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IIK.MIST'S SUNDAY AMKKK’AN BASEBALL AND OTHER SPORTS SUNDAY. JUNE 1, 1913.
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Copyright, 1913, International New* Service
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CAREER IF TIE
FOILIS FAMILY
Bv “Chick” Evans.
D AVE FOULIS, on* of five golfing
brothers, was bom In 8t. An- j
drew* and began to play golf
when but four years old. Thu first
club he ever owned, or used, was a
dinky little mtdlron and he says that
he could play as well with It as with
his whole kit up to the age of ten
or twelve years. It was the custom i
of the better players at St. Andrews. 1
whose circumstances were not very j
nourishing, to turn professional. H"|
Dave, who was on excellent player,
followed the prevailing custom and
found his first employment at King
horn, a club 18 miles from Edinburgh
and about 80 miles from St. Andrews.
In 1893 Dave won the Kinghorn
medal against a great array of en
trants and the next year he won the
silver medal. By this tlmo he wasj
considered one of the best players In
the country In the meantime Jim
Foulls, an older brother, who was the
professional at Chicago Golf, asked
Dave to come out and help him Ac
cordingly on March 19, 1896, Dave
sailed for America and was employed
Immediately on his arrival at Chica
go Golf, where he has been ever since.
This Is a remarkable record for a
professional, for men of that trade
are given to roaming and frequently
change clubs many times In a single
decade.
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AT BELMONT.
FIRST—-Three-year-'»Ids and up, seven
furlongs: Iron Mask 110, Hally Cliff
98, Flying Fairy 107, Yellow Eyes 1-6.
Montresaor 97, Sprite 128, Delorium tiO,
Patrick 8 117, Sir John Johnson 1-3,
or* rn„v> Ringling 110. Palanquin 110, The Turn
. . . . , . _ AA ,r i 4 113, Breaker Boy 118, Lohengrin 100,
had a nine-hole course. 3.300 yard- in < ptaln Matlock 100
length, and with a road running di
rectly through the grounds. From SECOND- Two-year-old maiden fillies,
that email beginning came the present f* dings flyo furlonaii B . ,a . c Jl J r,,n 1 m
dn*» coursf* In thoso dnv« Onv. ,os . Disparity 108, The Coal 108, Supei
nne course, in tnose na >s, im. )MU . nilent ms, Unfurl 108, Orolund iok.
playe<l a good deal of golf. There Vlr . rjnla Laf ,„ l0 s, broom Hedge 108,
is a story told of a match In which k, )SH 108. Northerner 108, Hurakan 108,
Dave and H. J. Whlgham, former Water Lily 108, Transparency 108, El
national champion, played Jim Foulls
and Jarvis Hunt. They were at the
seventh hole with Whlgham. Hunt
and Jim clustered around the cup,
putting distance, In 2. Dnve had to
play his second *hot last for a 2 and
ne holed his approach. Dave played
good golf in those days, but of late
he assumed so many other duties that
he plays practically not at all.
In 1899 Dave's father came to
America and has since made hls home
here. Mr. Foulls, Sr., Is a bearded,
picturesque old man with a strong
attractive Scotch accent. He Is very
active and rarely misses a day In the
shop. I do not know hls age, but he
kept old Tom Morris' shop for thirty-
two years.
The Foullses are a fine golfing fam
ily. Simpson, an amateur player, Is
employed at the First National Bank,
Chicago; Jim, who won the open
championship in 1896 at Shlnnecock
Hills, Is now at the Country Club at
St. Louis; Bob is at the Bellerive Club
at St. l-ouis. Jack, a former book
keeper at Chicago Golf, died five years
ago.
Dave Is Exceptionally Trained.
The Foulises have also turned their
minds to invention and many are the
contrivances for the use and conven
ience of golfers to their credit. Their
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Hiod 108, Oktlbbena 108, Holiday 108.
