The Washington times., 1905-04-09

again, to get the hull bunch o you guys
completely under my contrnl, whether
you want to or not"
Don't get me-" says Jimmy Harri-
SON. You owe me 81 already
Wouldn't he have a cinch If he got
is that way an played poker with us?"
says Brownie.
Concentration of Mind.
LAS 1 said,'' went on Pinch, wavin
his hand to still the protests that was
comm up. ''As l said, that'd cause a
lot o trouble. for there's sure to be
some rebellious minds t I'd have to get
into subsection, and thatd take loads o.
time The idea is, you know, for me to
concentrate your minds so't when you
get up to bat, though the ball may seem
the size o a pea, the bat you're swing
ing'Il seem big round as a -four barrel
and you can hit anything. Yes. sir,
thought concentration'n do that-itll
make you think your bats SO big you
can't miss nothin-and that's the only
dead sure way O. beatin' him.
They wouldn't allow no bats as big
as -four barrels" says Merritt so
that games spiked at the start
There you go again." says Pinch.
You're one o the durn subjects I'd
have to subdue. How you goin to con-
troll the brain of a durn ball PLAYER that
amt got no brain? You Rube, the bat
amt RELY as big as a -four barrett
only seems that big"
Big as Bullet.
''Seemin' wouldn't git me nothin, y
says Sam. III that burned ball only
| seemed as big as a bullet I could hit 1t
but it really is that size. durn it,
| Pinch give Sam one O them ignorin
| looks an went on.
'sNow, I got second string to my
| bow which don't call for me TO control
| you Eve all looked relieved, and Tn
| going to try it first and save trouble
It's purely a mechanical arrangement
and don't call for no extra brain power
SO all you fellers can get in. It's nothin
| less than to get two forty hoss-powe,
microscopes and use 'em for gig laraos
wen you got to bat. Then you can sat
any kind O. a ball.
Cheer for Pinch.
We give Pinch a. cheer for we seer
| the problem was solved. Him and mt
were appointed a committee to git tn.
| microscopes, and the crowd went int
the barroom and practiced on making
balls disappear till late hour
Pinch and me went out the next day
but couldn't get no microscopes that,
dc the business They was ell little. an,
didn't fit the brass spectacle frames W,
got The storekeeper9 all grinned AM
said they'd never heard O. such thing
before. and we seemed doomed to fail
ure.
Took Telescope.
But the day before the game witt
the Cloverdales I remembered the BIZ
telescope in the State observatory OF
the way down to Wiregrass, where the.
DO lot O. star gain and sech things
After the game that day we went down
and we found only a little white-haire
p'fessor or somethin', and he laughe
when we asked the loan of a pair c
tho glasses. 1 got him talkin', however
and Pinch slipped up to the roof, an
in ten seconds he had the glasses ou
an slid down the lightnin' rod and
met him on the track and we got HON
about mornin.'
We spent all the forenoon putin tn
durn things in the rims. We locke
4
they made our hands seem, an ho'
pronounced Pinchs freckles was. Pine
slipped 'em into his cap when we wen
i, to the game, and l put the fellows wis
as to how he was gotn' to soak it; an
when his turn come to start the fun, al
: he walked up an slipped 'em out o. I'll
; case an put 'em on, our eyes was fixe
on him and our hull intellects was Ger
tered on how far he'd lam It.
q Same Old Curves.
2 Enders was there, with the same ol
n curve and the same old look: and l
= passed his hands round a couple
/ times to get Pinch's interest, and the
s passed the ball UP. When it was ha
i way In Pinch leaned forward on h
n toes ready to soak 1t: 1t was alread