Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24

shoe for match. 1t was handler to carry
EN- there for him, than in his pockets. He
didn't have to reach so far.
Kid" says he, you can thank nature all
you want to for all them things, says he
but when you come to these arms leave the
thanks out an cuss instead.
Look at them hands, says he, shown a
pair O. the biggest paws you ever saw, an all
scars an big red spots an tanned like leather
on the inside Did nature do that? l should
say not! Did she make these arms like this
so long that l have to set down to shave my
self SOS I'll get near my fingers?
1t was three years ago that | broke INTO
this here Big Stick circuit, just like you--a
Young pitcher with lots O strength, fine con-
troll, nice curves. l made good right off the
reel. an won game after game by fine twrling
an good head-work. An then came the last
game of that season, the one that decided
the championship, an | was put IN to win 1t.
"Slow-Ball Sudds had such teas1n twists you
couldn't bat 'em anywhere but up in the air.
Our s1uggers who could eat hghtnin' speed an
pick out the most bafflin' curves, always fell
down before SlowBall Sudds an his foaters.
But the mornin' of that last game Chop
emout Clancy appeared with a remarkable
bat 1t was made of steel, an had rubber
handle. 1 guess says he, that we'll put the
uuietus onto this here slow-ball artist, says
he | got the little invention here thatll lay
over his particular speciality says he.
Chop was first up, an while the umpire
bat an reaches behind Our bench through
hole in the side o the grand stand. We heard
sound like file, an then he pulls the bat out,
not touchin' nuthin', an walks to the plate.
"Bifl he hits the first ball pitched an we
start up but sink back when we see 1T high
fly coming down into the left-feders hands
"Ordinarily Chopemout would have run half
way to first, an then turned back to the
bench. But the minute he hit the ball he tore
for first, an hit the base path like it was
home-run drive.
THE left-felder got under the fly easy and
law an waited for it with OutstTetched hands.
1t came down plump into his glove and-he
turned about five SOmersetS, an dropped the
ball. an got up rubin his hands, an yellin,,
an Chopemout flashed over the pan with
our first run.
"Chopemout came in carryin the steel bat
an wide smile. 1t works, says he. Slow
Ball Sudds's name IS mud.
AN then he told He had 'lectric
battery under the grand stand, an he just
loaded that bat up to the muzzle with lee
tricity Then when the ball was hit it d fill the
ball full, too, an that's what made the fielder
turn sonersets. He got stung
:" 'Slow-Ball Sudds wants us to hit en- up
in the air. says Chopemout. That suits me
That keeps the ball bubbln' full O the stuff
that stings. If you hit EN-
the ground the ball loses its A
charge O 1ectricity an becomes fW9&G {
4. !. |. !.
harmless. SO let him make you WkINN
pop EN- up NAJN-
1--WE did, an every Larrup ASNM
Center fielder that, tried
to ketch ball did most ErSssssA3 eMYT
astonishing series o fits ~
with it. They'd always r.
drop it. though, an then 81
it was harmless for Slow 49,
Ball Sudds to pick up an
pitch to the next batter
Course we laughed. w.
You couldn't blame us q
for laughin' We grinned