human
You wanted me, didn't you?
gpt
Yes, replied Reddy, in a tense voice;
human
--motioning toward the substitute catcher--
gpt
he commanded;
human
All right, sir,
gpt
It's all over now but the shouting, fellows. Winters is up higher than a kite, and we've got nobody to put in his place. This game will just be a slaughter from now on.
human
How about young Wilson? asked his friend.
gpt
I heard the other day that he had showed up pretty well in practice. It looks now as though Reddy meant to put him in the box. See, he's warming up over there right now.
human
Ye gods and little fishes! lamented the other.
gpt
Now we are cooked, for fair. It was bad enough with Winters pitching, but now when they put that greenhorn Freshie in, we'll just be a laughing stock, that's all. Why doesn't the band play the funeral march?
human
Aw, wait and see, said the other.
gpt
I don't suppose we've got the ghost of a show, but Dick Trent was telling me of some pretty good stunts this boy Wilson has pulled off before this. He was telling me about a race in which Wilson drove a car across the tape a winner after a dickens of a grilling race. Any fellow that's got nerve enough to drive a racing auto ought to be able to hold his own at baseball or anything else. You just sit tight and don't groan so much, and he may show us something yet.
human
Forget it, Bill, forget it, returned the other.
gpt
They've got our team running, and they'll keep it running, take my word for it.
human
That's right, agreed another,
gpt
Hey, look at that! yelled the first speaker, excitedly.
human
There goes Wilson into the box. Three cheers for Wilson, fellows. Now! One! two! three!