“Oh, come off! Who said so?”
“It’s in the agreement,” was the reply.
“I never saw it!”
“Well, it’s there. And if you play that pitcher, we won’t go on with the game.”
“Oh, stop if you want to,” replied Burns sweetly. “I guess we’ve got it cinched all right.”
“We’ll protest it,” was the answer. “You haven’t any business playing either that pitcher or the fellow in center.”
“Why didn’t you say something about it before we beat you?” demanded Burns angrily.
“I didn’t know it,” was the answer.
Burns hesitated, and then summoned Fultz. With Fultz went most of the Mannig team. Thereupon the Laurelville players also joined the group, scenting trouble. Finally, Fultz called to Nelson.