. St. Nicholas [serial]. , and there were two strikes and threeballs on the hitter. But there was even more atstake for Captain Hildreth—one more ball pitched,and he might realize the pitchers greatest ambi-tion, the golden dream of every twirler, from theAmerican League down to the urchins on thevacant lots. No-hit! No-hit! No-hit! the Bannister co-horts, aided by all the spectators not rooting forMarston, yelled steadily, accompanying the chantby a monotonous thumping of feet and clappingof hands; it swelled to a great roar,—No-hit!No-hit!—rolling across the Bannister field, andout to Billy
. St. Nicholas [serial]. , and there were two strikes and threeballs on the hitter. But there was even more atstake for Captain Hildreth—one more ball pitched,and he might realize the pitchers greatest ambi-tion, the golden dream of every twirler, from theAmerican League down to the urchins on thevacant lots. No-hit! No-hit! No-hit! the Bannister co-horts, aided by all the spectators not rooting forMarston, yelled steadily, accompanying the chantby a monotonous thumping of feet and clappingof hands; it swelled to a great roar,—No-hit!No-hit!—rolling across the Bannister field, andout to Billy Dwyer, in left-field, beside himselfwith jealous rage. He 11 make it—he is going to get his no-hitgame! Billy bit his lip in the intensity of hiswrath. Shoved me out into the field and pitchedthe big game himself because he was in fullcharge! And now hes going to gain the greatestpossible glory, a no-hit game, and win the Went-worth Cup by doing it. Oh, its a shame! It had been a brilliant struggle, with dazzling. 902 THE NO-HIT GAME Avg.
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