Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-23

| We're having little game OF cards.
Suddenly Mike sprang mp.
Me 10 bed, he said, and started FOR
the door,
Two or three players Jumped up and
blocked the way.
oh. very Well said Kelly, there
are other ways, and he made for the
open window, lie must have forgotten
In his sleep all about the four flights or
stairs, for putting one hand on the sin
he hoped over.
Like fash big Jim Mccormick
leaped to the window and caught Kelly
by the collar just I'm time 10 save his
life. The next day Mccormick took
Kelly out on the street and pointed to
the window where the rescue had TAX
en- place
by Joye' said Mike, I never did
such foolish thing as that before IN
me life. What was | drinking last
night, anyway, water?
I'm the first games | pitched for the
Boston Nationals" says Charley Mich
OILS, the thing that impressed me most
was the cheering for the visiting play
ers when they hit me for double or
triple or "A home run. That isn't the
way In the west unless the home team
happens to be unpopular.
About the second game ] pitched at
the Hub | made a long hit myself and
got just the same measure OF applause
as player on the other team did when
he took my measure
II soon learned that was something
peculiar to Boston, and 10 no other
city, There visiting and home players
are treated exactly alike, wish II
might be that way in every city In both
the National and American leagues"
lob Ii
the hard dirt OF the pitchers box at ST.
Louis one day last summer when TIM
pire O'LOughlin called play ball"
Powell kept right on excavatlng and
six finally said
Don't wear yourself out that way II
you lose the power TO Kick your useful
ness viii be gone
And with that tongue Of yours tied
up for n DAY you'd cut about as much
figure at a ball game as toy balloon
In an airship race said the boiler
maker.
"rhe funniest thing ever saw on
baseball field said Brett" "happen-
cd N game between two negro teams
at Memphis. II was scorching day,
and several Of us who were not on that
day went out to see It. They played in
an open lot, and believe half the coli
ored society OF the south was present.
The two teams were uniformed. but
they made up for II with enthusiasm,
ana averaged about one fight to an in
ming.
The thing ! speak OF happened in the
sixth inning, ThA negro at bat was one
Of those short, heavy boys. with a head
like a league ball at the close of a
double-header. He Was pitcher of his
team. The other pitcher had famed his
last time up and he was evidently sore
at his brother. He was long, raw
boned coon. He wrapped himself up
like a watchspring and when he un-
wound dirty streak would fash to-
ward the plate and something went
Whop In the catchers mitt Whenever
they accidentally hit one a search party
was organized in the next township
Well the short pitcher forgot 10
dodge one OF them and IL hit him right
on the dome OF his forehead You could
hear the report all over the field. It
sounded like hitting a ripe pumpkin
with bedslat.
Now, here Is where the funny thing
comes In, The bah bounded of that
Negroes head way up In the air toward
first and the first baseman ran about
20 feet back Of his base and caught II
on the fly.
That's a fact The ball must have
bounced over so feet off that Negroes
head, and II never feaged him. He
swung his bat around him and let
drive at the pitcher, and when they
got them separated he went right on
with his batting.
And the first baseman claimed the
pau ne caught was a foul and wanted
the man declared out"