He could hold a hundred difficult balls in succession, but when a critical point came, he 'd let go of even a dewdrop.

He 'd have to send him out in the field and bring in Jones to first base.

Only Jones was so excitable.

He could hold any kind of a ball, no matter how critical the play was, but there was no telling what he would do with the ball after he got it.
Joe came to himself with a start.

A pretty way of studying history! He buried his head in his book and began: Shortly after the Draconian reforms-- He read the sentence through three times, and then recollected that he had not looked up the Draconian reforms.
A knock came at the door.