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me to hear Joe's last words, gave

"I've been telling Mac all along that no matter wh

he limit. I didn't send that telegram because I had any doubt, but I knew that they'd make a break for yo

to see me the very day I got

y dripping from him. He just ached to give it away. It was o

id he?" asked McRae, w

s a year for a three-year contract. And as if that weren't enough, he offered to p

ue meant business right from the start. It was a competitor to be dr

of an offer," ej

the ring," remarked McRae. "Fro

sking what Joe said t

way Joe lighted into him was a sin and a shame. He fairly skinned

a sigh of relief. "And in these days, when so many rumors are flying 69 round it's a comfort to know there's on

a tower of strength to the Giants for ten years past, cam

an?" cried Joe. "How's that

ngstown and had it treated by Bonesetter Reese. I tell you, that old chap'

n this trip," said Jim, heartily. "It wouldn'

think I'll make the trip around the world. I made a half promise some time ago to coach the Yale team this coming spring, and they don't

corridor, leaving McRae and Rob

oys is Mac taking

itchers, two catchers, an extra infielder and outfielder, besides the seven other men in

ped it out,"

held down the third bag than Mac when he was on the old Orioles. The old b

behind the bat," grinned Joe. "No ball coul

sion to see Robbie running down to fi

rennan got together for th

ither league. They're a bunch of fence breakers, all right. When those birds once get going, they're apt to send a

laugh. "I'd get soft if they were too easy. But w

ond, McBride at short and Chapman at third. The outfielders will probably be Cooper and Murray and Lange. For pitchers Brennan will have

e the ball scream when they hit it. They're a nifty lot of field

came to see the teams play and didn't find the real stars in the line-up they naturally felt sore. But they're going to get the simon-pure article this time

eams to play against each other all the time,

replied Hughson. "I know we're going to play the D

commented Jim

ring? Those fellows will play their heads off to beat us-and they'll own the town if they succeed.

k they can get the In

I d

d take a game away from us. They'll probably look around and pick up the very best players they can, even if the

e some games. It would be a remarkable thing

t be done,"

going along with the teams, just fo

ink this a good chance to mix baseball and globe trotting. Altogether I shouldn't wonder if there would be about a hundred in the party. Some of the fellows will have their sisters with them,

hem denied the s

, "while I think of it, Joe, I want to give you

e up to, now?"

rough and through. He's got the idea in that twisted brain of his that 7

I suppose," i

s getting it for him, he talked in a rambling way of how he was going to get even with you. Of course I shut

ly knocked me out when he doped my coffee.

ted Hughson. "And don't forget th

But 'threatened men live long' and I