But He Had to Slide Through the Dust and Grass to Make It.
Away it sailed, right over the head of the center fielder, for Tommy was a sturdy lad, and he put all his strength into that one strike.
“Go on! Go on!”
“A home run!”
“Leg it, Tommy! Leg it!”
“We’ll win the game!”
Once again everybody was shouting. Teddy had started from third base toward home. Tommy had rounded first and was going for second as fast as he could.
He got to third as the boy who had raced after the ball threw it in.
“I’ve got to get there ahead of that ball!” thought our hero.
And he did. But he had to slide through the dust and grass to make it, and he tore a hole in his trousers. But he did not mind that, for he had on an old suit, and he thought the winning of the game would more than make up for the ripped garment.