The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-20

and the outfelders could hardly be seen
from the home plate.
Frantic appeals had been made to tho
umpire TO call the game by all the play
ers. with the exception OF KEEL He would
scorn to ask such a thing in q tight game.
TIL contest had proceeded to about the
twelfth inning or Whereabouts. and the
Chicagos had made one run. putting them
ahead
The Chicago. took the field for their
inning: Three men were on bases and two
were down. The next batter made a ter
rife swipe into right field. The ball ap-
peared as I &c might be going a mile, and
the three runners on bases dashed for the
plate gieefuliy. while the cTowd yelled
tUmultuoYsiy-
Kelly was playing right field. which
position he occupied when rot catching.
and approaching quickly that neither the
umpire nor crowd could see the ball. posed
as II for a catch. and then. wnen he
thought it was about the right time for
the ball to land. he ieaped into the air
With a wild whoop and dashed for the
cressirS-room The umpire shouted out
Gnd Chicago had won out by hat single
The Boston players and spectators
made an awful FOWL over the decision. and
me papers came ont the next morning
PRESIDENTIAL candidate but the decision
went just the same.
The ball went over KelIy's head a mile
and may be going yet
KEEL" said:
"when I left the bench in the previous
inning, l put a ball into my shirt. think
ing the arknsss would enable me to turn
carried 1t through. Why. I couldn't see
the ball that was nit with a telescope.
- knew II was coming ont my way. FOR
still and made the bluff.
7 wasn't called upon to show the ball,
out l could have done SO. all right. There
would not have been a thing said about It
afterward. for 1 had 'em all fooled. UNI
pire and all, but a boy perched up on the
back fence brought in the right bail. to
get a pass for the next day, and rave the
snap away; but 1t was too late then-the
game was ours"
Kelly came pretty near losing his pop
ularity in Boston on account of that trick.
and ne was roasted nightly during the
Feared in the Hub. but the next winter.
nevertheless. the Boston club paid SIC. 600
for Kelly and as much more for John
Clarkson, which earned for "Kel." the
title Of the Ten Thousand Dollar
Beauty"
But that was only one of the many
emergency plays that "kel-" was in the
habit Of pulling Off And the baseball
Generous to a fault. popular with pub
Iic, players, megnates and managers. as
vivacious as 8 soubrette and so apt at
repartee that he could Josh tho umpire
the occasion demanded. A quick thinker
to turn the tide of victory and resource
full at all times. SkilIfuI and daring.
Such was King Kelly the incompara-
bic ball player. Would that the game had
more OF his caliber.
Work of the "An- Football Dopester.
As the football season draws to a close.
followers Of the sridiron game are specu-
Iating as to which OF the players on the
various college teams are entitled to
places on the AIl-Amertcan team for this
yea.
Dopesters have already been busy and
have made up several eIevens. Next TO
the champion All-American team the All
Animal, the Ml-Aiixed, the AIl-Smith and
the All-??? teams must not be overlooked.
Tho teams are composed of college and
school players. and they are placed In
the positions they occupy on their re-
spective elevens.