The Washington times., 1905-08-27

ball rolled through knothole in the
bockstop and let in three runs at a
critical point in the game. They played
tie game the next day. and then they
never won again till the very last game
of the year. How is that for a stretch
of losing games? Don't YOU think Joe
Kelley, even. would be disgusted with
Il team that did that?
Nearly Eight Feet.
During the season Long Lou Lemley
busted in on the Corndroppers And he
was long. Within an inch OF eight feet
tall, he was mostly arms. considerable
legs, and the rest feet and hands. He
was a pitcher and he'd a made a good
one with proper treatment, but Josh
Eapgood turned me down when / want
ed Lou signed on our team. but Nc
Ginnis chased him after a week be
cause everywhere he Went they charged
double price for him. He had to have
two beds to sleep on and two rooms To
sleep I'm. for that matter. for he run his
legs through a door or window from one
room to another. and rested EN- on the
second bed. Ard. Of course. no ballplay-
er would sleep IN the same room with
his upper works. for his arms had to be
curled up in there, and so it cost two
rooms wherever the nine went to take
care of Long Lou. And even when he
vas .et go there. Josh wouldn't sign
him. though / said we'd need him be-
fore the season was over.
Well. Long Lou went from team 10
team. getting Tired for some fool reason
about his length from each one, but
3one of 'em ever saying that il was bad
Ditchin'. They couldn't say that lie had
great speed, fine control. and when he
reached up and passed drop BAH to
you II seemed TO come down from the
clouds. I've heard o. pitchers that pass
ed EN- In so swiftly that their ketchers
was knocked over. but | Lou never did
that. When he sent one down especially
swift il simply drew his ketcher's shoes
down in 10 the dIrt. and we had ID help
him out-pry his spikes loose with
bat, maybe. they'd wedge into The
ground so tight.
Lost I29 Games.
Finally Lou hit the Maizehaursts 1t
was the last week Of the season. and
they had lost 10 games straight In his
first game ne pitched great ball against
the Russettvilles. but his team couldn't
field and couldn't bat, and he lost,
TO 2.
The famous Alfalfas We're ahead os
RussetVillc one game for the penuant
and IS US wound up in Maizehurst, play
ing four straight games there il didn't
seem like we could lose We couldn't
only for three things-my big mouth.
Square Sam Sellers and Long Leu Lem
ley
You see. we'd played three games At
MaizehUrst, and only needed the game
next day to settle things. Wnen / got
...if-
That night about a left fielder We once
had named Jim Barney. who was tin.
sIowest mortal the Lord ever put iato
= baseball uniform. l told EN- how We
had Il big game coming one day. and I'm
order 10 liven Jim Barney up and ms Ike
hin Play his game / went to "a bartender
friend % mine. who dabbied with the
horses, and got him 10 give me needle
ful Of the stuff that makes The dogs tina
carry lead pads and jockeys bring homo
the money. | told 'em how 1 ketched
Jim in the dressin' room the day of the
: aig game and jammed the needle into
the calf o his leg and squirted the run
good through his system.
Fast as Wee Willie.
Square Sam and Long Lou listened
attentive while | told how Jim Barney
played as fast as Willie KeeIer or C'v
Seymour ON that big day, ketched every
thing going out an comm in. threw
like Il Cdtapult. and made the rest Of
! us look Ike amateurs. And then the end
ing Of the story was that hcart-rendiug-
occasion when he got TO first base IN
the ninth. and We needed two runs to
win, and ] socked out a beauty and
started 20 chase Jim around the bases
but just AS he turned third IT,, done
ran cut. he stopped runnin' I crashed
Into him, tried To push him across the
plate. and the ketcher on the other side
nipped us both-made Il double play un-
assisted at the plate. When I had fin
ished, Square Sam and Long Lou went
into the barroom, and from there out
10 the woodshed.
That's what We want for our bunch
Sam" says Lou. Eight needIefuls of
that stuff that makes en- play like that
Get that into 'em an the Alfalfas II be
beat. and them suits O. clothes the Rus
setvlles have promised Will be our'n -
Square Sam didn't think it'd be on the
level. but Lou talked him round
"Shucksi" says he. Don't talk like