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CHAPTER VII.
READY TO PLAY.
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Frank’s challenge and the acceptance of Manager Wilson had appeared in the Omaha papers, and the result was that a great crowd gathered at the baseball-grounds the afternoon of the day on which the Merries were again to meet the home team.
The Stars were first on the field, and they were given a round of applause. Their practise-work was snappy and aroused no small amount of enthusiasm. Then came Merriwell’s team, trotting out onto the field as the Stars came in.
“Hooray!” shouted a man. “There they are! They’re the boys who play clean baseball!”
The applause received by Frank and his men plainly showed they were favorites.
“Look at the kid!” cried somebody. “Why, are they going to use that boy?”
“They must be crazy!”
“He can’t play ball in this company.”
“He isn’t over fourteen.”
“He’s going in short.”
“Where’s the short-stop they had yesterday?”
“There he goes into right field. The right-fielder is on the bench, I reckon.”
“I’m afraid this game won’t be much like the game yesterday. Our boys will have a snap.”