5 Class of the Field

CHAPTER 5 CLASS OF THE FIELD "What happened to your hand?" asks Mrs. Green. "He has baseball fever," says Freddy. "Your hand swells and you see stars." "Can you hold a book?" asks Mrs. Green. "Grabber can hold anything," I answer. "Grabber!" chuckles Derek. "Well, open to page 32," directs Mrs. Green. "Who was George Washington?" I raise my hand with Grabber on it.

YOU'RE A SLOW DUDE.

"Hubie," says Mrs. Green. "I see your hand is up." "George Washington played 2nd base for the Cleveland Indians. "No way," says Randy. "George Washington played 3rd base for the Boston Red Sox."

"Baseball fever," comments Penny with a knowing nod. "All right," says Mrs. Green. "Who invented baseball?" I wave my glove. HUBIE IS CRAZY. TAKE OFF THAT SILLY GLOVE.

"Yes, Hubie," sighs Mrs. Green. "Abner Doubleplay," I answer. "Abner Doubleday," corrects Eric. "I like Abner Doubleplay better," I say. THAT'S TOO MANY! SWING, ABNER! STRIKE SIX!

"Well, my dad took me to Cooperstown and we spent a whole day in the Baseball Hall of Fame, and it's Doubleday," asserts Eric. "Now, now," says Mrs. Green. "Who would like to tell us the history of baseball?" WOW!