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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Redheaded Outfield by Zane Grey: yours. Hooker will go to center, an' I'll pitch.''
Merritt's idea did not strike us as a bad one.
He could pitch, and he always kept his arm in
prime condition. We welcomed him into the fray
for two reasons--because he might win the game,
and because he might be overtaken by the baseball
Nemesis.
While Merritt was putting on Hathaway's baseball
shoes, some of us endeavored to get the ``rabbit''
away from the umpire, but he was too wise.
Merritt received the innocent-looking ball with
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