The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-31

had been looking over a bunch Of bills
and was wrapped up in the business
rather than the playing end Of the
game
"A mascot. repeated the boy. Ny
papa says | en- the best mascot he
ever had, and ! thought If / was a
good mascot for him | might be for
you. want you to win the pennant-
I used to see you when you was here
before, when we had Phillips, McFar-
land and Mccarthy and those bali
players. / know you.
What do you know about being q
mascot for a BAH elub?' asked Presi-
dent Watkins You know I must have
a good one this year"
Well. Tom-that's my big brother
said a mascot had to go to the park
every day and rub the players heads
and tell them to win, and then he had
to spit on the bats and rub his hands
in the dirt and then he had to sit on
the bench and pull for the home team.
and If It lost you had to walk around
the park backward at night and that
fooled the hoodoo"
you have the right idea" said
President Watkins. There are sew
eral after the Job. and. Of course, i
must see them all work. Now, you
come out to the ball park when the
players get here and we will try you.
and then we will elect a mascot, and
maybe you will win
When shall / Gomez" asked the boy.
Papa says l can't miss sehoosg and it
don't let out until $780,"
That's right. Don't miss school.
You could not be a mascot If you did
that" answered Watkins. you come
out any time after school is out, and
I viii see you get a chance"
The boy started for the door. Just
as he reached it he said:
"Mr. Watkins, I can carry bats, too,
If you want me to. Much obliged. -
indianapolis News.
A CHOYNsKI "REMINISCENCES.
Choynski was recently interviewed
about events in his ring career, and he
told a story Of how he had saved Fitz-
simmons from defeat when he met
Peter Maher the first time in New
Orleans. On that occasion Peter
knocked Fitzsimmons senseless in the
first round, the Cornishman hanging
on the ropes helpless. Choynsld
claims that the round lacked half q
minute Of being over, but that he
struck the arm Of the Official time
keeper causing him to ring the gong
and then he ran to Fitz's aid (he being
a second). picked him off the ropes
and carried him to his corner, where
he was revived.
If this story is true it puts Choynski
In a bad light, for it shows that he de-
liberately stole the fight for Fitzsim-
mons.
had a talk with Choynski shortly
after this battle, and he said nothing
to me then about having shortened the
round in the way he described. He did
say. however that when he carried
Fitz to his corner that Bob wanted to
quit. and that 1t was with the greatest
difficulty he was induced to answer the
call Of the gong for the second round:
in fact, Choynsh told me that he had
to take his penknife and jab Fitz in
the rump with it to make him get or
his chair.
II fighters are to become reminiscent
It would be well for them to think
twice before they speak once, for most
Of the things they talk about are
known to others than themselves, and
wild statements are likely to be dis
puted.
There is a maxim that "All is fair In
love and war" but as a rule men who
win fights by unfair means are chary
Of boasting Of the fact It doesn't re.
dound to their credit as square men.