 city and in the territory on west there's just one way to handle the killers of the spoilers and that's with a u.s. Marshall and the smell of guns of the violence that from the United States Marshall the first man they look for and the last they want to man watchful there was spot like this I just can't understand it no I think you've got it all wrong mr. Donnie it's kind of honor and I'm just proud to know dog and I don't listen to him chess and just hold up that looking glass while I try this thing on how's this yeah just a little bit to the left now hold it right there you're not gonna wear that so now what's the matter with you two are pretty smug well my dog you anyone with an ounce of brains knows that an umpire wears a stone pipe hat well yes but that's Arthur Meeker's undertaking huh and it happens to be the only one in town looks like to me that Meeker is trying to promote a funeral let me look at this again yes you're right yes I hate to admit it but it does look kind of simple we've won one point anyway yes a chest yeah maybe you'd step next door to the depot and see if anything came for me on the evening stage well sure what was expecting but I sent back to the Brooklyn Eagle for a copy of Chadwick's rules rule why you've got the boys book of games rules all in there Chester yes sir don't argue with the umpire well sure but anybody knows the rules oh he expects me an empire if you don't know the rules oh Matt Chester Matt what in the world if you got such a long faceful you're not really expecting trouble well yes I am dark but why I just can't seem to get it through your head that baseball isn't the same game you keep talking about it's changed well the rules maybe have changed but it's still a gentlemen's game well I back east the Saturdays I spent watching the knickerbuckers and the mutuals but those were business men doc playing for a keg of beer and a little exercise these are professionals I know that but what about it look even if you can keep the gamblers and the hoodlums and the drunks away the fanatics the fans as they call them are always stirring up some kind of a ruckus and if none of them cause trouble the chances are the teams themselves will start free for all well I'll admit we do have a few hotheads in town who might care their loyalty a little too far but I don't know all the semester no my show hey doc why aren't you over there over where at the long branch now Lindstrom why should I be at the long break the whole eastern team is there and we got to have our meeting with them that meeting supposed to be at the Dodge House at 9 30 isn't it man if you wait that long you're gonna have to stack them like cardboard and haul them there in the buckboard well he was there all right to go with me and Jeff did you get it yeah agent says it's been there for two days and what you want never mind never mind that just give it to me please well I just don't know what they didn't say that Lindstrom you meet me at the Dodge House in 20 minutes where you going doc where do you think I'm starting already I'm coming with you come on Chester we're going to the long branch yes sir but I thought just come along we're gonna give doc his first look at the eastern all-star professional baseball club I know he's supposed to be the manager and all but Mr. Lindstrom sure is taking this game serious well anything he does he takes service maybe he's going out of his way I always say don't know you know he went through us for died last week yeah what about it he talked Colonel Whitfield in the release and for enlisted man for the game he said they'd strengthen up the team players yes four man he heard about that they would be able to as during the war did you hear that doc four man from that hundred and fifty-fifth New York into the team playing for dog I heard it I heard it it'll make it a better game there's certainly nothing unethical about it they all stars take anybody from anywhere as long as they play good ball that may not be unethical but sure shows Mr. missing thinking of this is just a friendly exhibition you're sure doing your best to scare me off doc I'm just trying to bring you down to earth maybe a look at the all-stars will do it Matt if you hadn't walked in that door when you did I was just gonna send for you I mean the eastern all-stars you can call them that if you want I've already thought of a hundred better names for them they're pretty loud kiddie but they're not armed and they're not fighting I know like their manager says they're just playful I don't think that's any worse I'll stop them but I brought doc over to take a close look at the children on athletes he's gonna be umpiring tomorrow how about finding us a table oh sure how's this table Matt? That's fine. Uh, three beers. I'll bring him to you. Well doc, now you just relax and you look him over. I see how they look just you know it's not too late to back out. I am not gonna back out. Here you are. Three beers for the three gentlemen. Oh, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Oh my, Lance, look at that. Doc over there. But he looks like he's been teasing a wild horse from behind with a sharp stick. Yeah, who that be? No teeth in front of us. Who does he know? I'm only guessing but I'd say he has to be the catcher. And then fingers. What? That left hand looks like a branch of Charlie Oak. All right, all right. Every profession has its price. Yes, sir. Well, doc, there's one of the