St. Nicholas, Volume 39Mary Mapes Dodge Scribner & Company, 1912 - Children's literature |
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Page 606
... never be a ball - player ! " So , at the age of ten , I became a known factor in the base - ball circles of Factoryville , and might be said to have started on my career . My next step was learning to throw a curve with a base - ball ...
... never be a ball - player ! " So , at the age of ten , I became a known factor in the base - ball circles of Factoryville , and might be said to have started on my career . My next step was learning to throw a curve with a base - ball ...
Page 611
... never regretted my decision . That is how I became a Big - League pitcher , in the middle of the summer of 1900 , at the age of nineteen years . George Davis was the manager of the New York club at the time , and the first thing he did ...
... never regretted my decision . That is how I became a Big - League pitcher , in the middle of the summer of 1900 , at the age of nineteen years . George Davis was the manager of the New York club at the time , and the first thing he did ...
Page 612
... never forget how Da- vis's eyes bulged ! " What's that ball ? " he asked . " That ' s one I picked up , but never use , " I an- swered . " It's a kind of a freak ball . " " Can you control it ? " " Not very well . " " Try it again ...
... never forget how Da- vis's eyes bulged ! " What's that ball ? " he asked . " That ' s one I picked up , but never use , " I an- swered . " It's a kind of a freak ball . " " Can you control it ? " " Not very well . " " Try it again ...
Page 618
... never hear the end of it ; and how would I pay the rent , and what would we all do without a farthing of money ? " sir , " said Andrew . " And if I were sure the bottle was as good as you say , though I always liked a full bottle better ...
... never hear the end of it ; and how would I pay the rent , and what would we all do without a farthing of money ? " sir , " said Andrew . " And if I were sure the bottle was as good as you say , though I always liked a full bottle better ...
Page 619
... never thought you could do such a thing ! What will we do for the rent ? And what will the poor children do for something to eat ? " And the poor woman began to cry . " Come , come , Margery dear , " said Andrew , " can't you hearken to ...
... never thought you could do such a thing ! What will we do for the rent ? And what will the poor children do for something to eat ? " And the poor woman began to cry . " Come , come , Margery dear , " said Andrew , " can't you hearken to ...
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