Billy Sunday, Chapter 7 Idioms

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love of his life
most important thing
country hick
an awkward, unsophisticated person, or simple person, especially from a small town
fixed for money:
used to tell how much of something someone has
get on your feet:
to have enough money, or to be successful again
choke up on the bat
slide hands up higher along the bat handle
ran like the wind:
run very fast
suited up
to put on a uniform or special clothing
all of his might
using all your strength and energy
pinch himself:
used for saying that you do not believe that something good that is happening to you is real
if you don't mind:
polite way of asking something
the crack of the bat:
sound made when a ball hits a bat
base-stealers
play where a runner on any base runs to the next base, usually while the pitcher pitches to a batter