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TheBusher[originalandreconstructedtitles]

1BenHarding,thebaseballprideofBrownville...

2SteveBrady,manageroftheSt.PaulPinkSox...

3"Justplayingforfun,Chief."

4"What'sholdingusup?"

5"Washoutahead!We'llbestalledhereinBrownvilleforatleastaday!"

6MaziePalmer,whosebattingaverageis1.000inBen'saffection...

7BillyPalmer,herhard-workingbrother...

8"AndI'mawfulobligedforthestockings!"

9"They'rewidowBrown'sstockings!Minewouldn'tdo!"

10JimBlair,thebanker'sson,deludinghimselfintothebeliefthathewasthesocialoverlordofhisnativetown.

11"Lookwho'shere!TyCobborI'maDutchman!"

12"Hisnameain'tCobb!"

13"Hey!catchit!"

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14"Ifyouknowany-thingaboutball,youmightcomeovertothelotandchooseupsides."

15"Maybewedoneedalittleexercise."

16"Comeonandchooseupsides!"

17Nearthecloseofthegame...

18"THROWIT!

THROWIT!"

19"Takeitfromme--thatguy'sgotmorecurvesthanastovepipe!"

20"STRIKETUH!"

21"It'sTomSlatterleyhimself!"

22"Takecareofthatcurveyougotthere,boy!Imaybeabletouseyousomeday!"

23"GOSH!"

24Inthelateafternoon'slongshadows...

25Thenightoftheboxsocial...

26"Nowfolks,watchtheshadderonthescreenandguesswhetherit'sthegirlyoulovebest!"

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27"Fiftycents!"

28"Onedollar!"

29"Dollar'n'half!"

30"Twodollars!"

31"Twodollarsandfiftycents!"

32"Threedollars!"

33"Threedollarsandforty-fivecents!"

34"Congratulations!"

35Sharingthelunchbasketthatgoeswiththegirl...

36TheNationalGame'sonlyrival.

37"Igotatelegram

forBenHarding."

38"Atelegram!Iwonderwho'sdead!"

39Achanceinthebigleague...

40Whattheold

moonsees...

41"Twasmightygoodofyoutoletmeseeyouhome..."

42"It'sgoingtobeawfullonesome

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withyouaway."

43InthecityofSt.Paul-TheawfulportaloftheHotelMetropolitan.

44"Say,canIgoinsidethishotel?"

45"It'stherubebusher.He'llneedalittlebreakingin."

46"IbelievethisisMr.BenjaminHarding,thecelebratedpitcher..."

47"Hail,Chief!"

48"Hydraulicpressure-seventybeatstothesecond."

49TheBrownvilleEmporium,whereallaffairsof

momentaresettled.

50Innotimeatall-cityclothesandcityways...

51Thefolkshepromisedtoremember.

52

"Ifyou'lllendmeadollarIcango."

53Waitingtosurprisetheiridolwithacheertheyhaverehearsedfordays...

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54"TAKEHIMOUT!"

55"You'rethrough!"

56Themonthsslipbyandthelessonofmanyhardshipsbringtheprodigal'sreturn...

57"CanIcomeoverto-night?"

58"Ireckonyoucan,son.Iain'tnevergotovermissin'you."

59GeneMason,the

managerofthestillbelovedballteam.

60Astrangerintown,toomysteriousforeventhepostmastertoidentify.

61NealWebsterenduredasabarberbecausehe

canpitchagreatgameofball...

62"You'vegottoarrangetopaythefourhundredyouoweme.Iwantallthecointhat'scomin'tomeforthegamewithCenterville."

63

Themorningofthegamethatmeanseverythingtolocalpride...

64"Here'sanickelforyourtrouble!"

65"Neallikelygotcold

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feetwhenheheardCentervillehadaringerinthebox!"

66"WemightbringinBriggsfromoutfield!"

67"Bat-ter-iesfortoday'sgame!"

68"It'sMazieI'mthinkin'of,Ben!"

69"I'lltry."

70"BenHarding'snowpitchingforBrownville!"

71"Igotit!"

72"SAFE!"

73Thestrangerintown-representativeofanotherbigleagueteam...

74"I'vebeenoffered

anotherchance!"

75Theoldestandbestgameofall...

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