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Show 0 N -- not much! have caught that ball. The Giants made six runs in the first inning, and each time a run came in Marian looked sympathetic and told us that, really, the boys were being quite good sports about it. werent they? When Laurie an easy fly right at second and missed the out she said to me that Artie had told her that Laurie was really quite a good little ballplayer and I mustnt blame him for an Artie could bob-ble- d occasional error. the time little Jerry Hart f)y finally struck out to retire 1)Giants, Marian had told the every- one sitting near us boy who had slid sixth run, and she ' that it was her home for the had explained with great kindness that Dot and I had sons on the other team, one of them the first baseman who missed that long throw' and the other one the second baseman who dropped the fly ball. the field and pointed out Artie, standing base slapping his glove and The Giants took Marian on first showing off. Then little Ernie Harrow, who the Braves right fielder and lunched frequently at our house, hit the first pitched ball for a fast was grounder w hich went right through the legs of one of the Giant fielders and when Lrnie came dancing onto second Dot leaned around me to remark to Marian that if rtie had been playing closer to first the way Billy didjie might have been ready for the throw if the other Giant plaver had managed tostop the ball. Billy came up and smashed a long fly over the left fielders head and I put a hand on Marian's shoulder to hoist myself up and Dot and I stood there howling, ' Run, run, run, and Billy came home and two runs were in. Little Andy put a surprise bunt down the line and Artie never even saw it and I bent down to tell Marian that Artie's extensive knowledge of baseball had first-bas- e apparently never included the study of fielding bunts; Laurie got a nice hit and slid into second and the Giants took out their pitcher and put in Buddy Williams, whom Laurie once beat up on the way to school. tied with two I were both was The score and Dot and then Ernie Harrow the second time and run, right over the they put the sign advertising Jim Morrow's sand and gravel. We were leading when the inning ended. Little League games are six innings, so we had five more innings to go. The second inning tightened up considerably as the boys began to get over their stage fright. By the middle of the fifth inning the and then Braves were leading in the bottom of the fifth Aitie misjed a throw at first base and the Braves scored another run. Neither Dot nor I said a single word, but Marian got up in a disagreeable manner and excused herself and went to sit on the other side of the field. "Marian looks very poorly these days, I remarked to Dot as we watched her go. In the top of the sixth the Braves were winning 10-- but then George Harper, who had been pitching accurately and well, began to tire, and he walked the first two batters. The third boy hit a little fly which fell in short centerfield, and one run came in to make it , and yelling and came up for hit a home fence where 8-- 6 9-- 10-9- then Georgie, who was by kept saying over and over S Only French's j provides 14 foods in one package vVy' 'V-,- Seed-wi- f uit. Your parakeet will really go for Frenchs It will keep him healthy, happy and playful. Give him this balanced variety of clean, fresh seed with tasty biscuit. He jvill love you for it! Hell love FrencJjs Treat and Condition Food, too. Seed-with-Bisc- f now visi- bly rattled, walked the next batter and filled the bases. "Oh, no, no, Dot said suddenly, "don't you dare, you cant I stood up and began to do it. Continued on next page wail, PARAKEET PR0DUCT8 Biicint contain! MilM Snd. CMiry Sod, Oat Groati, Poppy Seed, Toruti Yntt, Cora Syrup, CaraFrtncfc'i Saed-witway, Nipr, Sesame and Fennel Seeds, Cvttlefisli Bona, Soya Boaa Cota, Wkaat Cerm Moal and Vitamin Bti Supplement 3S w. |
