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A Ball Player’s Career

CHAPTER XVI
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The ball that he threw was a hard one to catch, however, it landing in the hands like a chunk of lead.

Since "Bill" retired from the diamond he has become noted as an evangelist, and I am told by those who should know that he is a brilliant speaker and a great success in that line.

May luck be with him wherever lie may go! I have said that Sunday threw a remarkably hard ball to catch, and this was true, but I have noted the same peculiarity in regard to other players that I have met.

How to explain the reason for this is a difficult matter.

He was not as swift a thrower as either Williamson, Burns or Pfeffer, all of whom sent the ball across the field with the speed of a bullet and with the accuracy of first-class marksmen.


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