Pebbles, Pills, and Pellets
THE FEEDER THROWS a dew drop to the striker. The striker swings a flat wooden paddle and slams the horsehide to the outfield, but the hand doesn’t make the catch.
The striker legs it past first base and continues legging it to second. The hand hurls the horsehide at the runner, trying to soak him, but it misses and is picked up by the feeder. The runner continues to third base as the feeder tries to plug him dead, but the pill sails harmlessly into the outfield.
As the runner rounds third base and legs it toward the plate, a hand whips the horsehide to the behind. But he’s too late. The runner steps on the
