Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-14

Chicago PLAYERS We're sitting out in
front of the Forest city Hotel rcte pur-
posely started a temperance arsument
and though he supposed he was quoting
Sam Jones to the letter. yet he was a
tribe out of the running. for this IS how
Pete finished off his discourse IN order
to create sensation.
lie created sensation all right. but
not after the manner he bargained for
This is what Browning said:
Amt it exprisingly strange that "A man
VIII drink to such decess when nc knows
that it Is conjurious to his institution"
Quickest Way to Spread News.
Billy Sullivan. Robe and Fielder Jones
were discussing the speedest ways ia
which to spread news. when Jones said:
The three quickest ways 1 know OF are
TO telephone telegraph. and"
Tel woman cried that irrepressiie
cut-up. Nick Altrock. who had lust that
moment butted into the company
The Joke Kittredge Played.
when Malachi kittredge was catching
for Chicago he was one of the merrlext
Jokers in the big league. and he dearly
loved to pull off bit of fun at the expense
of Cap" Anson
One night at Chicago. a select circle of
acquaintances gave a little supper to about
dozen people. Among the invited guesaa
was kittredge, and when he arrived nj
the banquet hall. and seeing that there was
room Tor another he suggested telephon-
Ing for Capt Arson.
Ills suggestion was heartily appIauded
anu All went To the phone and called up
Arson and asked him to come over and
partake of the refreshments Arson ar
cepted the invitation, and then Kittredge
knowing what a highly sensitive feIIov ID,
chief determined 10 ba.
SO. when the attendant at the outer door
announced the name of Arson. Kttredes
hurriedly cried to the other fellows:
Say. fellows. let's all get under the
table before Cap. comes in
without moments hesitation every one
ducked under the festive beard except the
WHY hittredge, who, when Arson looked
about the deserted room in amazenent
and asked where the rest of the narv
were. this crafty consprator said. in tear
iul tones:
Cap. I'm awful sorry to see you treat
ed in this way. but when the others heard
your name mentioned they every one hid
themselves under the table"
Before Arson had well started on q
neat little speech about his being sorry he
was not a welcome guest, and so forth the
entire bunch were chasing Kittredge about
'he room with vengeance In their eyes.
Tim Hurst and thinner
The Cleveland club. when OConnor. Te-
gregation were going about the country
and raising excitement in every bail
town. was the bane of Tim HursI's life
They took a positive delight IN goin,
after Tim on all occasions, and the little
Celt more than met them half way. Durlus
these days Charley thinner was doing the
backstop work for the club and, d. every
one knows, he was the quietest kind of a
ball player Only once was ne ever known
10 register a strenuous kick, and this oc-
CURED at Philadelphia in an unusually
to bench five of the Cleveland players. in
Guiding Pat TebeaU the captain These
recaicltrants from their places on the
bench began to urge thinner to make a
few kicks at Hurst $ decisions. and finally
their urging got the old catcher 50
worked up that he started out on the field
after Sir Timothy and began TO buster
about Tim having bum lamps when it
came to judging balls and strikes. Hurst
was SO astoniSned at this heretofore I'M
hedrd-of conduct on Zlmmers part that
for d few moments he was Speecnless,
but recovering himself he rushed up. and,
catching the surprised player by the
shoulders. he began showing him Dack To
his position, at the same time crJ ing out,
as ne aug the toes OF his shoes INTO Char
ley Sims, On you sassy old tniA5. You
det6stabIe fuss cat. Back to where you
Were; and remember" continued hurst,
his voice took on severe tone, that
only your past saves you from joining
the rest OF that bunch on the DeEcn and
paying me in addition"
thinner finished that game without
opening his mouth again, and never af-
terward was he known to make Il kick
while on the ball field.