Then came a loud shout, when Kimball in left field jumped in the air and pulled down the fly.
The next man also solved Bob's delivery, but Havens managed to get the ball over to Dave an instant ahead of the runner.
"It wasn't out!" yelled Dugan.
"You keep quiet," counseled one of the others, and "Little Bill," scowling fiercely, turned away.
The next man struck out, and, with a sigh of satisfaction, Bob walked in and picked up a bat.
"Take it easy, Somers," advised Dave. "Don't slam at the first. There—that's the way."
"Ball!" cried Mr. Perkins.
"Two balls!"
"Three!"
"One strike!"