Carson tore down the line to the plate, and Dade realized that the only way to stop the score was to throw Browning out at first.
Morgan gathered the ball and threw hastily. It happened that Browning was between Dade and Starbright, so that Morgan did not make a good throw. Starbright stopped the ball with his big mitt, but it dropped to the ground, and he could not get it up before Browning went over the sack.
A cheer went up from the Yale men on the bleachers.
“Well, that’s hard luck!” exclaimed the fellow with the dog. “They got that run without making a hit off Morgan.”
This was true.
The smile had vanished from Dade’s face as he returned to the pitcher’s position. Gamp was up, and Morgan again burned the ball over with great speed. He was seeking to strike Gamp out, and he failed to hold Browning close to first, thinking Bruce too slow and lazy to steal.
But, when thoroughly awakened, Browning was anything but slow. He started for second on the second ball pitched, and seemed to gather momentum with every stride.
Mulloy lined the ball down, the throw being a trifle high. However, it seemed that Packard would get it in time. Browning slid feet first for the bag.
Packard was not anxious to get in the way of the big fellow’s spikes, and he failed to get the ball onto Bruce quite soon enough.
“Safe!” said the umpire.