There, did you see how Joe Danvers nearly broke his back trying to hit a ball that didn't come within a foot of the plate.

He'll have them all guessing pretty soon and eating out of his hand.

The game is long, my brother, don't settle it in the first inning." Owen got in his little bunt, all right, and succeeded in advancing the runner to second, as well as saving his own bacon.

So there were two on the bags, and as many down, when Hugh stepped up and took a chance at the offerings of the wily Kinsey.
Hugh managed to pick out a good one and sent it like a bullet straight at the shortstop, who knocked it down; and finding that he could not reach first in time, as Hugh was jumping along like the wind, sent it over to second, where he caught Owen just by a fraction of an inch, and Mr.Hitchens waved him off; so after all the brave start, no score resulted.
In their half of the first, Belleville did no better.

In fact, they only got a man on first through an error on the part of Joe Danvers, who unfortunately slipped in reaching for the ball, and as his foot was not on the bag the umpire called the runner safe.