Hock did not hear anybody tell him to slide, but he felt the danger, saw the catcher ready to take the ball, and threw himself along the ground.
The ball reached the catcher, who swept his arm round with it in his grasp.
Too late!
Mason’s breast was on the rubber plate, and Yale had won by a score of six to five.
Then the crowd came down into the diamond and picked Mason up. Tears ran down his face as they lifted him to their shoulders and roared his name again and again. Frank Merriwell was lifted beside him, and Frank smiled upon him.
Never again as long as he lived would Hock Mason experience the untold joy of that thrilling moment.
THE END.
No. 72, of the Merriwell Series, entitled “Frank Merriwell as Coach,” by Burt L. Standish, tells of a great game between rival college teams, with victory for the nine coached by our young hero.