Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-25
MINUTE CHATS WITH BIC MEN
Sir chen.uns Lians-chens.

Now. please don't let us discuss automobiles" said Sir Chentung Liang- Cheng. the Minister from China, be cause my own experience with the things has been so unhappy that can't talk reasonably on the subject at all"
 Why, what hapened?" "It skidded.'
 The Iaconic reply was all that Sir ] Chentung would vouchsafe for several minutes. till the memory of his auto 1 mobile wrongs spurred him to a re- cital of them. ,
 It happened out in California, about ! month ago. 1 was going over to the State University 10 make Q talk to some Of my courtrymen there, and the | trip was about five miles in extent. 1 Just exactly in the middle cf the dis Itance. I noticed in front of me long wet stretch of mudy street, and with | out any warning, the machine headed | for the nearest lamppost. l told the chauffeur to straighten his course, and he just stuck his nose further over the wheel, and I decided he was intoxi- I cated.
 But, do you know, he was just as sober as he could be, and he said the automobile 'skidded.' At any rate, we smashed into the sidewalk, and l had the whole right side of my head Druls- ed and swollen, and I had to get out and walk to the university.
 Have you tried it since?" l "No. indeed. never was very fond of them. and now that their little pe- culiarity of 'skidding' nearly cost me my right eye, I shall leave them strict ly alone"
 But about the injuries. Didn't you have to be repaired before you spoke to the university students?
 Not at all, because l just went out and told them why my face was ln this condition, and addressed them as best I could. My face got bigger with every word, though, and l think l didn't look very handsome when l was through.
 But you know my hobby is base ball. anyway. Every chance l get l s;ir out to the National baseball park, and watch the plays, for you know | lused to be a player myself. and al ways know when they make errors
 Did you play in America?
 "I played myself right out Of Am iherst College. I was sent over here by my government to learn American ways. and I was a big, lively fellow, | SO I took up with the national game. lit got back to my government that l was over there in America. doing nothing but playing baseball and they ; decided wasn't doing what was sent for. I finally had to be educated al Phillips-Andoyer, in Massachusetts,
 Couldn't you win over the govern ment to the cause of baseball? II hardly think could. In the first place. if we Chinese men wanted to pIay. our clothes would be to much ln the wayDo you think could make
 home base in this costumeE point ing to his light skirts with smiling de , rision.
 well, you don't want to play, any way. do you?" Indeed, there are times when should certainly like to play again, but r lvou see. it would not be at all digntEed , | if played baseball now. It would nol
 sound very nice at home. But I go up to Amherst every sum ) Tier. and We have splendid tennis courts there, where we work just a: hard as though it were baseball. p Are you good player?"
 That is not a diplomatic question though I will make diplomatic re l. ply. I have a son who can beat m' | playing, and he plays very well. e This with such smiling diplomac' . that one was forced to admire the gil " of saving so litle and telling so much
 q would like to go to my own coun