The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-15
Home Run Haggerty
Plays Against His Own Team-Hypnozed by Rival Manager
AS HOBBS, coMaADE.

"a crazy man upstairs. sah," says
Sam, the Alfalfa House Porter, his
eyes bulged out like soup plates, IAN
he says he's Home Run Haggerty.''
Me an Manager Josh HapgOod was
settin' in the smokin' room lookin'
down lords the railroad station, an
waitin' for the great hitter. He hadn't
showed up yet. TOmOrrer was 'he
first game o the season against the
hated HayVilles, an Josh was a bit
anxious.
We both went upstairs, after mndin'
out FIN Sam that the man wasn't ViO-
lent, an who do we see settin' on
Hays bed. with Hays dressin' gown
an slippers on. an readin' a paper,
but RUDE Hawkins, the Hayville's util-
ity infielder-
THAT coon again." says he, as we
push open the door, an ne lets q shoe
drive. FIN long practice doGgin' in
shoots I just Shrunk an it missed NE,
but it ketched Josh in the solar pleXus
Of his jaw, an he lets out a yelp an
jumps into the room.
"Oh. hello. Josh" says Rube, w EN-
he seen it wasn't the Teller he thought
he was THROWN at. How re you?
Have all the boys shown up?"
Josh was speeches. mad. He Just
looked at Rube like he'd Ike u eat
him. and Rube just looked back. They
wasn't no crazy glitter in his eyes,
neither. an 1 says Here's a funny
case"
You see, lots O. people IN Alfalfa
get ideas they was Home Run Hag-
gertys, and 'ud go round swingin'
clubs an tellin' how many long drives
they'd made. That was natural, for
the town was crazy over him. an it
was to be expected that some nd set
it worse than others. Wed never had
to take on a ball player. though, an so
natural as it had here.
Cit out o that bed, an this rom,
an this hotel yells Josh, rubin his
jaw. and git back to Hayville where
you belong"
"Oh. I'm released, am I?'' says Kube
/ III so. The last thing Tim McC.inris
says to me was: "Haggerty, 5000 a
month any time you want i. Ill go
tonight"
Then he picks up the other shoe an
Josh dives for the door. We went
downstairs. No sign o Hag yet.
We debated gettin' a cop 10 take
Rube away. and then Sam come in
again.
He says he wants that clipper. sah.''
At this JOsh's eyes opened wide.
Heavens" says he, has Hag JcId
him that. Has he told anybody that?''
An he dashes upstairs.
When he comes down he's as white
as a sheet puzzled and shakin' all over
That's RUDE Hawkins upstairs. "
says he, but he claims he's Home Run
Haggerty." says he; land worse'n that
he en- prove il. He knows things that
1 knows only Hag knows
Put it in figgers," says I. You for
get how to talk. What is il that you
know that he knows that only Hae
knows that you
Just then a boy comes in and hands
me a note. 1t says;
n fph no Z
Hayville. He says he's Rube Hawkins,
the Hayville's extra man. an Tim Nc
Ginnis has got him by the arm an is
tellin' everybody in town that RUDE
| (Home Run Haggerty, you know. is
goin to play in tomorrow's game. an
win it for Hayville A FRIEND"
NY feelin's wabbled, an 1 could just
hand the note to Josh. He most
dropped.
Pinch" says he. after we'd thought
for a hour. ''go down to Hayville and
6nd Hag. and bring him back, crazy
or no crazy
Pinch" says he to me. as was
goin the thing that l feared has
come to pass. This here's a case o.
dual personalities.
Yes" says I. flag tried to indulge
in personalities with me once, an l
durn near soaked him. which might be
called a duel. Is that it?''
mo, no; you're wrong" says Josh.
What I mean is simply this. Some
extraneous or hypnotic power has been
playin' tag with the psychologist for
nations of Home Run Haggerty and
RUDE Howkins. They amt crazy. One
thinks he's him an the other thinks
he's him. See2"
Sure says I. Just like if you was
me and L was you. Then I'd think you
was me and you'd think 1 was you.
Amt that it?''
mo, no. says Josh. It's just this
way. RUDE Baldwin has got it into his
head that he's Home Run Haggarty,
see? He's probably gone little bug
gy and then Tim McGinnis he inds it
out an he's our Haggerty down there,
probably, in durance vile. McGinnis
has taken this chance of securin' the