Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09
LITTLE TALES OF THE BASE BALL DIAMOND

the face, with such fixed expression that
the chubby little catcher began to get un-
easy and then to grow restless. Just as he
was about to say some harsh things to the
man the Fellow in q deep and mysterious
voice said:
Excuse me. but wish to tell you about
your lost brother: He and I were on the
same sam, vessel together" he ratified on before
brother. "and we got shipwrecked and
were at sea twenty days with nothing to
eat and no oars to our boat. At last we
drew lots as to which would die. and your
brother drew the shortest straw, and I
ate your brother"
Before Lew had recovered from his sur
prise an attendant hustled in and removed
the. nutty one, and Drill continued In the
pursuit Of the hard things which Black
stone complied for law students to swear
over.
What Sam Crawford Thought.
Big Sam Crawford of the Detroits can
surely hit the leather when he leans up
from Sans well-known prowess In base
ball he also enjoys the reputation of being
one of the games humorists.
While on the cars Sans society is murh
sought by the other boys. as the big fellow
Is always in a merry mood and the funny
things he gets off are always good for a
laugh.
Up In Detroit the manual labor Is largely
done by Swedes Particularly is this true
In the case of breweries. whose employees
are almost made up entirely of huskies
from the far land of Sweden.
These light-haired lads, with the thirsty
blood OF the Vikings in their veins, can do
lot of things to barrel of beer when it
comes to the job of emptying it. It is said
upon reliable authority that the breweries
allow them hundred glasses of beer q
day to drink.
4 Detroit M NOV b,nna,.a ~ ,,.,h,;.. at,
fact one day not long since and Bill Cough
lin was reading the fact aloud In the club
house when Sam Crawford, who had Just
come in the door. asked Bill what he was
reading
Why said Bill. this paper declares
that the breweries in this city allow their
employees to drink one hundred glasses Of
beer a day."
eff that's a fact" said Sam as he nro
ceeded to do the disrobing stunt. Il should
think the breweries would have their hands
full all the time
What Tim Hurst Ought to Be.
1t was during a game between New
York and st. Louis and Jack Powell Jack
O'Connor and Elberfeld had all taken turns
In telling the roly poly Mr.. Hurst their
private opinion of him both as an umpire
and as a gentleman. 1t is needless to
state that ali the above named gentlemen
have choice and ornate vocabulary when
it comes to having a heart-to-heart talk
with an umpire. particularly such a cool
and on that account irritating, indicator
handler as Sir Timothy.
On this particular day Mr.. Hurst was
terribly provoking to the three Iamb-like
players. and they did their level best to
excel all their previous records in the art
of public speaking. They really got lot
OF original stuff off. but any fan knows this
kind of bushwa never feazes Tim Hurst
After the three strenuous gentlemen had
been wigwagged to the benches Willie
Keller. the secretive one, on going ont TO
his position in the right garden stopped by
Tim and said:
Mr.. Hurst. you certainly ought to make
a good mountain climber
How's that?" inquired Hurst
Because" said Willie, as he started
away. you seem to be SO used to bluffs"
What Pushing Man Gets
, Clarke Griffith. as every one knows who
goes out to the base ball games. is a hus-
tier. and he tries to instilI some of his
nervous energy in the players composing his
team. Clarke is always first in the coach. |
and the quickest in getting out and on the |
field
Now, Albert Edward Orth. the smiling |
pitcher. is endowed with motions that