“There are a number of things I wish to speak about, Bart,” said he. “One important thing is the nine. Are you working to get into form to catch? That’s one thing.”
“Perhaps I’m not working as hard as usual,” confessed Hodge. “Somehow, I haven’t seemed to have any heart in it. You know you were not here, and that has made lots of difference.”
“I’m here now, and we must get to work, for I hear that the outlook for a strong team is very unsatisfactory.”
“It might be better.”
“Well, if we get into our usual form, the battery should not be so very weak, though, of course, I can’t pitch all the games.”
“Do you know who’s working like a fiend to get into the box?”
“I haven’t heard.”
“That cad, Morgan! Why, he’s training every day, and they say there’s a prospect that he’ll make it. What do you think of that?”
“A good thing.”
“Good? Do you fancy I’ll ever catch with him pitching? Not for my life!”