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Rh Bert Cable, last year's captain, labored indefatigably and was of much assistance to Dick who, handicapped as he was by his infirmity, was forced to do most of his coaching from the bench. That was an extremely busy week for the Clearfield High School Baseball Team, and Gordon Merrick confided to Lanny on Thursday that if Dick sent him to the batting-net the next day he would probably go mad and bite someone. "Why, last night," he said, "I dreamed that Tom and Nostrand and Joe Browne and two or three others were all pitching to me at once! My arms are still lame from that nightmare!"

"Well, there won't be anything very strenuous to-morrow," Lanny comforted. "In fact, you'll get off easier than I shall, for I've got to do track work."

"You're an idiot to try both," said Gordon. "What's going to happen to us next week, I'd like to know, with Robey catching."

"Oh, Pete will get along all right. In fact, he's a mighty good catcher, Gordon."

"He's all right at catching, but a child could steal on him. He can't get the ball down to second to save his life until the runner's brushing the dust from his trousers!"

"Well, with Tom Haley pitching the runner