Out of Context

The first six months are completed

The Shortstop
Zane Grey

“See, that’s good old Enoch, the coacher.”

“Where’s the new short-stop? The papers say he’s a wonder.”

Chase moved out of hearing then and began picking over the new bats Mac had bought. Enoch came up and looked them over, too.

“Bum lot of sticks,” he commented. “Say, Chase, Wheeling is a swell town to play in. The fans here like a good game an’ don’t care who wins. The kids are bad, though. Look out for them. This’s a good ground to hit on. You ought to lambaste a couple today. If Finnegan pitches, you wait for his slow ball and hit it over the fence.”

Findlay won the game 6 to 1. Castorious was invincible. Dude Thatcher hit one over the right-field fence, and Chase hit one over the left-field fence.