Fales saw the runner going, and he was so anxious to stop that score that he fumbled again. He got the ball at last and threw home, but it was a bit too late, for the man had scored.
The game was tied.
Then Frank was in earnest, and the way he pitched was a surprise to the two men who faced him. They did not even foul the ball, and both struck out.
The sixth inning closed with the score a tie. Frank was anxious to play another inning, but Capt. Hardy seemed satisfied.
He said such practice was too much like business, and the game was over.
But the “scrub” was hilarious over the result. It was almost equal to beating.
Some time after the game Frank and Capt. Hardy were seen talking together on the campus.
Ned Noon was strolling along when he saw them. From the fence Bink Stubbs called to him:
“What do you think?”
“I don’t think,” returned Ned, sourly. “It’s too much trouble.”