THIRD- Three-year-olds and up. sev
en furlongs: Afltule 107, xSleuth y», Ly-
sander 102, Altamahti 110, Yellow Eves
110, < 'ampeon 116, Feather Duster 113,
Ella Brvshn 113, xTarts 100, Donald
McDonald 116, Perthshire 118, Sandhill
110, xWorking l*d 113.
FOURTH Three-year-olds and up.
handicap one and one-eighth miles Me
ridian 12ft. C. M Millar 110, Guy Fishar
109, Sandhill 96. Also eligible, Star Bot
tle 100, Amalfl 98
FIFTH—Four-year-olds and up, grand
steeplechase, about two and one-half | also ran
miles: Tillle D 140, Penobscot 140, Co-
ligpy 162. Boisterous 132, Ticket of Leave
lei), L’Navarre 140, O'Bear 144,
AT TORONTO.
FIRST—Three-year-olds and up. sell
ing. six furlongs: Cosgrove 108 (Small),
14 60, 7 30. 4 40, won; Ardelon 93 (Sny
der), 10.10, 4.20, second; Gold Cap 112
(J Wilson), 2.60, third. Time. 1:14.
Sand Hog Mlccosukee, Pop Gun. Fn-
therola, Black River, Fred Levy, Tro-
puenleum. Right Easy, Merry Lad, Chlp-
pewyan ran
SECOND- Two-year-olds, five fur
longs: The Usher 106 (Moody), 6.00.
3 30, out, won: Osaple 113 (J. Wilson),
3 30 out, second; Privet Petal 105 (Mon
tour), out, third. Tima, 1:01 3-5. Pea
cock also ran.
THIRD—Five furlongs: xBee Hive
116 (J. Wilson), 2.20, out, won; Meissen
102 (Montour), out, second; xAlal Pass
105 (Gray), out, third. Time, 1:02 2-5.
xGlddlngs entry. Amphion also ran.
FOURTH—One and one-eighth miles
Horron 112 (Turner), 18.00. 8.30, 5.90,
won, Buskin 106 (Small), 12.46, 5.10,
.second; Plate Glass 129 (Knapp), 2.90.
third. Time, 1:62 3-5. Loch lei, Cliff
Edge, John Furlongs and First Sight
SIXTH Three-ycar-olds and up, one
and one-sixteenth miles: O'Em 105,
x Daingerfield 106. xDorothy T 9ft. Yellow
Eyes 109, Judge tV&laer 111, Everett 112,
.War Horn 110.
xApprentice allowance.
Weather clear; track fast.
AT LOUISVILLE.
FIRST Selling, two-year-old maiden
fillies five furlongs: xMarta Lou 100,
Buzz Around 100. I^idy Innocence 106,
1'laming Flamingo 106, First Cherry 105,
Tomboy 105, Big Lumax 105, Best Bet
105, Palm Leaf 106, Emerald Gem 109,
Eranata 109, Yankee Tree 111.
SECOND — Allowances, three-year-
American Eagle ball of the old gutta olds, six furlongs: Jimmie Gilt 9t>, Peyl
* 11 " / '' 4 Antoinette 100, McCorkle 100,
100. Flying Tom 102. Great Brit-
days had much to recommend It, and 11a 1W,
their holecup Is known all over the 1 a V« iv
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rountry. Their latest invention is a
golf flag which fits in the holfecup
and can be seen with the wind at
any point. The Foulls mashie niblick
is famous. They have also invented
a machine for making rubber-cored
ball* and for fitting new cores.
Dave had a remarkable all-around
training for hls duties; he has studied
practically everything pertaining tc
hls game from green keeping to golf
architecture. He Is a very thrifty
citizen of his adopted country and a
fine example of the Scotch profes
sional in America.
NEW STADIUM FOR VALE.
NEW HAVEN. Conn., May 31.—
The construction of the new stadium
by Yale University at New Haven,
will be a fitting climax to nearly
$1,000,000 worth of new buildings for
Yale athletics in the past six years.
