“Pretty good. I’ve taken him for his batting. If he could play as well all round as he can bat, he’d be on the regulars.”
“Middle?”
“Jones.”
“What, the fellow you call Dismal?”
“Same.”
“Why, he’s too sad and slow to play ball!”
“Wait till you have seen him. He can wake up, and he’ll throw almost as well as Ephraim Gallup. If he gets a good chance, he’ll surprise somebody.”
“Who’s the left fielder?”
“Joe Gamp.”
Hodge gasped.