The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-09-24
THE STAR SPECIAL ARTICLE PACE 8
Tales Worth Telling
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BASEBALL STORIES.

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BASEBALL STORIES.
Mich Altrock of the Chicago Ameri-
cans and Hahn, the stocky outfielder
of that team, who, incidentally, is
having his best year since he broke
into major league society, are the
firmest of friends. Hahn is one Of the
silent, Flooding kind, with but little
to say. either in or out of the game,
and Altrock is just the opposite, but
they must have something in common
to keep them together so much.
Hahn, who is not college graduate,
and is rather proud Of the fact, reads
the newspapers rather slowly, and OF
ten asks the gifted Mr. Altrock to eX-
plain certain hard problems to him,
and Altrock makes good, whether he
knows anything about the subject or
not.
Out at the Chicago ball park the
other day Hahn was reading about
John Rockefeller and his money and
the turn-down John received when he
wanted to present some of his wealth
to the Ohio church presided over by
Washington GLADDEN., and after look
ing worried for awhile he drawled
out:
Say, Nick, do you really believe
that John d. Rockefeler's money is
tainted?" .G
Sure boisterously cried Nick;
faint yours and faint mine"
In one of the St. Louis games re-
Gently played at the National Park
there were three of the Washington
players on the bases, two men were
out and it needed two runs to tie the
score when Cantillon sent the heftv
Otis Clymer In to bat in Edmondson'
place
On this particular day Otis was feel
ing IKE two-year-old He had hopes
OIL seeing his name in big letters in
the papers the following day. telling
now he had saved the game. And as
ne STROBE to the plate he had a door
die expression on his face.
Inc first ball pitched Ote swung At
ana missed. Then he hopped I'm =
loul fiy that was out of the reach nj
SID Smith, the dumpy backstop But
Otis braced himself and landed hare
on the third ball, and it sailed ava,
toward deep center. A mighty cheel
went up from the crowd, as it looked
good for home run, but Emmett Hell
drick, of the misfit legs, tore after tn,
spheroid and, giving a leap, in tn,
: air, he managed to get two fingers Of
= it and the side was out.
Clymer swore low and deep, and a
he passed Jimmy Williams on his wa
t out to right field he said to Williams
+ MY luck is like a hard-boiled ege
: Jimmy?"
"How's that?" inquired the puzzle
t second sacker of the Browns.
1T just can't be beaten" calmly re
piled Ote as he continued on his wal
Hal Chase of the New York Amer
cans, the best first baseman the gam
has ever known is being criticized b
the New York populace because h
doesn't pay the other eight position
q on the team as well as his own, is
rare fellow to know, and no one i
base ball today can think as quick q
Hal on or off the ball field
Al Orth, the curveless wonder. VIII
=, fell off the train here in Washingto
= on his way to his Lynchburg hom
tells of how he and Chase went int
celebrated Boston restaurant viii
the Highlanders were playing in tn
Hub and ordered generously. Whe
the waiter took Halls order he said
"How will you have your ham an
= eggs?"
II Right away" shot back Chase.
t. ''How will you have your eggs
= repeated the garcon.
= Fresh" tersely replied Hal.
> And then the waiter faded away wit
foolish expression on his countC
nance.
heeley, was most amusing charaC
I National League twirler some year
n ago and who is at present a membe
: of Jim Callahan's Logan Square team
d from which organization came tn
- clever little Washington pitcher, Bel
eKeley, was most amusing charaC
ter when he played in the big leagu,
for his queer expressions, togetne
5 with his strong German accent, mad