"I chuck 'em out whenever I please, and whoever gets in the way catches 'em."
At the same moment Owen Lawrence was saying:
"A mighty poor game, Roycroft. They're just as weak as ever on the stick work."
"I think it's partly because Tippen's in a class by himself," said Earl.
"All the same, I'll bet if you had a chance at bat you'd rip the stitches out of that ball."
"Oh, I don't know. I'd like to try it, though."
"If you'd only put up a stiff kick in the gym that day you might be doing it now," exclaimed Luke Phelps.
"Maybe," admitted the big football guard.
"I call this a mighty good game, Owen Lawrence," piped Victor Collins. "What's the dif if your side is losing?"
"Only a big field with a diamond all laid out, and a grand stand besides," sniffed Lawrence.