“Sure. Anything to improve myself,” said Joe earnestly.
A little later he and his chum were on their way to the vacant lots. As they walked along they met several other lads, some of whom played on the regular team, a few from the High School nine, and some from the Silver Star scrub.
“What’s doing?” demanded Rodney Burke.
“We’re going to see who is the best thrower,” answered Tom.
“Give us a show at it?” requested Ford Wilson.
“Sure,” assented Joe. “The more, the merrier.”
Soon a jolly crowd of youngsters were taking turns at the long distance throwing. After several tries the record lay between Joe and Rodney Burke, and they played off a tie, Joe winning by about seven feet.
“That’s a good throw all right,” complimented the loser.
“A fellow who’s playing centre field needs to have a pretty good heave,” said Joe. “Especially if he’s up against a heavy-hitting team.”