The Washington times., 1905-09-17

An Reg says: You owe me fifty on
that last game o. drawn Lemme fan
you this time an I'll call it twenty
five"
An 1 says: You're on" An he did
fan me.
An the second time come up he
says: You still owe me twenty-five
On that last game o drawn Lemme fan
you this time an I'll call IL twelve an
half"
An 1 says: You're on" An he did
fan me again.
An the third time come up he says:
You still owe me twelve an a half
on that last game o drawn. Lemme fan
you this time an wen call il twenty
shillin."
An 1 says: You're on An he did
fan me three times
An the fourth time 1 come up Ne
says: We're down to irreducible
minimum o twenty shillin.. Lemme fan
you this time an we'lI call il square %
An l says: You're on" An he did
fan me four times
But to go back to before the first in
ming. II was the great game for the
champeenship o Showme county, Mis-
soury, an L was in the middle OF it,
A few days before a guy had come TO
| the Alfalfa House an got himself shown
to my room. an set down very confiden-
tial an unfoIded a nefarious scheme.
! AT least that's what Reggie called IL
/ afterward.
My name. says the guy. rs J.
Frameitup Francis. and I'm the man.
ager OF the Frazzlehurst team down in
. Showne county. Were TO play a game
4 ha 81 "a ff,
| an we want you to ketch. VIII you?
Are you on the jOb?''
Fer how much moneyZ'' say l.
Fifty bucks" says his nibs. Same 5
I'm givin' Amesy an Dahlen, an them. -
Explain yourself. says !. "Wot
names is them you're siippin out SO
( careless Iike?"
Had Star Players.
'They's just little story behind them
| Names" says the manager o the FraZ-
zlehuTst bunch. "A year ago our oppo-
nents in this comm game. the Beltem-
Vile Stars, they come up TO play 4
game, an when they trotted out on the
/ field they had every star player in tbs
Three / League In their lineup. Wo'
/ they did 10 us'd make a strong man
! weep. Us poor. defenseless nmachoors
foil the new bail came in We Went
home without money. an without price
an sadder an wiser men, an all that
| An wot them" says |, as he paused
and seemed TO be gulpin' down scrrer
| An then says he. when this years
game was arranged we made UP our
minds that We wouldn't be stung aalIn
No dern Three ! League talent for US
We been savia' UP tabacl5or money an
doin' odd jobs around. an savin' oul
pennies gently. the kids say, an
now we're goin' TO do the Job UP brown
| II they ge: talent we'li be right Their.
with 'em. They may dig up America,
League talent this year; were goin' tn,
hull hog. an we EJt National Leagu.
! artists. and champeens. at that.
"Hag." says he to me. as though he'C
know'd me forty years. ''Hag. Wen yor
git ringers. git good ringers. An that.
| wot got
Crack Team.
Who are they?" says l.
1.-The FraEzlehurst team for this mem
| orable game says he. will 20 mad,
up of you, ketcher: Red Ames. of IN,
New York Giants. an champeen strike
| out pitcher o the universe, I'm the box
| Husk Chance. first base: Samm,
| Strang. second: Bill Dahlen, short
| Dave Brain. third; an Mike Donlin
Billy Maloney. an your humble servant
In the outfeld- 1 got TO play, caus.
| Hans Wagner couldn't come to pla,
| second. an / had to git Strang I'm I'm
the outfield- I'd a got Larry, only he,
laid up. IL Beltemville en- beat thai
aggregation they en- have my none,
an the championship o. Showme coun.
ty. an all the honor an glory that goes
| with it,
| Sounds good says /. TN be or
j deck