Then planted his toe on the rubber plate and shot in a "twister." It curved inward as it neared the batter, and cut the heart of the plate.

The batter had been fooled and did not swing at it.
"One strike!" called the umpire.
The batter, who was looking out for an out curve next, swung at it, and fanned the air.

The Yale men, and especially the sophomores, began to shout.
Badger thought it time to change to an out curve, and sent one in hot as a Mauser bullet.

But the batter was looking for out curves.

He reached for it.