“Oh, that was a fluke,” declared Rodney Burke, who sat behind Joe.
There was a surprised and disconcerted look on Sam’s face as he gazed at the next batter. No sooner had the ball left Sam’s hand, that Armstrong was away for third like a shot, for he was a notorious base stealer. Bart threw to third, but the ball went too high and the baseman jumped for it in vain. Armstrong came in with the first run.
“Begins to look bad!” yelled Tom in Joe’s ear, for the cheers and exultant yells of the Resolute crowd made ordinary talking impossible.
But that was all the visiting team got that inning, for Sam struck out two men, and the third fouled to Bart.
“Now we’ll see what our fellows can do,” commented Tom.
Seth Potter, the left fielder, was first up, and he had two strikes and three balls called on him in short order. Then he got under a pretty one and made first.
“Watch out now, and run down when he throws!” cried Darrell, who was coaching.
Seth did run, but was caught at second. Jed McGraw, the centre fielder, was next up and knocked a safety, getting to first.
Then came Ford Lantry, who played right field, and he knocked a pretty three-bagger which brought in McGraw and the run. At that the Silver Star crowd went wild with joy, but it was all they had to crow over as the next two men struck out and Lantry died on third.
The next two innings were marked by goose eggs for both sides, and in the fourth inning the Silver Stars brought in two runs, while their opponents could not seem to connect with the ball.