The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-11
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A baseball scout Is the chillIesi prop.
oslilon on the face Of the earth. He
suspects every man. He knows that
the club president back OF him has an
account al the bank, and he Is under
the impression that every man con-
necled with baseball Is trying TO cause
Il to dwiLdle.
II he Is watching a pitcher and the
latter fans sixteen men, gives no bases
on balls, does not allow hit and
drives IN eight runs with his trusty
war club, what does the scout re-.
mark?
Luck" says he
The manager Of ball club, In his
opinion, IN a fellow who can't be be.
lleved, the president Is one who has
designs upon his employers pocket
book; the player is In high favor with
fortune, and all are In conspiracy
TO take the money OF the man who
sends him out TO take look at bali
players.
And this suspicion cost the Pitts.
burg club the services of Ty Cobb.
Which IA a story that George I4eidy.
manager OF the San Antonio bali club.
likes 10 tell For Il was Leldy that
gave Ty TO baseball
II was over In the South Atlantic
league that FIRST saw Tyrus," said
Mr. Leidy 4 was the manager Of
the Augusta team and Ty came 10
me lie was awkward. but how be
eonld hil and how he could feldl And
above al things how he could run
around those basesl
f'Ty said /, how would you like
to make the regular team?
That what I'm here for. ems.
wered r.
Now, listen, ] continued. When
/ tell you 10 do q thing You do Il. No
argument about t. II there IL you
quit, Remember that For I'm under
eonirac; and you aren't I've made
good and You have to. No argument
with me.
"Tyrus obeyed In little while he
was the sensation Of the league |
lnai no time In telling my friends IN
the big leagues about It. wrote
Freddie lark and Connie Mack.
"a few days later saw two scouts
ii the grand stand One Of them was
from the. Plltshurg club and the other
was HeRe Youngman of the Detroit
club. AIA Ty had igreat day.
THE frst lime al bat he smashed
one at ljidAphnher thAtscanip near taxi,
Ing a leg of The next time up he
slammed the ball against the right
Geld fence for threebase hit. The
next time he dropped a hunt about
four feet from the plate and when the
catcher ana pitcher got through fall.
Ing over themselves Ty was turning
first with a mind to continue on 70
second He stole second and swiped
third. The last time up he almost
knocked the boards on the fence.
"Flne for me, | thought. for could
see those two scouts bidding against
each other IN Wild endeavor to get
Tyrns Cobb.
Il saw the man from Plttsburg first.
How do You like himg | uuered
"'Oh he had lucky day he ans.
wered
"'Ile Goes 1t every day. | relorted.
Quit your smoking, he answered.
How much will you give me Tor
hlmY Queflcd
Walt nntllnr look him over to.
morrow. ftarni slt
HThere was no tomorrow for that
fellow BEFORE leftothe park Yolnff
man hal TyfueINAhu n he has ever
| rearetleh Is he HASN'T Informed me-
Thh WaslfE aheiiAFst time IN the
| life % Bob SfAael'wli0 he'd out on the
Cincinnati tenn h0n awhile. that he
was a Hnembes Of lthe9 h0ldont colony
/ There was q time Ave or sial Msate
| ag9. when Clark GsaHlthgnow with Gin
einuatlf hNtu not alIehs NAnteDqhllnl
lirIlf wanldsf min had ana sent Ailm
sn urgent telegram.
Cant come. NV business will not
permit me to leave Il In the summer
llme.' answered the pitcher
Here was sumner for the mana.
ger He thought he had all the busI.
ness ventures that baseball players
tried properly catalogued aud all were
winter jobs.
30 Grin pondered And the more
he pondered the more he was com.
PEELED 10 sender. for he didn't have
The cry 70 the riddle, aud anaEly. n
Il desperation. be sent this mlre
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