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THIRD — Allowances, two-ycar-olfl
colts, geldings, five furlongs: John Ound
107, Amdor 107. Czar Michael 107, Bring
hurst 109, Lost Fortune 109, Black Toney
112. Pebeco 112.
FOURTH—Handicap, three-year-olds
and up, six furlongs: Impression 97,
Grover Hughes 107, Royal Tea 107, Little
Father 110, Buckhorn 123, Caughhill 130.
FIFTH—Selling three-year-olds and
up. cite and one-sixteenth miles: Mar-
shon 91. Beautiful 104, Moisant 104, Win
ifred D 104, Clubs 106. Wishing Ring
108, Foxy Mary 108, Supple 108. Star
O’Ryan 110, Limpet 110, Ben Lasca 113,
Hanly 118.
SIXTH Selling, three-year-olds and
up. one mile and seventy yards: Mary
Ann K 88, Fellowman 90, Star Jesamlne
98. Oreen 102. Gold of Ophir 104. Fore
head 109. Wander 109, Captain Bravo
109, John Reardon 1.10, Praetorian 111.
xApprer.tjce allowance claimed.
Weather clear; track fast.
FIFTH—About two and a half miles:
Bello 154 (Kermath), 3.70, out, out,
won; Luckola 143 (Simpson), out, sec
ond. Time, 6:09 1-6. Three starters.
Julia Armour fell, was remounted and
finished.
SIXTH—Thrce-ycar-olds and up, one
mile: Hearts of Oak, 118 (J. Wilson),
2.30, 2.60 and 2.30, won; White Caps, 122
(Small), 3.90, 3.10, second; Havrock, 128
(Burns), 3.60, third. Time, 1:41 4-5
(Taper Sauce, Gold Bud, Amberlte and
Andramlnda also ran.
SEVENTH—Selling, 3-year-olds and
up, one mile and 70 yards: J. H. Hough-
ion, 112 (Waldron), 7.80, 3.90, 3.30, won;
Star Gift, 118 (Wilson). 3.40. 3.10, sec
ond; Love Day, 115 (Obert), 2.80, third
Time, 1:46 2-6. Fern, Letourno, Spell
bound, Alleen, McCreary, Rash and Ta
>un Da also ran.
AT BELMONT.
FIRST—One mile: ‘ Altamaha 116
(Wolfe), 3, even. H, won: Captain Swan
son 109 (Butwefl), 8-5, 3-6, 1-4 second;
Working Lad 106 (Ford), 33, even. 1-2,
third. Time, 1:39 2-5. El Oro, Oak-
hurst, Spin, Rebound, Pliant and Striker
also ran.
SECOND—Six furlongs: Iron Mask
124 (Troxler), even. 2 to 5, out, won;
Besom 111 (Glass), 5, 2. even, second;
Spring Board 107 (Davies), 8. 3, 7 to 5,
third. Time 1:12. Also ran: Toggery,
Isldora, Star Bottle, Sam Jackson, Tar
tar, Yellow Eyes, Cadeau, Scallywag.
Bruin Belle.
THIRD—Five furlongs: Gallop 108
(McCahey), 4-5, out, won; Water Lady
105 (Hanover), 4. even, 2-5, second;
Mordecal 107 (Butwell). 4. even, 2-5,
iblrd. Time, 1:02. Captain Burns,
Stone Hedge and Lady Grant also ran.
FOjJRTH—One mile: Rock View 118
(Butwell), 7.10, out, won; Prince Eu
gene 118 (Troxler), 5, 7-5, out, second;
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FIFTH—Maidens, 2-year-olds, 5 fur
longs: Golden Chimes, 110 (E. Han
over), 5 to 1. 7 to 5, 1 to 2, won; King
McDowell, 110 (Neander), 5 to 1, 6 to
• . 1 to 2, second; Uncle Mun, 110 (W
Class), 3 to 5, out, third. Time, :59 2-5
Frontier, Walking Fox. Aurora, Grace
Field also ran. Baize fell.
