The Southpaw's Secret - Mel Martin, Bk 2 Author:John R. Cooper A red-hot race for the Camp League Championship at Pop Watson's Camp Arrowhead is plagued with mysterious accidents and strange events. Some of the camp's baseball equipment is stolen, including a very special bat treated with a secret formula. It's up to Mel to find it in time. — Mel must also watch fellow teammate Sam Huggins. Sam w... more »as the pitcher the previous year and seems quite resentful of Mel's pitching status. When some of the boys are made ill by poisoned candy, all signs point to Sam as the culprit, but Mel must find the evidence to substantiate the charge. When Mel himself is kidnapped, he is forced to use all of his skills to escape and catch the offenders!« less