Jeffers reached first, and tore down toward second. Surely it was a home run. What a blow for Merriwell.
The ball was dropping now. Gamp was near it, but he could not touch it. He was looking up, trying to locate it. He looked over his shoulder and saw the ball.
Then he made a last spurt that astonished everybody. Still the ball was passing far over his head.
Safe?
Not quite!
Gamp was tall, and he was running swiftly. With a mighty leap, he went into the air after the ball, still going in the same direction. He reached far up with both hands and——
More than a hundred spectators caught their breath. Some rubbed their eyes in amazement. Some muttered exclamations of astonishment.
The ball had struck in Joe Gamp’s hands!
“He’s got it!”
“He’s caught it!”