Tom followed this with a two-bagger over King’s head in left, and Chot hit the ball between right and center for another homer, sending Tom in ahead of him.
Then Johnson was taken out of the box and another boy, Nibbins, substituted. Nibbins threw over two or three to warm up, then faced Jones in a confident manner.
Jones, however, singled to right, and easily made first. Day was given a base on balls, Lorrens advanced both runners with a bunt down the first base line and the bases were full.
Smeed was up, and Nibbins, in trying to fool him with some swift ins, hit him lightly on the shoulder, forcing Jones in from third.
“Oh, my, what a picnic!” cried someone.
Then Pod knocked a single over first and Day and Lorrens scored.
Then to show the uncertainty of baseball, with Bert, Fleet and Tom up in succession, and no one out, Bert popped up a little fly which Nibbins caught, Fleet struck out in trying to slam out another extra base hit, and Tom knocked a weak grounder to Strange who threw him out at first.
The Creightons had scored seven runs and the score now stood 9 to 0 in their favor.
Far from being discouraged, the Cleverdale boys started the fourth inning as if they meant to tie the score in a hurry.
“All together, now, boys,” cried Captain Biddle, “No game is lost till the last man is out in the ninth, so let’s get busy.”