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Frank Merriwell at Yale

CHAPTER XXVIII
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Pierson, I believe he is swift enough for the regular team.

What do you think of it ?" "I want to see more of his work before I express myself." Merriwell's steal had indeed rattled Coulter, who became so nervous that he sent the batter down to first on four balls.
Then, with the first ball delivered to the next man up, the fellow on first struck out for second.
Merriwell was playing off third, and pretended to make a break for home as the catcher made a short throw to the shortstop, who ran in behind Coulter, took the ball and lined it back to the plate.
But Frank had whirled about and returned to third, so the play was wasted, and the runner reached second safely.
Then there was more Yale enthusiasm, and Coulter was so broken up that he gave little Danny Griswold a shoulder ball right over the heart of the plate.
Griswold "ate" high balls, as the Harvard pitcher very well knew.

He did not fail to make connection with this one, and drove it to deep left for two bags, bringing in two runs..


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