The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1909-06-11
ROTTEN GAME
SUNDAY
A Bunch of Old Has-Beens TRY
to Play Ball. Fats and Leans
Give the National Game
Black Eye. Fats S.
Leans I3.

Whitefish has witnessed several eXcit-
ing baseball games this year, but it took
the teams made up OF the fats and
leans to present the fans VIII the real
article last Sunday afternoon
To give detailed account of the game
would be out of the question, but short
mention of the individual stars is not out
of place, and, therefore, without regard
to personalities, we shall give our un-
biased opinion of the particular players
who presumed to play the national game,
and who have it in their noodles that they
are about all there is to it when it comes
to baseball.
To start with, the 'fats'' were about
the rottenest bunch of ball tossers, bar
none, that have come before the White
fish public up to date. They were just
what their appearance indicated-full of
hot air and raw wind.
Little Mooch Sheridan got behind the
bat, and with the big mitt on his left
hand and the grand stand for back
stop, succeeded in stopping everything
that came his way. In fact, if it had
not been for the poor work by this in
divdual and the hump backed, shoulder
bound, glass-armed individual who
thought he knew how to pitch-Ran
Shoaf by name-the score would have
looked different. This fellow Shoaf is
trying to make good on his brothers s
record as ball player, and is also well
known by Kalispell fans as an umpire.
Then again, the "fats" were represent
ed at first base by an auburn-haired
youth who is masquerading under the
nom-de-p e-plume Of Percy f. Dodds, and
the handicap was indeed noticeable
Percy looked real handsome in his uni
form, but that was all there was to it.
When it comes to circulating dog petit
tions and smiling at the patrons of the
postotice Mr.. Dodds is all there, but as
a ball player-''Sing me to sleep, mother,
sing me to sleep"
"Kiti'' Young stood out in the short
stops position and tried to boss the en-
tire game with his notorious methods Of
coaching. The epithets he hurled at the
umpire were horrifying indeed, and at
times the lady rooters in the stand We're
forced to sit up and take notice of the
young mans antics. Between him and
"Willie" Watkins, who was put on
third, and ''Sloppy" Clemens, who
loafed around the second bag, they made
an infield just about as fast as molasses
on chilly December morning
The outfed was made up of a bunch
of dime museum freaks in the persons OF
Dad Collins, ''Long' Green and
'"Tiny' Brooks. Ii Dad would wear
his mitt on his knees he might make II
ball player, as most of his fielding was
done with his knees. Long" Green
caught everything on his stump thumb
and "Tiny" wobbled all over the field
like a graceful fairy.
For the Cleans Young Charlie Mat
thews was the whole thing and then
some. Charlie Is without doubt the best
ball player the city of Marysvile ever
produced, and the way he covered first
base Sunday was a revelation to all. His
fielding, together with his stories of how
he used to play the game back in '67
was we'll worth the price of admission,
which, by the way, was free on this day
Herman Wegner played around the
second sack in manner that proved be-
yond doubt that he is an old has been at
the game. "Hans' was just as polite to
the base runners as he always is to the
customer who comes in and deposits II
thousand dollars at the bank, and it was
largely through his influence that several
riots were subdued. The other players
on the slim team played good ball and
were responsible for the scores and
put-outs.
Just one more item and we are through.
The lop-eared slob who tried to umpire
is without doubt the most hated man OF
today. lncompetency is no name to be
applied to his work He called balls
that were strikes and strikes that were
balls; he called runners safe when they
were out, and vice versa. Just what
: percentage of the gate receipts he received
for his disreputabe work is hard to tell
but there is one thing certain, and that
is he will never be allowed to show his
ugly mug ON the ball grounds again this
season.
The attendance was not large.