CHAPTER XXV.
DICK’S TRIPLE PLAY.
“I’d enjoy being kicked with a number fourteen boot!” said Jack Ready, as he came in to the bench. “I was the cause of that bunch of disaster. I should have handled that grounder in time to get the man.”
“Don’t cry over spilled milk,” advised Frank. “The game is still on.”
“Let us hope so. I want a chance to redeem myself.”
“We must do some hitting,” growled Browning. “It’s the only way to win games.”
“If by hitting you mean slugging, it’s not the only way to win games,” said Frank.
“Why, I’ve heard you say yourself that a heavy-hitting team will beat a fast-fielding team in most cases.”
“I acknowledge that,” nodded Merry; “but in close games sacrifice-hitting and good base-running count.”