Chapter XXVII

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From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

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From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

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From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Not a man reached first.

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Three strikes and out was the invariable rule, and Ferry Hill went wild with joy.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

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From this reading But Post was not the only one who could strike out batsmen.

plural of “batter” — (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting

From this reading If Post could serve Hammond's best batters in such fashion what hope was there for her tail-enders?

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading If Post could serve Hammond's best batters in such fashion what hope was there for her tail-enders?

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Post was not the only one who could strike out batsmen.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading If Post could serve Hammond's best batters in such fashion what hope was there for her tail-enders?

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From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading If Post could serve Hammond's best batters in such fashion what hope was there for her tail-enders?

transport from one place to another

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading If Post could serve Hammond's best batters in such fashion what hope was there for her tail-enders?

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

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From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

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From this reading If Post could serve Hammond's best batters in such fashion what hope was there for her tail-enders?

English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading If Post could serve Hammond's best batters in such fashion what hope was there for her tail-enders?

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading If Post could serve Hammond's best batters in such fashion what hope was there for her tail-enders?

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From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If Post could serve Hammond's best batters in such fashion what hope was there for her tail-enders?

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

(baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

not liable to or capable of change

From this reading Three strikes and out was the invariable rule, and Ferry Hill went wild with joy.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Three strikes and out was the invariable rule, and Ferry Hill went wild with joy.

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From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

30 to 300 kilohertz

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Not a man reached first.

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From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not a man reached first.

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From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But Post was not the only one who could strike out batsmen.

and nothing more

From this reading But Post was not the only one who could strike out batsmen.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Three strikes and out was the invariable rule, and Ferry Hill went wild with joy.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

footwear usually with wooden soles

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

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From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Not a man reached first.

a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

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From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading Three strikes and out was the invariable rule, and Ferry Hill went wild with joy.

serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading If Post could serve Hammond's best batters in such fashion what hope was there for her tail-enders?

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

From this reading But Post was not the only one who could strike out batsmen.

plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions

From this reading Three strikes and out was the invariable rule, and Ferry Hill went wild with joy.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading If Post could serve Hammond's best batters in such fashion what hope was there for her tail-enders?

United States sculptor (1860-1936)

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

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From this reading If Post could serve Hammond's best batters in such fashion what hope was there for her tail-enders?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

in or at that place or location

From this reading If Post could serve Hammond's best batters in such fashion what hope was there for her tail-enders?

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Three strikes and out was the invariable rule, and Ferry Hill went wild with joy.

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From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Three strikes and out was the invariable rule, and Ferry Hill went wild with joy.

cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Three strikes and out was the invariable rule, and Ferry Hill went wild with joy.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading If Post could serve Hammond's best batters in such fashion what hope was there for her tail-enders?

which person or people

From this reading But Post was not the only one who could strike out batsmen.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Three strikes and out was the invariable rule, and Ferry Hill went wild with joy.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading THE GAME WITH HAMMOND _Ferry Hill_ _Hammond_ EATON, 2b MULLEN, 3b BACON, ss O'MEARA, ss THURLOW, 3b STONE, cf PRYOR, lf YOUNG, rf KIRBY, cf HARTLEY, 1b PATTEN, 1b HYDE, 2b COLE, c TAFT, lf WELCH, rf SMITH, c POST, p ROLLINS, p Post showed his ability in that first inning.