The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-07
south Atlantic League.

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Augusta ....109 Al 68 1916
Rain spoiled the frolic in the ball
yard yesterday. Just as it has done
several times before. But the Path
finders and those Tourists will make
up lost time this afternoon with a
double header.
About 10 o'clock last night a group
OF Augusta athletes stood on the side
walk in front of their hotel talking of
atmospheric phenomena in subdued
scientific accents. Floods snowslides
and lightning freaks had been fully
discussed by the learned Tourists when
the talk naturally drifted to the sub
ject of wind. That woke up Mr.. Lucas,
the silent pitcher from Caliny, and he
handed out a windy tale that took
away the breath of his pals.
1t seems that one time. near Jeems
Island S. c., a cyclone bent on mis-
chief. left its lair and went roaming
Bat large, so Mr.. Lucas said. While
passing a farm house the cyclone side
stepped and darted in at the open door.
In the parlor a Moody young lady sat
at the melodeon playing Sankey tunes.
So terrific was the force of the cyclone
that the maidens own hairpins were
driven into the sui at the back of her
head, killing her instantly. after which
the cyclone withdrew and passed on.
Quite a silence followed Mr. Lucas
narrative about wind. He said moth
ag more himself, and the Tourists
'Yere unable to think of anything APP
Fropriate. Mr.. Engle wanted to know
IL smoking affected an athlete any 9TH
er way besides wrecking his nerves.
The general belief was that the pipe
strengthened the nerve of some people
There being no more wind in sight
after Mr. Lucas effort, Mr.. Spratt
obliged with a haistorm.
The storm Jack knew so much about
happened some years ago in the north
east portion of Missouri He is from
that state. which accounts for his ex-
actions from the jumps. Anyway, the
stones in this storm came so thick and
fast that the dOWnpour shot all the
hair off the cattle in an entire town
ship So completely did the hail do
its work that when the cattle were
slaughtered some months later it
wasn't necessary to send the hides to
a tannery.
The Hail Storm Begins,
More silence followed this recital,
during which Mr.. Lucas stepped up
alongside of Jack Spratt as if proud to
be in his society. The athletes were
still gasping when a shower came pop
ping down. Somebody yelled hail
stones!" and all hands ducked for cover
all except Mr.. Spratt. who hasn't
much hair to lose. Lucas was scared
stiff, from thinking of Ananias, no
doubt.
Pretty soon another dash of hail
struck the sidewalk and bounded noise
lessly into the cutters.
That's funny" remarked Mr.. ID.
Burt. who was aging pigeon toed call
TO the Tourists. as he looked up at the
cIoudless sky. mo storm in sight, and
besides, who ever saw rubber tired hail
stones? Something doing here. I've
heard of wireless messages, smokeless
powder and horseless horseradish, but
the noiseless hailstones have got me
going"
Me too" remarked Prof. Sanford,
'some funny business going on"
A committee of scientists. led by
Prof. Sanford, went aloft to investi-
gate. On the ledge of fourth story
window they found 'Andsome 'Ogan
Yancy arrayed in pajamas. BY his
side stood a large travelling bag from
which. ever and anon, he tossed a
handful of small round pellets to the
sidewalk. The committee had little
work to do. These pellets were nothing
more than wads of retired chewing
gum and Hogan had almost a gallon
of them.
The Human HaiIstOrm.
The Human Haistorm seemed an
noyed at the intrusion. but when he
learned what was wanted he readily
explained the phenomenon. All this
year he has been saving up his worked
out gum for use next season I'm case
he failed TO make good. Hogan has
proven a great success with the Path
finders. and his future is assured.
Finding he would be able to purchase
some new gum. the center fielder got
weary packing the old pellets around
the country, and decided to throw them
away.
On the way down stairs with the in
vestigation committee Mr.. Cobb, Of
Cornville county Alabama. struggled
up behind muttering TO himself. He WAS
making up "A piece TO speak out loud,
and when he got ready he spoke IT,
From the ease with which our COM
mittee exploded the noiseless hail
storm theory" said Mr. Cobb. II in
cline to the belief that Mr.. Lucas
South Caliny wind story and Mr..
Spratts open air tannery in Missouri
are base faBrications. utterly without
foundation In fact"
Thereupon Lucas and Spratt went to
bed, and the rest took the night shift
on the anvil chorus.