Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-26

working against each other the people
got what they had come out to sea-
| good game that see-sawed until the last
half of the ninth inning. with the score
to .. and 1900 spectators almost fran
tic with excitement
The Giants were at the bat for their
last inning. Mike Herman, the first man
up. drove a long fly out to Mccarthy,
who was playing left field. but Tommy
misjudged the ball and it sailed over his
| head. with the result that Mike was on
! second base when the ball was fielded in.
| The next man King outsuessed and the
umpire called the turn on him. Then up
stepped Boyle, the big catcher, who
| leaned against a fast inshoot, and away
it flew high in the air and presumably
! ticketed to land somewhere over in the
| race track, which adjoined the base ball
| park.
| AT the crack of the bat Cliff Carroll
| turned and ran as he never ran before,
| and 1t was an even thing to which
would reach the center field fence first,
the ball or Cliff. But Cliff was there with
his ideas about him. for with a mighty
leap he hurdled a large ground roller
that was stacked up near the center field
fence. and while in the air he got two
| fingers about the ball, and he held on to
the horsehide. although when he hit the
ground again he rolled over and over
turning one somersault after another, but
he never dropped the ball.
1t was a magnificent catch and the
gallant player was applauded to the
echo, but Judge of CAROLS establishment
when coming in from the field, he was
met by Chris Won der Ahe the owner of
the ST. Louis club. who running down
the field to meet him, shook his fist an
grily in his face, as he cried out in
rage:
We'll. you pig lobster. vot you mean by
losing der game for us Ply ledding dot
1rishman. Mike Tierney, gone in from
der second pase. eh?"
piled the stunned center fielder didn't
you see the great catch I made. Why
all the people here cheered me-"
Il don't give Won tam vot der boobies
dit" shouted Chris; II bays you to blay
pail und not give limitations of der circus
ober. vile der oder mans runs home vid
der winning score. You vas fined SO
| Cleefe Carroll. for der losing of der
game" cried Won der Ahe. "und der
| next time you vos mistake der ball field
for der circus grounds you will pc put on
der blacklist for life.''
Lajoie's Philosophy.
Base ball players when on the cars
are perhaps fonder of an argument than
any other class Of men. and that bunch
comprising the Cleveland team are claim
ed to be the most rabid outfit when it
comes to arguing anything that was ever
herded together.
Some folks say that the reason the
Forest City lads do not mount higher
in the base ball race is because they
spend more time in argument than they
do in talking over new plays.
But Napoleon Lajoie is the one rare ex-
ceptiOn far as argumentative proclivi-
ties are concerned among the Cleveland
players. for the big fellow seldom opens
his mouth in discussion when on the cars
One day last fall when the Cleveland
players were on their way to Boston
Addie Joss, the big pitcher, started an
argument concerning the speed with
which heat and cold travelled that was
sufficient to get the whole bunch aroused
| over something they knew nothing about
In a few minutes the people in the cars
were unable to hear themselves think
owing to the babel raised by the arguing
ball tOssers.
All this time the sphinx-like Lajoie sat
quietly In his seat by the window. slowly
chewing his wad of gum and apparently
paying not the slightest attention to the
members of his club who were indulging
In SO heated an argument Finally Sto-
vail. turning abruptly to Lajoe. cried out ::
(which do you think travels the fast
est. Nap, heat Or cold?"
why. heat travels the fastest"
drawled Lajoie, ''for any one can catch
cold"