New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03

rrsans. and then come down here and tell SYRIA
new
ANY one who aduires the pluck that enables
cripple 10 achieve feaIs. remarkable in the light Of
his physical disability-and who doesn't?-W-ill be
well repaid by going down TO the Prospect Park
Parade Grounds some afternoon when the CONNER
cal High School has a game on and watch Char
icy Martin Charley" who has lost his right
erm IL the elbow. Is the star pitcher Of the Com
rsrcial nine. When II comes 10 fielding and bat
ing his average is well Up with the other mem
}e-s NJ the team who have two good arms and
lsHe- and rom many points o. Nl,@ n5 ~
.estiuE Deprived OF the advantage that the ordi-
T5rs-iT.. land In setting the ball tightly in his
hand and ia coucealing the position q the myers
st-e or the curve h may expect Martin has bet
5---'--~-----, J,i-f7 sr7eof -f~rher Two
features ~ his pitching that make him particularly
tar7uidsHIe are his speed and wide and quick out
C-op
In "a game with the strong Jamaica High School
team last Wednesday CHARLEY struck out five men
T. ave innings and made four creditable assists.
tRice catching men of first and stopping two hot
Erounders- he made no errors. Martin pitches by
setting la in his hand against his chest and de-
live-i1E II from there with quick full swing In
letting rHis wonderful player grasps the hickory
about tiir5 Of the way up with his lone hand and
5He way he swings II against the ball is surprise
Not once o Wednesday did he fail to hit the bah In
practice Martin does something still more wonder
II u batting flies and groundsrS for the N s5ld
he losses rae bail up and then bats il To the various
PLAYERS the diamond and IN the HELD with as
much accuracy as "a TWO armed expert Martin
lses . eateh HES ~ the ounce aLI 49, TI7I.
flneie~ high ones tlaJ "o1ld go a" q: lt -
man with two hands and q glove Is perhaps the
Martin i Eo6--laT,1red even tempered. cool head
q PLAYER. and IS about the most popular MEMBER
q tee team.
Waste or energy and time, and therefore OF
r01ne-- for time Is money through d failure To use
th@ brain IN manual labor. was strikingiy Illus
t-ared t "a driver for a coal and wood concern out
SIDE a rig Office building near the Borough han
.-=ster1ay afraruoon. Tire mac was delivering a
load ~ hardwood quartered and sawed into pieces
ateut foot tong. such as used IN freplaces-
From rhe curb the wood had 10 be taken across
the Sidewalk 70 eosl hole near the building line
The br5ghr driver who had probably shoyelled coal
shovel First he tried 10 shovel II up tallng N
that be piled Two or three pieces on the shovel.
FSnaIiz he pm one piece on the shovel tinls.
carried i across the sidewalk and returned f2 ?!
'a0re The performance w3s 80 ridiculous that II
a''aefso general attention
qssinr looking dgure seen on Brooklyn Heights
IS an ef5ariy negro who makes scant livelihood
h selling raDers and who attracts general atten-
ton b. wearing . policeran's helmet The nat Is
S7gsreu1y o. the vintage Of twenty years ago tut
re numerals on Il arr bright and conspicuous ano
- ~ spnrca ollos from distance ne looks TOT an
11 void ike oldtine policeman on oress ; Pa
ne IS not up TO nc TelII,on boiG So 5t,,,i
'Aetef-I fact Is rather dNaf -Dls llis
fed air irruT4sses al beholdeTs re carries whs-
lie attached 70 q chain around his neck, and blows
m y snrlily let ms patrons know that ne Is
ming Ills papers are slowed away N a satc
sung over as shoulder. and when he sees me
window q 2 customer open. he makes q wad Of
paper fires i tutc the house with the uneTrng
sce1rscy Of The celestial described in one Of Bret
f-2rre's stories ON SUNDAYS. when the supple
fnerJs ~ tie u-VsIa ers make 4 heavy load Tor tne
linersn, rev-snlau he trlncles his stock aTouha ~
: Attte haudcart. which IS invariably empty ap'ut
''- 1ln'3 lie" church bells begin 4" rag
n r-e1EuItiur Il his recent appointment Dy
Haror Tov far the Chdren's Court TO he '-stan-
l1shed fl th5s borough 5udge ~ the Court OF Spe-
~tal Sessions Commodore Robert J. WillIn VIII
be she guest ~ honor on wednesday evening At a
ann@r given for Rim uy the Brooklyn Canoe Club
- The Oxford Club. IN I.afayette-aye. Judge VIII
IN has devoted great deal Of time and energy 20
re interests Of club ard has long been one OF
ne most active members Of the American Caloe
association The mem bers Of the committee in
charge n the dirner arr Henry 81. Dater Minor
D Davis and Samuel J. Bennett