He felt that he had his old Gridley winning gait on now.

He proved it by striking out three straight in the first half of the eighth.

But West Point did not score, either, in that inning.
Then came Lehigh, grim and desperate, to bat for the ninth time.
The first man Dick struck out.

But even his wrist seemed to be treacherous now.

The second Lehigh man offered at nothing, and went to first on called balls.