Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-02
BY Revere Rodgers.

and the New York team were battling
against each other, with Harry Howell
and Doyle pitching for their respective
clubs. Griff got after Tim on account of
his making Doyle cut the plate in half
every time before he would cali the ball
a strike.
That is what Grlff claimed. and he init
mated that either Tim was favoring the
Mound city team or that his eyesight had
gone back on him.
You tend to your business" shouted
Hurst. land I'll tend to mine. cause l
know my little book. Mr.. Griffith added
Tim in his usual sarcastic manner.
'Oh. yes shot back the angry Griffith.
you're the Foxy GRANDPA among UNI
pires, amt you? The real bright particu-
lar star when it comes to calling EN-, Ell.
Tim?' cried Griff in his most tantalizing
way.
We'll. fortunately you're not anywhere
near as bright as you think you are.
Clark" snorted Hurst, as he came over
toward Griffith.
"And why fortunately? cried Griffith
why. because if you We're one hum
dredth part as bright as you think your
as he gave his belt a hitch, I'VE would
all have to wear sun glasses every time
we wanted to take look al you
What Pitcher Taylor elonged To.
Dummy" Taylor. the New York Ma
tonal pitcher. is one of the most excit-
able ball players in the business. and the
fellows used to claim that the only man
who could come anywhere near to hold
ing the deaf mute down was big Frank
Bowerman. who has only recently been
traded to the Boston club.
Most deaf mutes are excitable, or at
least give one an impression that they
are. by reason of the rapid and rather
grotesque way they have Of handling
their hands and arms when engaged in
talking to one another. but Taylor is
peculiarly high strung, and he takes SO
great a pride in his work that when
things are breaking badly for him the
clever twtrler is wrought up ITO a per
feet frenzy.
and the chicago Cubs were having ID hot
game on the latter's grounds. and the two
opposing pitchers were Taylor and Ruel-
bach.
sixth inning had passed. then the New
York pitcher let down Il bit, and the
Cubs began to lambast everything he
sent up Bowerman, who was catching.
tried to keep the mute from doing the
balloon stunt oy going out to him and
telling hinI to hold himself together and
not get excited, and SO on.
Then Frank took his place behind the
bat and began to signal to Taylor what
to send up. but the mute was now In an
eACitdDie oe'tte, anu ne ieAuSeu ~ -. -
what he got the signals for. and he be-
gan to make his own signals, but Bow
ern:an, who knew just what the Cub play
ers should not be given emphatically
shook his head and again gave the
pitcher his own signals.
This seemed to infuriate Taylor. and
he began to make the widest gesticula-
tons, and his antics were SO rapid and
frantic that it caused the players of both
teams to comment on them. Johnny
Evers. strollng over to where some of
the New York players were grouped.
slowly drawled out to Sammy Strang,
who happened to be doing bench duty
that day:
Il say, Strang. Dummy Taylor must
belong to a whole heap of secret or
ganizations. don't he?'
.'Why?" asked Sammy.
Just look at all the signs he has,"
returned Johnnie as he started for the
bat.