Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10
Tim Donahue's Bunting.

Tim Donabue, who bore the rather mis-
leading nickname Of Bridget" played
on the Chicago club a decade ago. As q
catcher Tim could be depended upon to
earn his salary, for he was one Of the
hardest losing backstops that ever wore
the inflated chest pad.
AS far as receiving the ball was con-
cerned, throwing it to the bases, and as
q batter, Tim was classy, but when on
the bases he was the siowest that per-
haps ever played professional base ball in
the major league.
Yet Bridget had a deep-rooted idea
that he was a sort OF ten-second man,
and nothing the other players would say
could convince the tall backstop that he
was not sprinter in the Al division.
Jimmy Callahan. George Davis, 4Aalachi
kittredge and Jimmy Ryan were almost
convulsed one day when Dorahue claimed
that he had become so proficient in
bunting that he could lay one down
every time he came to bat, and that he
could beat 1t out to first.
Jimmy Callahan, who was then filing
in at third base for the Chicago club.
laughed so heartily that Bridget Of
fe:ed to bet him a dollar that he could
the bat, providing Callahan played third
base.
The offer was quickly taken up. and
Jimmy Ryan went into the pitchers box.
K.ttredge got behind the bat, and Davis
held down first. while Callahan stood
guard at the third corner.
Jimmy Ryan put couple Of extra balls
in his pockets before going into the
pitchers box. and when Tim made his
first bun: and tore away like mad for
first base, Ryan let him get about ten
feet to the sack, when he fired one Of the
balls from his pocket over to Davis. with
the result that Tim was nabbed about
five feet from the bag.
Poor old Bridget" kept pegging away
at the bunting game until the quartet Of
jokers had SIS OF Tins money. when
the ice-Wagon catcher had to confess
that he was beaten: but he contended
that no other third baseman in the word
but Jimmy Callahan could throw him out
going down to first on a bunt. When the
money was returned and the joke ex-
planned he was the happies. fellow IN
the world.
Delehanty's Bon Mot.
No class of men think more of their
homes and their relatives than the pro-
fessional base ball players, and it is a
safe bet that few. if any. ball players
miss sending a letter or two every week
back to the old homestead.
This letter writing seems to have a
particularly strong hold on the spike-shoe
fraternity just after they leave home on
the spring training trip, more than
when the season advances, although 1t
has a grip on the players at all times,
and one Of their stock topics is writing
to the folks back home.
Manager Joe Cantillon, owing to his
official position. Is one Of the most indus
trious writer's connected with the Wash
ington club. It keeps him busy pretty
| much Of hie spare time.
One day when the Washington club was
down In Galveston Cantillon. Jack War
ner. Otis Clymer and Jim Delehanty were
all out in boat fishing, when some one
began to comment on the shortage OF
writing paper at the hotel. Cantillon
said:
i've got to have a whole lot OF paper
this evening. as I've got a pile OF letters
to write. I wish I was like Jim Dele
hanty and didn't have to write any let
ters."
"Is that SOP queried Jim. "Why, I
was just thinking I would drop a line
myself-to q fish,"