“That is what comes of playing a man out of position,” thought Frank. “Costigan is a fine third baseman, but he is no fielder.”
But he did not say a word aloud.
Haggerty did his level best, and succeeded in striking out the next man.
The Yale rooters cheered feebly.
The next batter put up a long fly, which Cal Jeffers captured after a hard run, and the first half ended with Princeton “three to the good.”
CHAPTER XXIV.
FRANK IN THE BOX.
“That is easy,” said Charlie Creighton, hopefully. “Our boys will tie that without a struggle.”
But he was mistaken. Nat Finch, the Princeton wonder, did not do a thing but strike out three men in succession, while the great crowd roared its delight.
“That settles it!” said Pooler. “Those are three top-enders, the best batters on the team. If he can make monkeys of them like that, what will he do with the weak batters?”