The Washington times., 1904-07-31

iceberg. Time to go to the ball
grounds
" Thursday already?' says he.
Sure thing. says Tim. never battin
eyelash Tumble into your things.
Gosh. il don't seems though I'd been
TO sleep more'n an hour. says MOrphus
And then he gets up an we go TO the
ball grounds. an Tim keeps him away
from the reporters. who wanted 10 know
how the great twlrler felt pitchin two
straight games an We won An then
we come home an Morph went 70 sleep
again.
Proved Easy Thing.
The next Gay Sam Smeltzer had had
the sprinklin' cart fall onto him an
hurt him worse'n ever. an so Hollahan
famed Morph again. an agin Tim lied
10 him about IT bein Sunday next when
IT was only Wednesday. an again he
went out an got the opposin' batters
for another victory. An then the I'M
holy greed o. gain come over Tim Nc
Ginnis' hull bein' an, he says TO himself:
4" Fer what sh'd ] fool around with a
guy that goes an booZes three or -FOUR
times a month. says he. an with two
fellers that don't know no better han
go smash-bang into one another in prac-
tice. says he. when l got in my stdole
the greatest pitchin' machine thar ever
was trotted out% says he This here
sleepin beauty @ mine, says he, he
won't never know no difference in a
year O. Sundays. I'll pitch him every
( durn day I'm now TIL the end O Octo-
/ Der, an win every game an the pen
nant an everything else.
Won Another Game.
when he tod me this l says to him.
Tim says I. don't go too far says
/ This business o takin' advantage O.
trustin' humanity Amt no good. says /
Them was my exact words. But he dis
regarded EN- an famed Morphus's poor
/ tired feet agin that afternoon, an Nor
phus pitched and won another game
An so ii went Every day at !
/ o'clock he'd wake Morpheus up an say
Good gosh! Asleep three days an
not willin' 10 piteh,' says he Git I'D
an git out 10 work. says he. Then
Morphus he'd stretch an rub his eyes a n
crawl out an wonder what made him
feel so stifr. But after he'd been warm
! cd up he'd pitch the same winnin' ball.
/ an Tim I'D rub his hands an smile
Ike the villain that he was
''One day about the middle o. July.
with the sun pourin' out OF a cioudless
sky. an US all IN undershirts TO keen
cool, we went 10 wake up our prize
package pitcher. He was layin' all
rolled up an bound round IN heavy
! blankets an was shiverin'.
Hope he amt sick says Tim. anx-
iously. as / batted him on the feet.
Br-r-r-r,' says Morpheus, when he
woke up. Shet that winder, VIII you
I'm near froze.
One Wheelhorse.
Tim an I looked at one another
Stead o bein sick the man had gone
crazy.
'Wot's the matter with your says
Tim Why. it's hot out You're lucky
to be cold a summers day Ike this
Summers day. eh?' says Morpheus
Summers day on the l1th O. November
Likely
Eleventh o. - Josh was about
70 say somethin' when somethin' elss
struck his hardened sensfbilities. Thi:
here trustful, slumberin' RUDE had ne.
gered it up on the basis o. his pitchin
every third day that we was in mex
u November
i 'Br-r-r-rr says he. shiverin'. 'Wot
you playin' so late fer this year, Tim?'
Er-er-a post season SERIES. say
Tim. Buckle in an win It, an you XIII
sleep two days-no. I mean four days
the next game you pitch
Told the Real Date.
THAT was the beginnln' O. the end
The next day comm from the bal
ground Morphus run away from Josh
run into a store an got them TO tel
him the real date. I suspected wot wa.
up but SAID nOthin' 10 Tim. I was bus,
cookin' up a story to tell Morpheus Il
case he should soak me-
But Morph never said a word. II,
pitched steady for a week more win
min every game. an my fears began t,
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