SIXTH- Maidens, 2-year-olds, 5 fur
longs Holiday, 107 (Davis), 4 to 6,
won; Belle Torre, 107 (Kerrlck), 10 to
, 3 to 1, even, second; Cliff Field, 110
'Rsdtke), 8 to 1, 5 to 2, out, third
Time, :59. Delegate, Caglleostro, Arm
ament. Ring Marshall, Some Kid and
Transparency also ran.
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AT LOUISVILLE.
FIRST Five furlongs: Bandit 105,
(Martin), 28.50, 7.90. 4,00, won; Brigs
Brother 106 (Borel), 6.20, 3.30. second;
Old Ben 106 (Loftus), 2.70, third. Time,
1:00 3-5. Christophine, Aunt Mamie, F.
A. Stone and Tiktok also ran. F. A.
Stone threw his jockey,
SECOND—Mile and a sixteenth: Be-
nanet, 92 (McDonald), 4.20, 2.90, 2.60,
von; Wander, 109 (Taplin), 3.80, 2.90;
upervtsor, 113 (Teahan), 3.30. Time,
'4 3-5. Teeumseh, Bonnie Eloise and
ckler also ran.
THIRD—Five furlongs: Old Rosebud
112 (McCabe), 6 40, 2.70, out, won; Lit
tle Nephew 112 (Loftus), 2.40. out, sec
ond; Imperiator, 112 (Musgrove), out,
third. Time, .58 4-6. Three starters.
FOURTH -Handicap, purse $800, one
mile and a furJong: Melton Street, 110
Loftus), 8.20. 4.10 and 2.70, won; Hamil-
nn, H2 (Peak), 4.00, 3.10, second; Any
’ort. 102 (McCabe). 2.80, third. Time,
51 4-5. New track record. Cousin
’uss and White Wool also ran.
11FTH—Purse $1,000, one mile and a
ixteenth: Ten Point, 118 (Gross), 2.80.
: 40, out. won; Gowell, 108 (Teahan),
*0, out, second; Prince Hermis, 99
Keders), out. third. Time, 1:44 4-5.
Semprite also ran.
SIXTH Six furlongs: Great Britain
105 (McCabe), 16.20, 9.20. 6.10, won;
Marjorie A 109, Gross 9.00, 5.70, second;
Samuel R. Myer 108 (Musgrove), 4.20,
third Time, 1:12 2-5. Quartermaster,
Captain Jones, Backbay, Ocean Blue,
Celesta. Silver Bill also ran.
AT ELECTRIC PARK.
FIRST—Three-year-olds and up. four
and a half furlongs: Bryn 105 (Pickens),
13.10, 3.50, 3.20, won; Clem Beachey 113,
(Sklrvln), 2.70, 2.80, second; Huda’s Sis
ter 106 (Adams). 9.60. third. Time :57.
Also ran: Linbrook, Blacksilk, Master
Edwin, Shlllalah, Golden Vale, Carroll,
Deborah
SECOND—Five furlongs. Inspired,
110 (Bauer, 8.50, 3.50, 3.10, won; Merlse.
110 (Dennison), 3.70, 2.70; Moltke, 107
Jackson), 3.80. Time, :59 4-5. Pons,
Neville, Washakie, Inclement, Gold
Check and Baycliff ran.
THIRD—Selling. 3-year-olds and up.
one mile: Hans (’reek, 100 (.Doyle), 7.30,
6.16 and 8.90, won; R. H. Gray, 98
(Dennler), 6.50 and 3.90, second; H. M.
Sabath, 107 (Adams). 6.80, third. Time,
1:45. Cloud Chief, Refugita, Maxton,
Horace E., and Barn Dance also ran.
