Hodge asked the umpire to give him a pass to first on the interference of Sprowl; but the umpire had not seen it, Sprowl denied it, and Bart was declared out on the third strike.
This made two men out, with Morgan and Merriwell on third and second.
Gamp was the batter, and everything seemed to depend on him.
Wolfers was on his mettle. His pitching against Joe was superb, for the tall chap did not touch the ball.
The Merries had been prevented from securing a run. They felt that they had been defrauded, for to all it seemed likely that Bart might have made a hit only for the interference of Sprowl.
As a pitchers’ battle the game was a great exhibition. Although seven hits were obtained off Wolfers in seven innings, the visitors could not score.
On the other hand, being in the most perfect form, Frank did not permit a hit in seven innings.
The eighth opened with Badger at bat.
Buck managed to roll a slow one into the diamond.
Both Cronin and Wolfers went after it, bothering each other, and Buck reached first by tall hustling.