hotheads I was talking about. Where? Over there, Ziff Williams, talking to one of the players. He sure is red in the face. Yeah. He's wearing a gun too. I'll be back in a minute. Now look here, I wasn't making fun of your boys. I wonder if you dance as good as you talk. Well, you take off your gun and we'll see who does the dance. Why? All right, that's enough, Ziff. You. You the manager of these players? That's right. Manager and pitcher. What's your name? Lisa Granville. All right, tell me, Granville, what did you do to get this man so riled up? Nothing. He wanted a bet on the game and when I offered him fair odds, he got mad. Is that right, Williams? There wasn't no bet. There was a brag about how good the all-stars are. Marshall, he wanted a bet on Dodge to win and I laughed because I'd be stealing his money. Now, and then what? Well, to give him a fair shake, I offered a bet even money that we'd score at least a hundred. Well, Williams, I think this man was saving you from making a fool of yourself. Nobody in town except you and Lindstrom really thinks Dodge has a chance to beat the all-stars. That's all you know about it, Marshall. I got faith in our boys, even if the rest he ain't. Well, I can't stop you from having an opinion, Williams, and I'm going to tell you one thing. If you plan to be at that game tomorrow, you better check your gun at my office till it's over. Now, you better get on home. Thank you, Marshall. I've done a lot of arguing in my time, but I'll never against the gun. All I've done you a favor, now I want you to do me one. What is it, Marshall? You seem to be the only sober one of your crowd, so see how fast and how quiet you can get your boys out of here and over to their rooms at the Dodge House. I guess they were getting a little loud, weren't they? Ah, they should be getting a bed anyway. And when you get them put away, just remember that you still got a meeting in the lobby at the hotel. I'll be there as soon as I can. Okay. All right, boys, come on. Oh, Kitty, I think this place will start to quiet down in a few minutes. Thanks, Matt. Chester, you stay in case Kitty needs you. I'm going to escort Doc here over to the Dodge House. 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Now, as I understand it, Granville, you play New York baseball. Well, we can play the Massachusetts game, but it just don't have the same pep. And we play strictly a fly game. You mean the batter ain't out if the ball is caught on the bound. That's right. Oh, my, we've been playing that way for years now. You must really think we're backwoods out here and down. I don't think he intended any offense, Lester. Well, maybe not. Now, Doc, what about that licorice ball? What about it? Well, it's Lim's best pitch. Do you Eastern fellas use it? No, not anymore. Well, how come? Well, it ain't really a rule, but generally, before a game, we agree that neither pitcher can chew licorice. Well, I think that's unfair. If you want to use licorice ball, go ahead. It won't bother us none. Just messy, that's all. Just messy about a little licorice on a ball. Linsen, if you hold your mouth for just a minute, there are some other things that should be settled first, and we'll get to them. But first of all, the game will be nine hands. Innings. What? They call them innings now. Oh, all right. Nine innings. Three outs to a side per inning. Now, at the end of that time, the team of the most aces... The team of the most runs. All right, all right. Come on, get on with it. Ah, now, now. A Cadwick's newest rulebook of baseball. I have it right here, and we should read it. The batsman calls the pitch. That's what it says. He can call for a high ball, a low ball, or a middle ball. If the umpire decides the pitch was in the area, call four. He shall rule it as a strike, even though the batsman does not swing. Three strikes are out. Any questions? Well, not on that, but what about that walk thing? Oh, the walk. Well, I'd like to explain that, Doc, if you don't mind. Go ahead, yes. Well, you see, we found the game was dragon, so the association passed a rule that if the umpire calls nine unfair balls against the pitcher, the batsman can walk the first base, and the next batter comes up. Oh, man, that sounds awful tough on the pitcher. Oh, they're even talking about cutting it down to eight balls next year. Excuse me, just a minute, Jim. But, Chester, don't just stand there in the door wiggling your fingers if you want to see Matt come on in. I'm sorry, Doc. I'll come out there, Chester. You go right ahead. Thank you, Matt. Yes, sir. Ah, now let me see. We will continue. The pitcher shall release the ball no closer than 45 feet from home plate. His feet shall be together at the time of the pitch. The elbow shall be stiff. And the pitching hand shall not rise above the belt. Out with no any questions. Yeah, Doc, I got a few questions, and they're all for Mr. Granville. I'll go ahead. Do you or your players ever bet on the games you play? Why, of course we do. Do your players ever bet against themselves? What are you getting at, Marshall? Just answer my question. Well, we do not. I'm not talking about betting whether you win or lose. I know you've never lost a game. I'm talking about sucker bets. Why, you heard me turn down a sucker bet at that saloon. And the bet I offered was squared. Yeah, I know. You offered to bet you'd score more than 100 runs, and you said it good and loud in front of