FOURTH—Suburban Hotel handicap,
3-year-olds and up, 6Vi furlongs: Wal
ter Wells, 110 (Pickens), 5.20, 3.10 and
2 40, won; Deduction. 106 (Sklrvln), 4.20
and 2.60, second; Princess Thorpe. 114
Johnson), 3.20, third. Time, 1:23 1-5.
Satyr and Golllwogg also ran.
FIFTH—Four-year-olds and up, sell
ing. 5 furlongs: Jack Nunnally, 118
Pickens), 6.10, 2.70, 2.60, won; Touch
Me, 112 (Sklrvln), 3.90, 2.80, second;
St. Jeanne, 116 (Jackson), 3.40, third.
Time, :59 4-5. Double F, Demoness and
>ld Hank also ran.
SIXTH—Three-year-olds and up, sell
ing, about 7 furlongs: Mollie S, 107
(Alex), 5.60. 3.50, 2.60, won; Vigorous,
116 (Johnston), 9.00, 3.90; Little Eng
land. 113 (Sklrvln). 2.80. Time, :27 4*5.
Merry Chase, Lothario, Rock Rest and
Jane Wagner also ran.
AT MONTREAL.
FIRST—About five furlongs: Delight
ful 109 (Washer), even, 2 to 5, out, won;
Miss Dulin 110 (Bergin), 2, 3 to 6, out,
second; Gay 109 (Knight). 5 to 2, 3 to 5,
out, third. Time 1:05. Also ran: Min-
atra, Onrloo.
SECOND—Mile: Kaufman, 112
Washer), 6-2, even, won; Maybride,
) (Meripol), 5-2, even, 1-2; Satin
Bower, ' 1 n), 6 2. own. Time.
06 2-6. Swift Sure. Pierre Dumas,
Lutz, Etta Ray, Rossini and Tiny Tim
also ran.
THIRD—About 5 furlongs: Richard
•entry, 105 (Killingsworth), 3-2, 4-6,
out, won; Monkey, 111 (Washer), 2,
even, out; Mirdli, 113 (Gore), 7-2. out.
Time, 1:06 4-5. Sandman. Philapena
and Colonel Brown also ran.
FOURTH—Purse $3^), for three-year-
olds and up, seven tnrlongs; Leialoha,
109 (Gordon). 8 to 1. 2 to 1 and out,
won; Naughty Lad, 114 (Mondon), 1 to
3, out. second; Portarlington. Ill
(Knight), 4 to 1, oven and 1 to 3, third.
Time. 1:48 2-5. Uidgeland, Senegambian
and Dr. Holzberg also ran.
FIFTH -Three-year-olds and up,
purse $400. five furlongs: Elsie Hern
don, 111 (Killingsworth), even, 1 to 2.
out, won; St Agathe, 111 (Franklin), 3
to 1. even and out, second; Casanoya,
103 (Davenport), 4 to 1, 3 to 2 and out,
third. Time, 1:07. Tackle and Jim Mil-
ton also ran.
SIXTH—Purse $300, for three-year-
olds and up, six furlongs: Dust. 118
(Killingsworth), 4 to 6, 2 to 5, out, won;
Henotic, 114 (Mondon), 9 to 5, 3 to 6.
out. second: Defy, 114 (Mereipol), 5 to 1.
even, out, third. Time, 1:34. Cheff and
Jtmo* also ran.
SEVENTH—Purse $300. for three-
year-olds and up. five furlongs: Procliv
ity, 115 (Mondon), 2 to 3, 3 to 5. 2 to 5.
; to 5. won; Miss Primitive. 110 (Allen), 5
to l. 2 to 1. even, second; Yankee Lady.
115 (Knight), 5 to 1, 2 to I, even, third,
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Lassie also ran.
By Joe Bean.
