And Patterson watched the ball and waited, letting the good ones go by and striking at the poor ones. He finally succeeded in poking a feeble bounder over to the pitcher's position, and thus obtained the privilege of retiring. Altogether Patterson's first day out gave little promise that his ambitions would ever be realized.
THEORIES AND PLANS
"Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room. "I understand they've got about twenty men on the batting list."
Rob laughed constrainedly. "Yes, Sudbury and Tom Riley and I are all going to play centre field."
"I thought you were down for second base."
Rob shook his head. "They tried me there yesterday, but I didn't make good, so I've gone further out."
"Well, I hope you'll make good there. Durand says you're a slugger."