Making the Nine

by Albertus T. Dudley

Hearty acknowledgments for expert advice on the technicalities of baseball training and play are due to Dr. Edward H. Nichols of Boston, who, as player, head coach, and graduate adviser, has probably contributed more to Harvard victories on the diamond than any other one man. The play marking the climax of the game described in Chapter XXVI is a historic one, borrowed from a Yale-Harvard contest. Its hero was Mr. George W. Foster, of a champion Harvard nine.

ALBERTUS T. DUDLEY.

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CONTENTS

Chapter		Page
I	An Unwelcome Proposition.	[1]
II	On the Ice.	[13]
III	The Battle.	[25]
IV	Phil’s Resolution.	[38]
V	A Tough Problem.	[45]
VI	A Western Solution.	[57]
VII	In the Baseball Cage.	[71]
VIII	A Transaction in Books.	[82]
IX	Burglary.	[90]
X	Mr. Moore’s Theory.	[98]
XI	Flanahan strikes out.	[110]
XII	Varrell explains himself.	[122]
XIII	The Spring Running.	[131]
XIV	Under Two Flags.	[146]
XV	About Many Things.	[156]
XVI	Phil makes his Début.	[168]
XVII	A Nocturnal Mystery.	[181]
XVIII	A Spilled Pitcher.	[191]
XIX	The Coveted Opportunity.	[200]
XX	An Unexpected Blow.	[218]
XXI	A Gloomy Prospect.	[232]
XXII	The Decision of the Court.	[243]
XXIII	The Great Track Meet.	[261]
XXIV	The Hillbury Game.	[282]
XXV	On the Third Floor of Hale.	[300]
XXVI	A Double Assist.	[314]
XXVII	Conclusion.	[325]

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ILLUSTRATIONS

Phil did not walk in from the field	[Frontispiece]
The Western contingent were established among the pines on the right	[26]
A Corner in Sands’s Room	[70]
He heard voices,—at first indistinct, then somewhat clearer	[150]
The Academy through the Trees	[190]
In the Campus Woods	[242]
He suddenly turned and pulled the ball down	[292]
The Main Street of Seaton	[324]

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MAKING THE NINE