AM going into a little ancient his
tory principally because I have
heard a certain play discussed a
great deal and I may shed some light
on the subject. Incidentally I want to
say a word of praise for the Tech
team because of the ball they played
in the Georgia series. I saw three
of the games and was very much im
pressed with the way the Tech boys
went about their work. They di.^
just what they were told to do and
at no time did they appear nervous.
This, of course shows that they were
well coached*. If they had not been
there could not have done the things
they did.
The Tech men were alert and had
their eyes open all the time and took
advantage of every opening.
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T O get back to my subject. In the
last inning of the last game Geor
gia had a man on first and second and
no one out and the score was 4-2
against them. Harrison was at the
bat and it is a cinch he had instruc
tions to hit it out, which, to my way
of thinking was the wrong play. If
he had sacrificed the players along
Georgia would have nad a man on
third and second with one out, and
a hit would have tied the score or
an error would have scored a man
and left a man on third and first. As
it was, if Harrison had sacrificed,
Brown’s fly would have scored a man
and Georgia still would have had
another chance to tie it up.
Well, Harrison swung at three and
missed. The last one was low and
on the pick-up the catcher failed to
hold It. He Immediately picked It
up and Harrison started for first base,
which, under the conditions, was good
head work, for had Attrldge thrown
the ball to first Henderson, who was
on second, could have gone to third
easily. Attrldge was not caught nap
ping by this play but Immediately
knew the situation and held the ball
until Henderson walked Into a double
play.
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T T never rains but It pours. This
* is an old saying and in most cases
a true one. During the Memphis se
ries in Atlanta I had a fanning bee
with Geo. Merritt, of that team. He
was one of my players in Jersey City
and was the real cause for my re
tirement from baseball when I was
in my prime. During the season of
1913 we won the championship of
the Eastern League with a percen
tage of .786. We also established a
record for consecutive games won,
making 24 in a row.
In 1904 we had the same team with
the exception of McCormack, now
with New York. In July we were
standing a cIofhs third and going fine.
We really were the best club in the
league when the storm broke.
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T N Buffalo, Dillon, our catcher,
* stepped In front of the batter to
stop a squeeze play and the batter
hit him on the back of the hand,
breaking a bone. Out of the game for
him! McManus, the other catcher,
was already out of the game with a
bum finger. McCann, one of our win
ning pitchers, strained a ligament in
hls neck. Out of the game for him!
A few days later Clements, the left
fielder, ran Into the left field fence,
hurting his shoulder. Out of the game
for him!
Cassidy, the first baseman, was
going from first to third on ah infield
hit. The first baseman threw the ball
across the diamond and hit him on
the jaw just as he was going to
slide and he broke his leg above the
ankle. This was the queerest acci
dent I ever saw happen in baseball.
Out of it for him!
In Montreal came the accident that
put me out. Halllgan and Keister
were also put out the same day. A
pop fly over the infield was hit along
the third ba*»e line. Merritt was play
ing left field in place of Clements
(who was already in the hospital).
He and 1 starred for the ball and
both of us reached for it and came
together with a crash. Merritt
weighed 180 I weighed 135. My
right collar-bone was broken and
Merritt broke a bone in his face. Out
of it for both of us.
Halligan hit at a ball and fouled It
onto hi? instep. The blow broke it
down and this eventually caused hls
retirement. Keister stopped one on
the top of the finger and he retired,
too.
A peculiar thing with these acci
dents of that day was that the play
ers injured all had rooms joining each
other at the hotel and it looked like
a sure-enough hospital. The man
ager burned the wires -looking for
players, got some and managed to
finish third.
By J. W. Heisman.
P EOPLE sometimes ask me what
was the roughest treatment a
team of mine ever received, and
where. Such a question brings up a
flood of memories, and some night
mares, one can well believe.
Nowadays folks everywhere have
some Idea at least of pure sportsman
ship, and you can count on pretty
fair treatment from the fans of most
any hamlet, even In the backwoods.
But years ago the case was differ
ent.
