The Washington times., 1908-04-12
GreevY, Grieved by De-
feats, Lends Helping
Feet.
Washington Pre-ordalned
to Land American
Streamer for 1908.

OH G1IIlSI IOI l1UO.
Washington is going to win the pen
uant this year.
There is no question or doubt at
tached to this statement. 1t is a mere.
bald. unvarnished. brutally prominent
fact. Washington is going TO win the
championship pennant.
Not by fair means however, is the
fag going TO be brought to the home
Of the lawmaker and the land Of the
lobbyist. Not by aboveboard and even
handed tactics is Washington going TO
vanquish the numerous other contest
ants in the American league and climb
over their PROSTATE bodies to a pinnacle
Of glory as high as the Washington
Monument.
It is by other means that our huslies
are going TO wallop the eternal day
lights out of their professional breth-
ren.
Yesterday G. Bert Repasz, Of the
Washington Times. received from d
citizen Of Camp Mckinney, British Co
lumbia, a bundle OF rabbits feet for
the individual members of the Wash
ington baseball team.
Sender, Gawge Greevy.
The citizens name IS Greevy-Gawge
Greevy b'gee-and as Greery's grief has
for years been profound whenever he
read of the Washington baseball teams
doings, he resolved to make 'em win
or smash pair Of galluses. by heck.
Along in the middle ages Mr.. Repasz
he
paper near which Gawge CHANGED to t+e-
SIDE They struck up an acquaintance.
did Repasz and GawEe. and after a
short period Of friendship Mr.. Greevy
became so fond Of Mr.. Repasz that he
used TO give him nice new rabbits
foot every morning 20 wear Friendship
viii stand for many things, but it has
its limits. The weather was warm. and
the rabbits feet had not been properly
preserved in alcohol or something. and
so finally ore morning Mr.. Repasz, gen
tly. but firmly, baked.
Mr.. Repasz Objects.
lie said he appreciated it all the same.
and it was lovely OF 81. Greevy to send
him all those nice lat bits feet but
wearing them made him feel too n1ucn
like a grocery store advertisement
AAANAl --G DtuGs III ~ LAChNL ~ ~ d.llALles-
ton and FASTENED away.
DiscOnsolate at his friends base
treachery. MI Greevy wandered around
for a time vainly trying to give away
rabbits feet
After a while ne commenced distribut-
ing them promiscuousIy among the mem
bers Of the William sport Tri-state
League. but the WilHlmspOrt team got
SC terrible that no other team could be
induced TO play them. and they had to
stop using the rabbits feet in self-de-
tense.
Every man was batting 600 or better
mostly better.
Lucky Discovery.
So Mr.. Greevys rabbits feet seemed
in a fair way TO die quiet and isolated
death when that gentleman suddenly
became aware Of the existence Of the
Washington baseball team, The Wash
ington Times and Bert Repasz at one
and the same time
Thar" he chuckIed. "thar's a team
o. one-lungers that needs some help.
Cyant bat, cyan't ketch. Cyan't do
nuthin'. Guess III send 'em some rab-
bits hind legs"
And he did.
When the Box Was Opened.
Mr. Repasz was seen yesterday
gingerly picking his way about the halls
with a large box il his hand The
box was opened in the sporting room.
For a day the sporting room lost its
usually genial appearance of the past,
and took on a likeness to a well-stocked
and orderly morgue.
Then as the sporting editors nerves
(singularly fine ones, by the way) show
ed symptoms Of rapid disintesration.
the rabbits feet were forwarded 20 our
brave boys in the West If they 0he
rabbits feet, not the brave boys) live
I'D TO their established reputation. the
peunant will be so easy for Washington
that the series is going to look like a
matinee performance Of the Merry
Widow Waltz"
"Gawge" says that his rabbits feet
never fail Numerous big leaguers, he
says. have owed their entire success TO
the ability Of these mystic pedal ex-
tremities.
Should Try Other Charms.
Washington, having accepted this first
miracle Of success. ehould not stop. The
players should be encouraged to search
each morning for four-leaf clovers, and
the man whose diligence wins him sue
cess should be allowed to have haie
day Oft on the 18th and the I'D Man
ager CantillOn viii probably insist in
the future that al; players carefully
nick up stray pins and chuck them over
their shoulder or spill salt on them or
perform whatever formula or incanta-
tion is required on such momentous oc-
cascns.
Thus will our brave boys achieve fame
and thus viii they win the pennant.