The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-05-14

with milk for supper That was Reg's
layout o the bill o. fare. 1t was pref
~ much the same
The second day we got permission to
get a ban an couple O gloves out O.
our grips an practiced IN the courtyard.
Used Spit Ball,
1t was good place when the rest O.
the bunch gave you chance, but they
were forever buttin' into the game How
ever, after Reg had stung EN- with the
spit ball a couple o times they quit. an
We had a good mornin's practice. In
the afternoon they let us have a bat,
an then come our chance to git away.
I was batttn'. tappin easy ones 10 Reg
an Pinch Lamp pitched one, an as
it came up I see that the big gate al
the far end o the yard-the gate that
opened right onto the street-was
pushin open, an Just then a blue uni
formed Teller walked in an stood in the
doorway.
1 dunno what made me do it or how
I came to think so quick, but L swung
onto that bah like the left field fence
was mile away, and put her on line
right for that newcomer. As 1 hit the
ball l rushed for the door, calm the
| others
Guard Down and Out.
| Zip. The bail sailed straight an true.
| right where / aimed it, and the next
minute The guy vent down an out, an
| in another minute l was outside the jail
door an ieggin' it for Hayville faster
| L ever went round the Eases in my life
I heard a great yellin' an bawlin' be-
hind. an found afterward that the 9TH
er fellows got caught. But l put on
speed an got TO the hotel Josh an the
felIers always stayed at an bounced IN,
can't begin 70 tell how su prised they
was. The McGinnis bunch had tried TO
make Josh believe we had jumped to
! the National League for big money, an
though Josh wouldn't believe that. they
| had MIN puzzled. The feiiers had
scraped up a nine az had played two
games without US, Dan Delaney pitch
IN an Hennessy ketchin'. but had lost
both. An now to win the pennant we
had 10 win the last two games. TO tie
we must win one. We were in a bad
box
Judge Rooter.
Josh started out to git some kind o.
| ve-his-corpses to get the boys out o
Jail, but the judge in Hayviile was a
geezer that rooted for his own nine,
an he was in on the game; an SO the
Judge postponed the hull business for a
week. an Josh was euchered there. An
then I took a hand.
AS [ said it was Tuesday night. /
had struck town about o'clock. an
here it was after Z. an somethin' must
be done. So 1 rot jim Harrison. our
lady killer. to write in his most actress
like hand:
Mr. -. Der Sir. You may think
me presumptuous. but at the ball game
today I saw you'll tried to attract your
attention from the grandstand. but
could not-and your graceful style OF
play reminded me greatly of my dear
friend. Mr. Clarkson, OF the New Yorks.
1 am greatly interested in you. and am,
, oh, so lonely in this out-of-way place
where I must stay till the Gas Lamps
of New York company leaves. Would
you grant an admirer an interview this
! evening al $50 o'clock, al Broad and
Terrace avenues2 WINE VINCENT.
Wrote Four Notes.
Well, sayt Jim ratified off four notes
Just like that in no time. One was &c
Cash Torrey. Hayville's captain an
| shortstop; another was to Danny Kelly
their first base an best hitter. The
others were TO Claude Clessdale an
, Buck Weston. their two crack pitchers
They We're timed fifteen minutes apart
that is, Cash was due at $3.50 TO meet
; ! Vinie an Danny al s:45. an Claude at
and Buck at 9;15- We sent 'ein by foul
kids at safe distances apart. Then jim
got the wife o the hotel keeper 10 ioar
: him a woman's outfit sayin he was
; goin' 10 a ball, an he looked like
!, soobrette till further orders when h,
was logged out. An then Sam Merit
an Pete Brown they showed out for {