All they wanted In country burgs
was that the home team should win
the game. How they won It was a
minor consideration, or not one at all.
Any old player can tell you of some
rough bumps of this sort In hls career,
but the very worst that ever I ex
perienced occurred between ten and
twenty years ago. I will not specify
any more definitely than that; nor
will I state what college team I was
coaching, nor what opposition college
team we were playing, nor where, fur
ther than to say that It was in the
South and between 100 and 600 miles
from Atlanta.
Robbed of Practice
Well, on this bright May day we
hied ourselves gleefully to, say, Jones-
ville, to play Jonesvllle College. In
due time we found ourselves on the
field and ready for preliminary prac
tice. Now, I am not going to exag
gerate a particle as to anything that
happened, for I realize that If I did
it would give anybody license to tell
another whopper that was still bigger,
nnd that would leave the tale entirely
devoid of Interest.
The J. players were batting when
we arrived. They continued to bat
till they got tired. Then we thought
w'e should get a turn to bat, but
they jumped right out on the diamond
and began to practice fielding. They
fielded as long as they felt like It and
then the umpire called “Play ball.”
I asked him where our practice
came in and he said he didn’t know,
that he had nothing to do with that;
that It was time for the game to be
gin, and as was official umpire he
proposed to have It begin on time
I hurried over to the J. captain and
stated the case for the plaintiff. He
replied in a tone of eomblned surprise
and injured innocence:
“Why, you fellows got here early
this morning; why didn’t you come
out on the field and practice all you
wanted to? We had classes and could
not get out till 2: SO, and of course we
needed what little time we had on the
field for our own practice. If you
wanted any this afternoon you had a
right to say so when you first got
here.”
To make a long story short we got
no practice and had to go ahead with
the game
Oh! That Umpire!
Will I ever forget that umpire?
A huge straw hat such as harvest
hands use; no coat, vest, collar, sus
penders, belt, shoes or stockings.
Nothing but a shirt that had once
been white, with sleeves rolled up to
the elbow, and a pair of dingy trous
ers.
And he was some MAN—lest I for
get, fully 200 pounds, I would say, In
his sockless feet.
They had a number of pretty fair
players on the team, and they were
up to about every sharp trick I had
ever heard of In baseball.
If the umpire wasn’t looking—and
he never was when he should have
been—they would lay for our runners
at the bases and trip them up as they
rounded the bag. They would run
and cross In front of them and collide
with them half a dozen times In mak
ing the circuit, and all under pretext
of getting to a backing-up position
for the incoming throw.
I suppose the college numbered
something like 200 students, and fully
half of these went right down on the
coaching line, ‘or wherd one should
have been. As there was no coach-
er’s box, they made no objection to
standing with their toes on the first
base line. From this position of van
tage they hurled at our players about
every form of invective and anathema
ever Invented.
Of course we protested and asked
"umps" to put them back, hut as the
limited r umber of seats were full, and
there was no coacher’s box marked
off, he said he could do nothing; that
they had a right to stand somewhere.
We pointed out to him that that
was the fault of I he J. manager, not
ours. But said J. manager calmly
opined that if we wanted to get any
money we had better go on and play
ball, as he couldn't be expected to be
r mind leader and foresee that there
was going to be a bigger crowd at
this game than any they had ever
had before.
Rooters Cross Field.
Well, we got a fresh jolt the first
time one of their runners managed
to round second and get to third.
You'd never yuess what happened
then. Why, that whole gang of about
100 rooters on the first base line
simply cut right through pitcher's
box over to third and stationed them
selves there to get the man home.
pire wanted to know what harm
had been done.
Had he permitted the batter to hit
the ball while they were crossing?
Had he made our pitcher deliver
the ball during the migration?
Or had he let the runner come in
home while the exodus was In prog
ress?
No, but "Well, then, what're
you kickin’ about?”
