CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I[A Dangerous Plunge]1
II[A Surprise]17
III[Reggie Turns Up]33
IV[The Anonymous Letter]43
V[“Play Ball!”]54
VI[Getting the Jump]61
VII[Stealing Home]71
VIII[A Baseball Idol]79
IX[An Old Enemy]87
X[Three In a Row]94
XI[Right From the Shoulder]101
XII[Jim’s Winning Ways]108
XIII[A Break in the Luck]117
XIV[A Delightful Surprise]123
XV[An Evening Ride]131
XVI[The Attack on the Road]136
XVII[Falling Behind]143
XVIII[In the Throes of a Slump]151
XIX[A Close Call]157
XX[Speeding Up]163
XXI[The Winning Streak]170
XXII[Striving for Mastery]178
XXIII[Holding Them Down]184
XXIV[A Crushing Blow]191
XXV[Lining Them Out]197
XXVI[The Tireless Foe]203
XXVII[Champions of the League]210
XXVIII[The World Series]218
XXIX[The Game of His Life]224
XXX[Champions of the World]230

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

[IT WAS THE LONGEST HIT THAT EVER HAD BEEN MADE ON THE POLO GROUNDS.]

[THERE WAS NO DOUBT OF THE WARMTH OF THAT WELCOME.]

[SUDDENLY PICKING UP THE BALL HE HURLED IT TO SECOND.]

[“GREAT SCOTT!” HE CRIED. “WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH YOUR HAND?”]