The Washington times., 1905-06-04
Home Run Hdggerty
Had a Love Affair
Consequently He Warns Young Ball Players
Against Women, Especially Those With
"Mizzoory" in Their Past Life.

never goin' to see one the rest o. youl
life: an afn't that funnier?"
She bridied up. Who says / ain't?''
she snaps.
II do" says l. Baseball an my in
tended must be keep strictly apart. She
shan't be defiled by association with
It,
.'All very NICE says she But you'd
ought to know me well enough to Know
that no ball game couit, det1is me
II knowed IL" says 7. very gallant
Then I'm goin this afternoon. saws
she
NO. you amt" says I.
Up N the air she went again.
Pray wy not2" says she.
Because l say so,'' says I. tryln' to
speak firm, but feelin' that my voice
didn't have the ring O. truth in it.
That don't mean nothin TO me-
says she.
Didn't I beat the carpet last night?''
says I, feelin' myself slippin bit.
Because She Said So.
Yes" says she. because I said so.
Now I'm going to the bali game today
because I say So
You ain't.s says I.
I'D like TO know who'll keep me out"
says she, shakin her ringIets with
laugh. Show me him.
'Enzer." says I. tryin' to be calm, but
not maxim any very great shakes at
II. 'tEli9er. you sh'll stay at home. That
settles that. Don't lerame see you at
the ball grounds today or any other
day" an ! walkesI cut. siamnfn the
door, l said II very strong, but I'd a
hedged on Pinch's s. bet If I'd had a
chance right then and there.
I heard noises when I went out that
sounded Ike the wilder had throwed
fit on the floor and vas spoiiin' the fur
niture. but I didn't stop to inquire.
went out to the bali grounds an prac-
ticed with a vengeance and didn't go
home to dinner.
Empire Was New.
We had couple crowded hours at
that ball game that afternoon. The en-
pire was a new guy who hadn't never
empired before in Alfalfa, and he KEEP
givin. the close decisions 20 the visit
ing club. the Burdocks. in a way that
wasn't at all according to the way We
vas used TO doin' things. We tried to
show him where he was wrong. but he
only got stubborner the moro we talked
an finally it got so it looked like the
game would he handed to the Burdocks
without us havin' a look in.
In the last half o. the eighth, with the
| score to against us. we started a lit
| tie rally. Pinch got base, and stole
second. Pete Brown meant to sacrifice.
but a wild throw Of his bunt put him
on first and Pinch made third. Merritt
singled and sent Pinch in, but Brownie
was nipped at the plate tryin' 10 go
clear around firm first. l waifoped out
tn e112 o. a
and the score was tied
The first half o the ninth was one
| long wrangie / ketched a foul on their
first batter but then two singles came
| in succession On the first ball pitched
| to the next man I threw quick TO first to
ketch a runner off the bag. Brownie
pat the ball on this man an had him
by a foot, but the empire called him
safe. In the wrangle the man on second
started for third and Brownie let fly TO
jim Harrison. but overthrew the bag.
| The runner rounded third and dug for
home, while Hennessy come IN from
left and scooped the ball.
The throw and the man came down
she line together. / took the ball in the
| raitt and planted II into the runner s
back as he slid by me. and We went
over and over in heap Of dust.
And Hag Was Angry.
Safe That bloomin' gazaboo
hadn' got the words out of his mouth
| before I was up and started for him.
And just then there came a cheer and
a laugh I'm the grandstand, and across
the grass firm the right field bleachers
comes nobody else than Mrs Eiizer
French, ad1anced o the famous ketcher
that was about to uppereut the empire,
/ Ringlets hoatin' an eyes bIazin' she
bore straight down on the guy that had
! slid into me. an who was jest wakin'
| up.
| 'sWhack. Whack!" she fetched her
nrrabreIIer down on his poor, defense
less head an shoulders fore he could
move or git out the way and before
could say q word. Then she looks ur
at me with glance like the .magntfi-
lcent-in-her picture IN a novel, an
as she did her eye ketched that of the
empire and there and then 1t changed
to the hunted fawn expression.
"Flizer Hanknsor!" he yells. 'Ah,
have discovered you at last after all
these years.
"Oh, spare ner' screeches my pretty
near better half. an falls into q heap,
while the empire beckons for a cop.
We won the game In the ninth on q
ibase in balls. bit and Hennessy's
tdrive, that could a been a triple If he'd
needed to run,
Missed Cruel Fate.
Ar then 1t all come out. The land
Ilady's name want French: her first old
man hadn't been blown up Except by
Iher). but was right on deck, and so she
wasn't in eny position to sit tied up to
yours truly. 1t was what Reggie called
an cxcitin' daynoomong. which is the
same as a homer In the ninth with the
bags full. The empire quit the baseball
game and took the landlady back tc
! Mizzoery with him to some sort o. court
proceedings she'd run away I'm (thai
was why the word scared her the night
ibefofo), so we had 70 find new board
in place. reyer knew till a long time
after that them two fiends. Pinch Hobbs
and Reggie, told Mis- French the morn
lin o. tho game that man on the other
team was gofn TO lay me out. An
that's why she was so keen TO come to
the game and that was why she damned
the guy that sid into me. Only for
them scherners L might "a been beatfn'