everybody. And made you look real honest. So after you left, your ringers could move in and clean the town. I swear, Marshall, I don't know what you're talking about. Professor, I want you to tell everybody here what you just told me. Well, these two gamblers are at the long ranch right now, strangers in town. And they're taking all comers. The gamblers is giving good odds that the all-stars won't score more than 50 runs. And just about everybody in dodge is betting they will. Well, I sure don't know who the gamblers are, but they ain't very smart. Unless maybe they know something that I don't like. If you and your boys are as good as you're supposed to be, you're the only ones who can make sure that you didn't score more than 50 runs. And it could just be that those gamblers are betting with your money. Well, I'm not going to answer that, Marshall. But if you want to get rich fast, sell everything you got and take the bet there off. That's the last thing I'd do. But if I'm wrong, Mr. Granville, you'll have an apology from me before you leave town tomorrow. You better start thinking it up right now, Marshall. But if I'm right, you and your boys won't be leaving. Mr. Dillon, I'm glad you're here. How's the game going? Pretty bad. Them all-stars just ain't no good at all. In the three-and-a-grand bad, it's lemon struck out seven. A lane got a single run. How many runs for dodge? Four. We sure didn't deserve them, and we're going to get more. Ain't nobody out, and that Granville ain't pitching the ball no worse near. Willie Linton. Four. Eight. I had to wait for an answer from St. Louis, or I'd have been here sooner. Did you find out anything about them gamblers? Yeah, plenty. Have you got them spotted? Yes, I have. Right on the edge of the crowd over there, the first base. Yeah, I see them. Let's watch this a minute. All night! It's your face! Now, who's this coming on? Which one of them players I was telling you about that men from Gotham, Fort God, I don't know his name. Tell me something, Chester. What? None of these all-stars look to you like maybe they're scared. All right, Willie. You will look kindly nervous. All right, at least two bases. That should score Willie easy. Stopping at first! Yeah, he can't make it all of it. He doesn't keep moving. So why would he stop? Don't beat all that. Look, Willie, there's something strange about the way this game is going. I want you to tell me what it is. I don't know what you mean. I think you do. Now, you tell me. All right. I promised I wouldn't. Well, them all-star boys is really scared. I pray they'll get shocked. What? That's what the third baseman was telling me. There's two rifles pointed right at them from the loft, the Wilford Speedstore. Right through that open window. Oh, yeah. Got it. Every all-star player on the field. And any man that plays too good is as good as bad. Okay, Willie, thanks. What are you going to do, Mr. Billings? Go after the two men on the loft. Mr. Billings, you can't go up there now. So I'd say you'd be walking right into rifle fire. Now, there's a ladder to the loft inside the store, Chester. I think I can surprise them. In the meantime, you keep an eye on those two gamblers. And Willie... Yeah, Marshal? You get back to the other players like nothing happened, huh? Today, a great premium is placed on speed. Speed of transportation, communication of automation. 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Stay away from that door. I'll get drafted an army. State team men with baseball bat. No, I ain't running. You gotta protect me, Marshall. Send them down. I came here to see a real game of baseball played by men who make their living at it. Now, those two gamblers there and this hired gun and a dead one up here in the loft had a different idea. Don't you worry about the gamblers, Marshall. My boys have them. It's still time to start over and play a full game before dark and I think you should get going. Any bets you made with these fellas won't hold. Team's at 12. Well, I'm just watching them all start keep running around the bases. Please don't tease him, Mr. Dillon. They're gonna tease him, Chester. Hey, Doc. We just want to make sure you's all right, Doc. Sure, get back to your jail, Tendon. Leave me alone. I don't stand there with your back to us, Doc. We're not gonna laugh at you. Does it hurt much? Yeah, let's get that shade up and get some light in here. Take this towel away. Oh. Oh. Ain't that a beauty? Oh, my. I never seen too many colors. What, these green and blue and purple and brown? Can you see out of it at all? Not sure. I had no idea them foul balls was that deadly? I was the one on your head there. Let me see. That's right. Oh, I'm sorry. I just barely touched it. At least the skin ain't broke, man. It's quite a knob, Bo, Doc. Sure, sorry. Why should you be sorry? Well, I shouldn't have laughed about that stovepipe hat. If you'd been wearing it, you'd have one less bruise. Is there anything at all we can do? No. It just takes time. Well, we gotta get our prisoners fed, Doc. I'm taking all three of them up to Hayes City this afternoon. But Chester will be here. And I sure will look in on you, Doc. I just got one thing to ask you. Well, go ahead. Now that you're the pro-possessor of Chadwick's newest rulebook of baseball, uh, can Chester and I have your boys' book of games? Well, yes, if you really will. Oh, get out of here. 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