The Saint Paul globe., 1896-08-16

you fellers use. I belief dotsder spikes worn
by der players are sharp enough; and if 1
hear of any blayer wearing eggs rays in their
shoes ven dey blay der Prowns, l vii write
to Nick Young aboud it and half it stopped .
"scrappy' McGraw, Baltimore's pugnacious
third baseman, says:
'The fact is the only teams that ever Sc
cured the penant were those that had good
coachers and good kickers and by good kick
ers don't mean rowdy ball players; mean
men who play aggressive ball and know when
to enter a protest. I never have been of the
opinion that kill-the- umpire style OF play
was advisable, and have always believed that
kicking with the mouth was the only KIND
of kicking in which to indulge. The idea that
every protest must end In an assault and bat
terry affair is all dead wrong. The only kind
of kicking is judicious kicking, and that calls
to mind the fact that kfckerS are porn, not
made. Out of every team you will find two
or three men only who know how and when
to kick, and every manager knows thls.
There are always lot of men on team
who make a mess of it whenever they make
a kick and it doesn't pay to make an i'll
advised remark that may cause team to
lose winning run.
Il don't want to be personal, so L won I
call names, but l know several men who In
fuence probably fifty runs in the course OF a
season by calling the umpire's attention to
a point at the critical moment When a de-
cision is just about to be made. 1t is all over
in the tenth of second, probably, but In that
time a gesture or cry may win game.
an out because faint hearted player wilted
and looked like he was out. 1t doesn't do for
a kicker to lose his head, because the minute
he lets his temper get the better OF his gudg-
ment his usefulness to his team is ended. 1t
is as important that the kicking OF team
should be done judiciously as is base running
or sacrifice hitting"
It's Just bechuxt daylight an dark when
bumps into Hanlon de corner of Twenty
fourt' an st. Paul, writes Bin Bieacher In
of introduction 1 trun me hooks into de
sure-ting manigur an anchors him to
Watts dis Washir,ton push out fer?"
says. rs it sure enough play dey are
maxim fer Mugsey, or is it a case of bluff
de populace wit a, bank note fiash?"
Hanlon gives me des merry side glance fer
a minute an den says he, 'Youse is t'umpin
on de koko of traat wit an ak when youse
says bluff Dat SWashin ton push gets next
to me flannel lung pestector an gives me
chilli AZ
Seein' dat de ciachf manigur is out wit his
freezin' machine an is sore with hiself be-
cause Schmelz plays him for come-on, l
puts de question at him direct, WhyIer does
glad tidings over de cart if youse gives his
proposition de icemanss wink an, harpoons it
when he makes de first overtures?" says,
givin me lankwidge a custom-house twist
dat sounds t'rillin' in de twilight.
ssWhy?'' makes answer Hanlon, grabtin'
de northeastern end of his mustache wit his
teet' an Sparr1n leW TOunuS QereWil
'Why? What kin a wise duck do desc days
when he's up against fake factory Dere
amt nuttn' to do but git club an punch
de daylight out of de rumors when dey steps
to de center of de ring. See; it's like dis:
Schmeiz is sore wit hiself an feels like he
owes hiself money because de Washin ton
push is Akin fer to take a fall out OF Looey-
Vile fer last place. An den Schmelz says to
hiself somet'in' must be did, an says. Mug
sey is our meat, an I'll give youse ten
t'ousand plunks fer him. l ups an gives
his whiskers de January ha-ha, an wit dat
he chases hiself fer a reporters shop an
writes letters to hiself in de papes sayin' as
how he is hot stuff because he offers ten
t'ousand plunky-dories fer Mugsey. An
as / says before, wat kin wise duck do
when a man makes play fer his satcheI
an pushes bunch of green goods into his
pocket. He can't do nuttin'. Didn't / give
his lilacs de smother at de start? Didn't
say to him wit ice in me voice, Not on ypur
tintype?' But, be jee can't prevent desc
snoozers from maxim desc pea-green bluffs.
It's somet'in' we wise ducks has got to
wrastle wit from times to time, an cere amt
no use putin onfde Eoves an hun.in' up
referee so l just letsi co.
Den l gets de MFnpapost bechuxt us, an
says, wit me peppers on Hanlons upper
cutters. fer I'm deaPlleery dat he'll reach
fer me jug'lar. Does Mugsey join de Wash
n'ton push later IN de gamer?
In holy minute i don't t'ink." makes an
swer de lollapalooza nanigur. When Mugsey
jines de Wasbin' ton p1ish dere'Il be snow in
de gran stan an dyouf9 truly will be maxim
play fer keeper. ant dat goes, seer"
Ncticin' dat de eonyafsation is takin per-
sonal turn / steers de manigur over to
soft drink push AN t'rows couple OF sOdys
into him fer to square meself, en- den /
quits him cold.