The Washington times., 1909-04-20
WELCOME TO OUR LEAGUE. BILL

| stopped the proceedings to pay tribute
I and attention TO him should be doubly
appreciated for that reason.
Bill Welcomed as Victim.
The first person to greet him was V.
p. Sherman, who had been dispensing
information to Senator Vreeland, ex-
Senator Hemenway, and such Others
as were locked in the box with him.
Sunny Jim was as chipper as a. chorus
girl with a new dis nond. Having ex-
hausted his immediate audience he
Srasped the hand Of the new victim. in
sisted that he take the seat at the rail
between the two boxes and began an
otner long line of conversation about
Washington having a good team that
bad start.
Bill ppnderousIy and politely agreed
mat IT. was indeed so. Unglaub had
made single in the first inning which
was good sign, opined the V. P. and
BIZ said that was his idea About three
minutes after Bill had planted himself
Boston made two runs that ought never
10 nave been scored, but that was a
mere detail TO a rOoter like Sunny jim
Nothing to IL. Boston needed encour-
agement, that was all. Washington was
going TO get those runs back in the
next few innings and make Bunker Hill
duck into the Charles river. BIZ
guessed that was good dope. for ne
had heard tell that we had right sma RI
team this year, and il should win a PAS
.sl Of games If it ever began, and. any
now, II did no harm to mix up the
South.
Becomes Kid Clam.
So went the buzzing until the four
Boston runs were made In the fourth
inning. Then you should have seen the
cloud Ger Sunny Jim. He disguised
himself as Kid Clam and gave a perfect
imitation of a Waterbury watch with
busted handspring. he had no time 70
| pc 1oollng with Presidents and such
I IKE. We ought to have put in a new
pitcher long before, and that was all
mere was to 1t. What the thunder was
the use Of letting a youngster like Dolly
Cray remain to be slaughtered when BiI
Burns, Tom Hughes. Charley Smith
] Bert KeeleE and others were on the
| bench. II was a shame. so 1t was, and
on the level, it looked as if the team
would finish Ike last year Thus trendec
the thoughts Of the Y. P.
sunny Jim is just a fan. Nuf sed. He
viii De over the crouch and out there
inls afternoon If the weather clears
soning to show that Washington viii
/ win and is a club of great promise
I That's the trouble, we may add In pa,
7. nthesis-too much promise and too lit
4 After Sunny Jim went back into hi.
Ehell the state Of Bill was a sad one.
Tom Noyes' DOlefI Job.
/ He didn't know the players and hat
no one to tell him. Captain Butts was
/ so interested in the proceedings ne
/ passed up his boss. something as the
Y. p. had done. Then President Ton
/ Noyes, OF the Washington club, bulgeC
/ to the front and was met like a Ions
lost brother. BE. got busy and made
end OF the game, but il can hardly be
/ said he was enthusiastic. He felt kinc
| o. sad like and looked as If he wished
/ Bill had come later in the season. The
/ club president is a heap Of a fan, and
/ If there is one hard task on earth 1
/ Is to be connected with a ball team
] and have the job Of explaining why
/ IL IS losing.
! What about the game2 you ask, gen
/ tie reader. Nothing doing. We are
/ trying to forget it