The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-03
PECK SHARP LOOSE AGAIN.
Interstate League Umpire Takes Another
Chance to Tell of His Experience.

Interstate League Umpire Takes Another
Chance to Tell of His Experience.
J. Peck Sharp who gained reputa-
ton on account of his poor work as a
base ball umpire in Kenosha, at one OF
the Interstate League series, has been
heard from again sand is now working
as helper at the Hawthorne race
track with salary of six dollars a
week. He has written to his friends
in Chicago and of course takes a slap
at Kenosha. Here is the letter he is
alleged to have written:
Hawthorne Race Track, Aug. o.
Old Pal Jack: I have struck it at last
have worked four days out here az
this race track, cutting grass in the
fence corners, at 81 per day and find
me, and today my horse. Red Raven.
second cousin to Blind Tom, started IN
the first race, and you bet had my So
on him. l thought my horse ran
secord for long while, but I COULDN'T
find out. for asked over hundre0
people what horse ran second, ana
they says:
Don't ask me- but / did ask 'em,
Jack, aud kept on asking 'em until
somebody told me Red Raven won the
race. Then cashed my ticket ana
got $18 and my money back. Then
went down to the barn where Red
Raven was and took good look at
him and gave him big bunch of
grass. When I got back to the betting
ring the third race was next on the.
card.
looked over the names of the horses
very careful, and wondered what Joe
Cantillon would say when he found
out had all this money. Then see
horse by the name of Louisville and
says that will be the one for me to
bet on, for Joe has his team down
there. So cracked up $4 on Louis
vile, and he won, and l put $50 more
in my shoe. Then went out iato the
paddock. was good at the gate, for
| still had my scythe with ne that Z
had been cutting grass with.
| met fellow IN the paddock and he
took me to one side and says have yon
got any money young fellow, and /
says you bet.
And he says now you 1ool- here, yon
go and place it on Peter Paul in this
race and will give you half you win.
SO cracked up my 81 on the Peter.
and shure enough he wone. went no
and got five dollars and my four back
and was just trying to slip out of the
grounds when my friend colared me
and gave him $3.50, and he says yon
are the Only sport at the track, and
then he introduced me to a lot of his
friends, and says this young fellow
wants to if you boys won't have a
drink with him, don't you sport?
And Jack | says yes before I new
what I was doing, and the round OF
drinks just cost me the other two ana
a half SO didn't do very we'll on Peter
Paul. made my getaway from that
bunch quick as could and met Jack
Kerry the maniger of the famous Mar
quette team, and fellow from Racine
Wis.
Jack introduced me too him and says
this is the president of the Interstate
League Peck and he wants to sign
you for next season, to umpire in his
league. says look here Mr.. Presidents
/ want to no right now before I put
my name to any Papers whether Ke-
nosha will be in your league or not.
he says what difference. does it make
to you. I says 20 it wont make SO
much difference to me as it will to you
and your league for if you leave them
out will umpire for expences and if
you keep them in want FIVE hundred
per month and expences and my doctor
Bills Paid, and / want the Rules fixed
in your league that if a player makes
run at the umpire and grabs him and
shakes him up that the said umpire has
the right to sell the player to any team
that can use him aud get the perchase
money to do as the said umpire wants
with it.
Now, Jack, want you to come ont
to the track and see me. Yoa villa
find me in the next stall to Red Raven.
Yours in luck,
]. PECK SHARP