I want to graduate as high in my class as I can, Danny.

Yet I'd sacrifice my own desires if the Naval Academy needed me on the nine.

However, I'm not needed.

There are several men on the nine who play ball better than I but don't let me keep you off the nine, Dan." "If you stay off I guess I will," replied Dalzell.

"If the nine doesn't need you then it doesn't need me." "But I thought you wanted to play." "Not unless you and I could be the battery, David, little giant.
I'd like to catch your pitching, but I don't want to stop any other fellow's pitching." So far the nine had gone on without them.