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were the usual cheers first by the victors and then by the vanquished, and it would be hard to say which were the heartiest. For Morningside was a good loser and next to a well-beaten rival, she loved a staunch victorious one.

"You fellows certainly did us up good and proper—the worst beating we ever got," admitted Captain Dalton to Ward.

"That's what we came here for," was the reply. "It was Joe's twirling that did it."

"Get out!" cried the modest pitcher.

"Yes, that certainly held us down," went on Dalton. "We couldn't seem to find you. I'll need some new pitchers next season, I guess, for you certainly batted Ted and Sam all over. But I'm not kicking. How are you fixed for next year, Joe? Don't you want to come to Morningside?" and he laughed.

"I don't know," answered our hero. "I