"What did I tell you?" exclaimed Fred, as he threw the ball back to the pitcher.
Again Harry made his calculations with care. But Joe was on the alert and as the ball came in just where he wanted it he met it fairly and sent it sailing down to centerfield.
"Hurrah, first blood!" yelled Bart. "Leg it, Joe!" And Joe did "leg it" for all he knew how and reached third base in safety.
"Hi, there, stop up!" called out Harry, ruefully. "Don't try to make a home run the first thing."
"Never mind. I'll put him out at the home plate," said Fred, but he failed to do so, and Joe came in when Bart made a safe hit to first base.
Thus the game went on until the beginning of the third inning, when the score stood 7 to 7.
"Sure an' it's a foin game, so it is!" cried Teddy Dugan. "It's a real baseball club Lakeport ought to have, wid yourselves as mimbers."
"Perhaps we shall have a club," answered Joe.
Link was at the bat, and after he had made a safe hit to second, Harry followed.
"Here comes Mr. Jadell," remarked Frank. "See that you don't hit him, or there'll be a row."