In what year did he first play in the major leagues?

What was the name of the team he played for?

To which city did that team move?

When the team was in Brooklyn, in which ball park did it play?

Where did the narrator work?

What great interest made the narrator's days more interesting?

With Whom did the narrator discuss his interest?

Who's biography is the narrator telling?

When a baseball team is not batting, how many players are on the field?

Which player is right behind the batter?

Who stands right behind the catcher?

When the batter gets a hit, which base does the batter go to first?

Which base must the batter cross in order to score a run?

Picture clues

15-17

Which picture shows a place that would hold an animal's scent well?

Which picture shows a place that would hold a scent, but not too well?

Which picture shows a place that would hold a scent poorly?

Which letter shows a ledge?

Which letter shows a ridge?

Which letter shows the face?

Vocabulary

21-27

The old tortoise had lived for more than a ____________.

Chan was ________________ to go swimming because he was afraid of sharks.

The player tripped on first base and went ________________ on the field.

Betty was reading her book so _______________ that she did not hear the thunder.

A tiger is a beautiful _________________ with lovely fur.

The rabbits were _______________ to a small cage.

For a while prices rose, but then they began to ______________.