“Right-o. Anything else?”
“Don’t think so.” Steve took the list and looked it over. “That looks all right to me. Suppose Sam captains the First and you the Second, Andy.”
“All right. I suppose some of the fellows are going to be disappointed.”
“Bound to be some,” agreed Steve. “Can’t be avoided, though. We can take a good big string of substitutes, I suppose, and that will help some.”
“If the game happened to go our way we might use a lot of subs,” Sam said. “Anyway, we could take them along on the chance.”
“You and Andy work up your batting orders,” said Steve. “Put me about second on the list, Sam. If I can get my base one way or another I dare say I can worry that Placid pitcher.”
“He will be mighty placid if you don’t,” chuckled Mr. Gifford.
“I’ll copy your list off for you, Sam.”
“I wonder who they’ll have to umpire,” said Steve while Mr. Gifford was busy writing. “Sometimes a good deal depends on that.”