human
pitcher. As he rose to go to the plate he remarked,
gpt
Watch me, now, Al, and I'll show you what it is like to swat a ball over the fence.
human
He resolved to use his
gpt
ball for all it was worth, and shook his head at all the catcher's signals until the latter signaled for the fadeaway. He then nodded his head, and wound up very deliberately. Then he pitched what looked like a straight, fast ball to the expectant batsman. The latter gripped his bat and put all his strength into what he fondly hoped would be a
human
His bat whistled as it cut the air, but in some mysterious way failed to even touch the ball, which landed with a loud
gpt
in the catcher's mitt. A roar of derisive laughter went up from the rooters, and the captain looked rather foolish.
human
That's mighty queer, he thought,
gpt
Accordingly, he took a fresh bat, and waited with renewed confidence for the next ball. This time he swung more carefully, but with no better result.
human
Two strikes! barked the umpire, and the frenzied rooters stood up on their seats and yelled themselves hoarse.
gpt
Wilson! Wilson! Wilson!