The Washington times., 1908-03-30

famed, whereupon Hsine, thinking
there were three out. stuck the ball In
his lip pocket and started or run
for the clubhouse The roaTiag from
tho crowd and the other playe-'s pulled
hiTn ont of his trance, but the ball
fitted so tightly IN his pocket ne could
not get IL out before both runners had
crossed the plate.
Another odd one happened in Pitts
burg one day, when the sun was OBJ
scured by q fog which rose as sudden
" as if caused by magic. and forced the
umpire TO call the game"
Catcher Lee Foil said Charley
Street. 'ouce made a mistake Ike that
OF Spies that lost a game. He pulled
q nigh foul of the grandstand fence
with one out and men on bases, and
was 50 ticl6led with his performance
he thought IL was the third out, and
chucked the ball 70 the outheiG."
The grounds Of the Athletics IN Phila-
delphia are near railroad tracks. and
one day three years ago. when Wash
ington was playing there the game had
10 be called for ten minutes because Of
a pail Of smoke which descended from
some passing engines and made Il i'm
possible to see across the diamond.
One OF the shortest try-outs on record
was that seen in Houston this spring
Bugs Raymond, the errauc St Louis
Natlcnal pltcner. sang 50 loudly the
praises OF q third baseman he knew in
Chicago named Hoffman that the Hous-
ton management agreed 20 give the
prize package a chance. He was FOR
wdrded transportation. got 10 the hotel
one night, donned a uniform next morn
Ing ard practiced just eight minutes,
when the Houston management told him
TO don the spangles, that he would never
do for even the Texas League Raw
mOnd spent three days persuadinr, Nc
CloSNey 10 lend him S25 with which 70
pay Hoffman fare back 10 Chicago
Old Original Buck Freeman. now with
minneapolis, is the only man found 50
far who can keep Charles Street quiet.
Both are daft on the subject OF game
chickens, and Freeman is famous for his
pit birds When Buck started en- this
pet subject he rolled out frst-hand in
formation so rapidly that Street never
got In a word, even edgewise. The
spectacle or Street sitting perfectly quiet
and letting the other fellow do all the
talking vas such a curiosity that the
whole Washington bunch stood around
enjoying II. Street Is by no means a
boring talker, but a CHEEKY. happy-go-
lucky individual, who always has a line
around the hotels or while travelling.
and on the feld he put lots Of life in the
game.
Joe Kelley. the present Boston Ma
lional manager and former star out
fielder OF the pennant-winninR Baltimore
teams. used 20 be known as Sour Belly
Kelly Jimmy Callahan tells how he
got IL.
Tim DOnohue the old Chicago catch
er, used 10 run Ike a Republican in
Texas said James, hut he thought
he was one Of the greatest living sprint
ers. He was dead stuck on that get
away or his and never fOrgave those
who Knocked his work on the bases.
The Baltimore team knew the weak
ness OF every man IN the league. and
would prod them 10 get them ratified
Kelley was next 10 Tins slOwfoot
and misplaced pride, and when Tim
hit ball Kelley would veil 10 the
helders; Slow man, take your tiner
That drove Tim nearly wild, but one
day he had an inspiration
kelley was troubled with dyspepsia
which made him heave and pant like
a chicken with the pip whenever he
went through unusual exertionS. This
was well known. but no particular at
tentioE was paid 10 IL until one dav
when he was at bs-t and Tim catching.
Tim yelled: Cone on boys this is
easy. Here's old Sour Belly KelIeyr
1T was a complete revenge. for the
name went all over the circuit. and
made Joe as mad as Tim had ever been
over that kid about his baserUnning.