want to bat well. And remember that while it's fine to knock
out a home run and have everyone yelling and cheering you, the fellow
that sacrifices is often the one that wins the game."

"It seems hard, though, Jack, just to bunt and know you're going to be
thrown out when you really might be able to make a hit."

"It's the team that counts, though, Pete. Always remember that. And a
Scout ought to be able to obey his captain's orders just as well in a
baseball game as any other time. Just remember that there's a reason
for everything, even if you can't always understand it yourself, and
you won't mind making a sacrifice hit when what you want to do is to
knock the cover off the ball."

"I'm going to play short stop tomorrow, Jack. Bob Hart brought me in
from the outfield and put Jack Binns out there. He says Tom can play
better with the sun in his eyes than anyone on the team. I missed a
catch the last game we had because I couldn't see the ball."

"It's a mighty hard thing to do, to play the sun field well," said
Jack. "I wonder how that new pitcher the Raccoons have will do?"

"He's their extra pitcher, and I guess he's a good one, Jack. He
pitched for the Bliss School team last spring, and they say his
pitching was what won the county championship for them."

"Don't you believe it, Pete! He had a good team behind him. That won
the championship. No one man ever won a championship for a team, or
ever will. He's a good pitcher, and he probably helped them a lot, but
it's the team that does the work, every time."

"Well, I don't know, Jack. In their big game, with the High School, he
struck out fourteen men and the other side didn't get a run. His team
only made one run off the High School pitcher, so he had to do it
pretty nearly by himself. I hope you beat him, anyhow. He's got an
awful swelled head. They say the only reason he wants to join the
Scouts is so that he can get a chance to show he's a better pitcher
than you are. That's Homer Lawrence all over!"

"Oh, I guess he's all right. I think he's a pretty nice fellow. I was
talking to him the other day."

"His father's one of the richest men in this town, Jack. He has all
the money he wants, and he's been taking lessons in pitching from one
of the State League players. That's why he's so good, I guess. The
other fellows don't have a chance to learn things that way."

"It isn't always the fellows who had the most lessons who are the