We saw it was no use and went
ahead, especially as the manager
spoke up again and told us we had
better quit killing time as he wasn’t
going to give us our guarantee un
less'we completed the game; and as
Our train would be along about 6 p.
m., we had no time to lose.
This put a new face to the situa
tion and we decided to get It over
with and get away from that place
before they took a notion to put us to
the gauntlet and the slow fire.
Enter the Comedian.
There were two out when they
got their man around to third, and
their rooters across to the same sta
tion.
A pop fly went up, very small and
dinky, and a sure out. It was so
nearly on the line that I couldn’t have
told whether it would have fallen
fair or foul had it been permitted
to fall. Our third baseman wa^ un
der it, and as he was a corking good
little player I promptly counted the
side out.
Once more I had reckoned without
our hosts, for at this juncture the
J. assistant manager separated him
self rapidly from the rest of the
cleverly humorous rooters near third
base and made a dash at our third
baseman with an umbrella In his
hand.
Just as the ball was dropping Into
our third baseman's waiting hands
this assistant manager, this marvel
of cunning and ingenuity, opened wide
his umbrella and thrust It Into our
third baseman's face, to the unbound
ed joy and amusement of the root
ers. Yes, the infielder dropped the
ball, and their runner came home.
Yes, we appealed to the umpire,
and he said that he didn't see it; that
he had been watching the batter to
make sure that he would touch first
base as he ran down there after lift
ing this pop infield fly!
Well, well, I simply couldn't tejl
you all the queer things that hap
pened that day. All day long they
cut bases with Impunity and the um
pire never saw.
Twice they threw in a hidden ball
from the near outfield, after we had
knocked the right ball so far they
couldn’t find It.
This Was the Limit.
But just one more of the umpire's
stunts, and one of ours.
We had a big, six-foot, 170-pound
catcher, who was a pippin, and a man
of good nerve himself. And he got,
I regret to have to admit, a trifle
peeved at the umpire by about the
seventh inning.
No matter by how wide a margin
our infield and outfield threw their
runners out at the plate "umps" al
ways ruled them safe.
Finally Roy, our catcher, got a
perfect throw from our short fully
twenty feet ahead of a short, fat base-
runner trying to come in from third.
Roy ran down the line to meet him.
th» fellow made a desperate head
first dive, Roy dropped his knee In
front of the fellow's head, and there
he lay with his eyes, ears, nose and
mouth full of dirt and dust and grime,
still full ten feet from the plate.
“Umps" promptly called him safe,
from his position out in the diamond
back of pitcher’s box.
And Then They Clinched.
“Nay, dear umps, say not so,"
quoth Roy as he climbed deliberately
atop of the prostrate J. runner and
put one knee In the small of hls
back. "You'll just naturally have to
come up here and take a look at this
thing before I ever let him up again,”
and all the time he kept up a gentle
tapping of the ball on the fellow’s
frowsy head.
I expected a riot, nothing less; and
a bunch of them certainly did run out
at Roy in a most threatening man
ner. But our subs had grabbed up
their bats and rushed out also and
promised unsmilingly to brain the
first man that laid a finger on Roy.
That held things till the umpire
came in. for this time he saw that
he would just have to take a look
at it or Roy would hold the fellow
there till a riot set in sure enough.
He came part way in, looked at things,
said he had been mistaken as to
where the home plate was, and hence
would change his decision. Then they
got after him; and while they were
having it out their faculty manager
told us we had better go, as our train
was about due, and he would see that
we got our money. We went—quick
ly, too.
We really beat them 18 to 7; they
sent out the report that we beat them
II to 9.
confidence in himself, which is at
SEATON HAS CINFIDENCE.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 31.—
Pitcher Tom Seaton, of the Phillies,
resembles Kid Nichols, the former
Boston star, in his delivery. Fur
thermore, he believes that a pitcher’s
effectiveness depends largely In put
ting the ball over the plate, thereby
having the batsmen constantly In the
hole. Seaton also has unbounded
least half the battle.
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