The Washington times., 1905-10-08
Home Run Haggerty
On Iron Men in Box
Six Games in One Week for Honor
of HayviIIe and His Lady Love.

far up. He can pitch three games
week.
Claude's arm was tired, but he was
she would let him take her to the ball
park on Thursday she could watch him
pitch his third game that week, and
see how he shaped up alongside the
National League artist
''I'll be miles away from rere Thurs
day." said she Cant you make it to-
morrow? l would so much like to see
you pitch. Such broad shoulders 1 think
you may be q second Seymour"
Then she threw Claude n glance that
made him crinkle all over. and he prom
ised he'd pitch the Wednesday game
To make long story short. he did it,
and Miss Emelie Symthe sat in the
grandstand and told him between IN
nings that Seymour would be groyelIng
at his feet in a year. and that all he
needed was hard work. The HayvilIes
won again, 10 :.
A Dream in Pink.
That night as he was leaving the sup
per table at the hotel, Claude was intro
duced TO dream in pink. She was ad-
vertised around as an heiress. who had
n.
She was called Efle bingham. She was
one of these sweet, dropping creatures.
who need protection, and Claude started
IN to protect her. She told him long
stories Of her uneventful past life, and
among things mentioned that she'd
never seen ball game.
Il wouldn't know the pitchers boy
from the right field foul flag" says she.
Claude told her there'd be a game the
next day. and he'd take her
But L want to see a real good pitch
er," said Effie. MY uncle told me you
were one of the stars Of the diamond,
and l do so want to see you play"
Then she gave him a lot more talk
about his fine, broad shoulders and
manly form, and although Claude
would much rather have held her hand
in the grandstand through nine hot in
nings. he finally gave in and asked Nc
Ginnis to let him pitch the Thursday
game. Tim gave him some fatherly
advice about outstanding his strength,
and then went around the corner and
patted himself on the back. His plans
were going good.
Eflc Effingham sat in the grandstand
and rooted for Claude that afternoon,
and he won again, to s, after ten
when the game was over. and only for
a lucky home run in the tenth, they
might have lost.
She Liked Him Once.
That night Claude took a stroll after
supper, and met Carolina Calkins, a
girl he hated more than any one else in
the world, with her steady company,
Ben Bruce. the left-handed pitcher on
the Cloverdales, who were 10 play In
Hayville Friday and Saturday. Bruce
and Claude were good friends enough,
but when they stopped to ask how
things were with their respective mines
Carolina Call1ins started to line out a
few choice ones to Claude. She'd once
been stuck on him. but he'd turned her
down hard and the trouble had gone
from bad to worse till now there was
hatred on both sides
You are a foxy guy" exclaimed Caro-
lima 10 Claude. Here we been calcu-
latin on havin' Ben give you the worst
beatin' of your life tomorrow. and you
go 10 work and pitch four games this
week to get out of pitchin on a Friday
/ always took you for a gutter, but
never thought you'd side-step like that"
III 1t had been a man, Claude would a
planted him one for keeps. Ben Bruce
looked uncomfortable. and smiled ghast-
ly like, Just like a fellow when he
knows one party expects him to make
good and the other party knows he
can't. Bruce couldn't pitch on one side
OF CIaude's traveIin' uniform comm
right down to keeps.
Let Ben pitch on Saturday. then"
says Claude. holding his temper. I'm
goin' TO lay of tomorrow"
Ennu ha oVaff
Carolina. "Bill Duffy must pitch Sat
urday's game. I'll take care that your
friends hear about your little yellow
streak. ISs hard luck, too" she went
on. Just when Ben was breakin' them
over so nice
Say" says Claude to Ben, getting
hot. Bring her TO the game tomorrow
and let her see me beat you into bits.