[The footsteps pounded behind on the frosty turf.]

HITTING
THE LINE

BY

RALPH HENRY BARBOUR
AUTHOR OF “RIVALS FOR THE TEAM,” “THE PURPLE PENNANT,”
“DANFORTH PLAYS THE GAME,” ETC.

ILLUSTRATED BY
NORMAN ROCKWELL

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
NEW YORK LONDON
1917

Copyright 1917, by
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY

Printed in the United States of America

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