"That's right, but the fellow is easy, Coll. If they ever should get onto him—"
"How can they? They are not batters."
Pierson nodded.
"That is true," he admitted. "They are weak with the stick. Diamond is the only man who seems to know how to go after a ball properly. He is raw, but there is mighty good stuff in that fellow. If he sticks to baseball he will be on the regular team before he finishes his course."
"I believe Merriwell has shown up well as a batter in practice."
"He certainly has."
"Well, I should think Old Put would use him for his hitting, if for nothing else. He is needed."
"It seems to me that there is a nigger in the woodpile."
"You think Merriwell is held back for reasons not known?"
"I do."