“Now’s our last chance,” murmured Captain Graydon as his men came in. “It’s do or die for the pennant now!”
CHAPTER XXXIII
WINNING THE PENNANT
“One run to tie, two to win and three to make a good job of it,” murmured Cap, as he walked to the bench with his brothers. “Can we do it?”
“We’ve got to,” answered Bill.
“You make a home run, I’ll limp along after you, and Pete can follow,” suggested Bill. “That will do the business.”
“It might happen,” said Cap. “Whistle-Breeches is up first, then I follow, and, after Graydon has a whack, you and Pete come along, Bill.”
“Oh, don’t talk about it!” exclaimed the pitcher. “It makes me nervous,” but he did not show any signs of it.