In the dressing room they were very quiet. Dade Morgan came over to Frank, speaking in a low tone.
“I’m sorry, Merry,” he said simply.
“We can’t win all the games,” answered Frank.
“But this was a hard game to lose.”
“Almost any game is a hard one to lose.”
The defeated players sat around meditatively as they slowly stripped off their playing clothes. Connected with the room there was a bath with a shower. One after another they jumped under the shower, turned on the cold spray, drenched themselves thoroughly, jumped out, rubbed down until glowing, and then dressed.
“That was a great catch you made in the second inning, Hans,” said Browning.
“Oh, I don’d know apout dot,” retorted the Dutchman. “Id peen nottings peside der pall vot caught you ven Chack threw him so high der first innings indo.”
“Say, Badg, you nipped Glade beautifully in the fourth,” said Rattleton. “Hodge made a great throw. Glade thought he had the sack purloined.”
“I noticed you were backing me up all right,” said the Kansan.