The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-01
ale mus, be . good one. says Think no,

They ali thought so, except Soldier King. He
said the man was dub and didn't have anything
sionSl Jealousy w." even though the Soldier had
knocked out a pretty base hit when he was al tho
connected with any result thought the thing
over with couple Of glasses OF, the mountain
the best thing Tor me 10 do was 10 gel there and
try IL myself Tor used TO be good one az the bat
when was Rlaying So called in the leit hedeI
around the cider tub by the way, and took his
pace. l was third man at the bat when we came in
after the locals had pounded out two more runs for
which | was mainly responsi BILE by my error. Our
first man up popped fly and was out Then Fults
picked out light bat and faced the music Old
B aS XVI presented me with cheerful grin
init and II was strike.
Hes got speed said TO myself.
Before had time TO recover the catcher had
returned the ball and strike number two had
And your judgment too thinks l. 4 guess
But was ready for him next time He let
the ball go and | hope to die like an umpire II
snere wasn't n, such curve TO hai n say fes
first Leg The second pass and swiped al the third
With all had IN me There was one great howl
That's four strikes but we'll call It three and
Il dropped my bat and made straight for that
pitcher. He hauled back his fst
Hold on lsays; it amt fight It's business
talk S Pt' s,y as hah sEbsd out out 10
well, we beat 'em by one run, thanks to Sol
was something scandalous and the longer we
tried for that pitchers scalp the wider we hit.
but we had the lead and they couldn't hit our
pitching much better than we could theirs. As
soon as the last man was out got hold OF old
never heard OF 500 in a lump before but there
was q, hindrance in the way Of closing the deal.
Mistah,' says he, but signed q papeh with Mis-
tab Cabin to play with this hyah nine fob this
",'oh, those things don't 60 1 says. No
body pays any attention TO them. II he don't
like II he can sue you or me and I'll look after
THAT didn'tgo however My mountaineer had
conscientious scruples. 1t wouldn't be ,squayah,'
was crazy. TO get him; thought had the baseball
wonder OF the world, in fact He turned that
swipe him, and The only other thing TO do was
TO go TO Bill Carlin and make deal OF it. Bill
said The E, man sn wasn't for sale s%Fhsd and
thousand cool dollars Then We went in to where
the mountain cider was to talk it over, while
fired stones at q post to keep his hand In. Well,
the longer the decker went on the worse needed
Whoh ASs duly
ioi the rest Of the sea son. All the boys said i'd
I'd got the man: all but Soldier King But
Soldier got so full that night TO make up for his
wasn't responsible for what he said
a, Our first game when We got back was with
il worth while to put in Abreiing against them n.
for was going TO save him for bigger game
but al the last moment there wasn't any body
picnic like MAJ. one My $3.50 prize package tossca
as big as balloons and the taienders just swatted
EN- out 10 the boundaries OF the field until our
outhcders were so tired they couldn't chase EN-
longer hey ROLL cd
up in that first inning, and guess they'd be
at bat yet If they hadn't got tired Of the sport
l yanked Abreling off the slab and he sal on the
bench and chewed gum and looked thong htful
him the mig hty boot OF course, we were swamped
and Sdn lost third Place on y and II wasn't mad
and pretend you can pitch ball Are you lay
ing down on us or what's the matter with you?
".Thch want nothin' the match with them
balls pitched, says he They was all as straight
ovah the base as any balls could make out TO
49," Straight? Ishould say they were, says
need to do anything but hold out their bats 10
make home runs. Dyou think brought you
here to make target records on the other teams
bats W here are those wonderful curves that
you made so much bluff with a, Bedesvillee'
1 nevah said could pitch no cuhye Mistah.'
man in the State he says an bet IS | can beat
him, but neyah threw no cuhye in my life.
u
team TOO 1 says. Didn't you make monkeys
out Of our best batters up there at Bedesvilie?
How did you do il II you can't pitch curves.
Just nachally threw EN- in straight says
Abreng That's what Mstah Cabin told me
10 do.
"'You get EN- ovah the base he says an they
won't hit en-, III see 10 that he says An |
suah did pitch EN- true.
We'll, you git told him. Go back to Ecdes-
vile OH the first train
- .ost my job says he.
That's what says l. and ough 10 have you
n
He made reach for his pocket and thought
he was going u pull gun me, but he only
produced a crumpIed bit Of paper which he handed
~ me, saying.
"'Mistah Cabin toll me to give this heah papeh
70 you when | come 10 quit the job Good bye.
Mistah. I'm sorry them fellows on the othah
team can bat so much bettah than ouah team
With that he left me and never set eyes on him
hing up
Dear Bill. it said. What do you think of
Ableling? Isn't he wonder? He can throw a
ball straighter than any man living and II the
batter hits II, that isn't his fault The thing TO
do is 10 feed the other team up mountain cider;
then they won't hit anything except the drink.
II you give EN- enough of it. any pitcher is a So =
900 winner Much obliged for the $3.50 / gave
Abreling $3.50 of II as per agreement with him
squirrel killing In the mountains and has quit
the diamond for good Any time you need any
more players from up our way, just help yourself.
1 guess we're about even now for that dirty deal
you gave me last year, Yours truly.
"'P. S-Moonshine whiskey makes the best
mountain cider.