The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-08-20
HOW THEY JOSH
OUR BARNEY JOY

Barney Joy is so good natured that
he has been chosen as the receiving
end of most of the practical jokes
sprung in the Pacific Coast League.
Here are the details of the very latest
one:
If you are one of the dyed-in-the-
wool boys you have probably noticed.
il You are not too busy talking over
the way Bill Devereaux stood on his
head during the fourth inning, a very
nice fruit stand that is located near
the entrance to the grounds. In fact
this stand is strictly class A in every
particular. Well, after the game last
Wednesday Truck Eagan's eye was
attracted by pile of lucious water
melons that the trusting fruitier had
left piled near the back door of his
stand. These melons looked so good
to Truck that he commenced a flank
movement on the unsuspecting fruit
merchant and succeeded in getting
away with one of the largest in the
pile. Slivers Henley and Nick Will
liams aided and abetted him in this
undertaking. Tucking the melon I'M
der enc arm Truck and his partners
in crime started up the street. They
were somewhere near Fourteenth
street, when they met Barney. As soon
as the big boy spied the melon he
commenced to drool at the mouth.
Here" said Williams, carry this:
it is getting too heavy for me-"
Barney. always obliging, tucked the
"coons' delight under his arm. AS
soon as he saw this move Truck ex-
cused himself and beat it back to the
fruit stand. Eagan reached the place
out of breath and informed the green
goods man of the theft.
The merchant counted up the melons
and sure enough one was missing.
Truck, Johnny on the spot, volunteer
ed to lead him to the guilty party.
With a policeman they reached the I'M
suspecting Barney and the popular
pitcher felt the stern arm of the law
grasping his shoulder and the slack
of his pants, while the fruit merchant
shrilly accused him of the theft. OF
course, Barney denied this, and having
been a policeman himself gave the sign
of distress. Nothing stirring. Ding
a-ling went the call for the wagon and
Barney shivered. BY this time Slivers
Henley began to get alarmed at the
serious turn that their joke had taken
and attempted to explain matters to
the minion of the law. The cop, being
a new one on the beat and anxious to
make a record, refused to listen to his
explanations. So Williams posted off
to headquarters and 1t took the COM
bined efforts of Danny Long and Jack
Gleason to release the now thoroughly
frightened trio of practical jokers.-S.
F. Bulletin, August s.
Danny Long will lose Barney Joy to
one of the major league clubs beyond
any doubt. Already President Cal Ew-
ing has received communications from
managers asking him to name terms,
( but there is no disposition on the part
of the local club to sell JOY, though it
may be compelled to. The Honolulu
star is warm favorite with San Fran
cisco fans, and Manager Long would
be pleased to hold him another season,
and really Barney ought to play an
other year in minor company before
going up into the fast set. Though he
has done splendidly, he has much to
learn, and besides he needs to have
better control of the ball. But the
writer supposes that Joy will be lost
to the Seals, for if Long fails to sell
him there will be any number of drafts
put in. AS a matter of fact, the st.
Louis National League club has al
ready stuck draft in for Barney.