“Got anything special to do?” asked the substitute first baseman.
“No, why?”
“I thought maybe you’d like to go out in the lot again, and have some more practice.”
“Back of Mrs. Peterkin’s house?” asked Joe with a smile.
“I should say not! But I’ve got a new scheme. I read about it in that baseball book. We’ll have a contest for long distance throwing and accuracy.”
“How do you mean?”
“Why you and I’ll go down in the same lots but we’ll throw in the other direction. Then we can’t hit anything. We’ll see who can throw the farthest. You’ll need to practice that if you are to play centre field.”
“What’s the other contest?”
“For straight aim. I’ll get an old basket, and we’ll see who can land the most balls in it. Want to try?”