for the third, fourth, fifth and sixth spasms
neither side got a look in, although three hopefuls from each
college went boldly to the front, only to be cut down in their
youth, before crossing the Rubicon.
SEVENTH INNING
In the stand-up session, however, the tonsorial artists made
the Lowell hair stand up. Hughie sent the Infant in for a piece
of the pie. Jones, the first shaver up, swung the sign on a
drop and raised it over Arthur’s study box for a single.
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