The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-02

That bunch of Blind Tiger athletes
are now in pursuit of Mr.. Mullaney's
nine. Led by the Dutch Baron the
Tigers went after our athletes, mas
cot and all, and cleaned them up l to
0. II is believed that had the weather
continued, our mascot would have pre-
vailed, for he was highly recommended
when Bill Oyler got him.
Up to the time the rain fell our ath
letes had been unable to get out of
the way of the lime, and it looked
very much like a white coat would be
thrust on US. With the corners load
ed in the third, they say, Null famed
and cussed.
While the baron was pitching the
game of his life Mr.. Thatcher wrestled
with various and sundry lumpy prob
lens. His mates didn't seem to be
able to clout the other fellow much
and when they did unlock one the
Tigers pulled off bafffing plays and
doubled a couple of gents
Parrot Mascot Is n star.
AS in many close games past and
gone the mascot starred in this one for
the Tigers. The mascot business may
be a bit musty by this time but when
said mascots produce the goods they
are entitled to special mention. WEIGH
was to have pitched the game. and he
might have won it. On Saturday the
angling actor sold his only mascot for
s. and left on a fishing trip.
On this account Thatcher was rush
ed back to the block ahead of time and
queer things happened. Gawge Engel
received a red-headed parrot for a
mascot several days ago-the very
latest mode in mascots. The new one
served with distinction during the Ma
con campaign, winning all four. This is
a bird of a mascot.
AS yet the parrot does not attend
the games in person because the UNI
pire would not tolerate the language it
employs on the bench. While the ath-
letes battle fierCely in the arena the
parrot hangs by his bill in his sage at
the hotel and shrieks Nothing to it,
Guy, nothing to it. On the stitches. -
In proof that the parrot is next to itself
note this fact; Gunter chopped off a
double in the second round and that
soak on the hemstitch virtually Won
the game.
should Fire Our Zoo.
If this sort of luck continues Mr..
Mullaney should fire all our mascots
cannot stand for these windy parrots
coming along and talking us out of
game. Mr.. Engel intends to mas
cot the parrot the rest of the sea-
son and then turn him loose on his
farm in Bloomsbury, Pa. to educate
the hens and hired men.
One word more about this remark
able mascot The man who sold the
bird to Engel had a load of parrots
on one arm and a basket of pups on
the other. His fellow athletes urged
Gawge TO purchase a pup, but he used
his noodle and took a parrot instead
The wisdom of this choice is at once
apparent. Anyone can see that the
PUP industry is tagging. goats are a
dead issue and the rabbit is on the
blink.
Travelling with a parrot has not made
Mr.. James Mcintosh Kuhn proud OF
naughty. He made two hits, and
didn't seem to think anything of it.
Also, he butted into two double PLAYS
that cramped the action of our team
II must be the parrot.
Our nine could do nothing to EneeI
and his support kept him keyed up
In the drizzling half of the fifth II
was like pushing three barrels off
the tail end of a dray. The dispatches
state that rain Was falling in the fifth
and thirty minutes thereafter. So I'VE
had no chance 10 get back al the tail
enders.
The score: