The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-28
ANOTHER MYSTERY
IS SOLVED BY US
We Find Bloody Trail Of Kid Slump From Peanut
Stand to Clubhouse Roof-Difficulty IN
Bribery Case
BY THOMAS S. RICE.
Ma. haI All is discovered,

Ha. Ia, All is discovered.
The villain Kid SLUMP who has been
worrying the washington ball team is
really Kid Slump. We have published
this several days in succession, but have
kept il quiet because We did not want
him 20 know we were on the trail
But we viii clear up the mystery to
save the fair and innocent Chick Green.
whose name has been brought into 9TH
er versions OF the darl1some deed. The
fact that some hundred thousand people
IN Washington had read our stories that
big. black. burly Kid Slump was caus-
ing the Washington team to back up on
all the stQff We had written In seven
weeks OF a cold and cherries spring,
shall not stand in the way Of our re-
vealing exactly how it happened. We
have not been approached by influences
or men higher up, but we must be
honest.
We have found the trail Of blood!
We know the answeri Green's repu-
ration must be saved, Shl Hushl
Softiyi Not above a whisperi Keep
It In the lodge.
Slump Is Shot.
Careful investigation reveals that
when our brave boys returned from
the Sunless South and wintry West.
Kid slump was concealeS IN the ball
yard. having oraftily hid himself in the
slight recess under the palatial peanut
emporium OF the genial and generous
Jake Decker. The New York club was
AT the Arlington and feeling out
o sight As Slump stepped out from his
place OF conceaInent he was greeted
by Manager Candllon who asked what
he wanted. The vilyuD started on the
run. but Cantillon fired Charley Smith
on the pitchers slab. and slump was
seriously shot in the New York dis
patches from the battle-ground, and the
ambitions of the travelling correspond
ents-
IT. In his mad desire to escape, bleed
ing from the 4 TO I score. Slump fed
wildly across the grounds, Skinned up
the side OF the clubhouse. leaving q
trail Of blood the entire distance
1te paused on the roof to wipe away
the additional flow Of gore caused by
the Washington 3, Boston . score on
April l6. left his sanguinary kerchief
ia the open. thence jumped into the
wide beyono, and has not been seen
since.
Don't Dast Tell Him.
We lnsv this all along. You couldn't
fosl Us for holy minute. We made
= thorough investigation at 5nce. which
was without the knowledge Of the spec
iatOrs as we sleuthed the crimson trail
across the field We told all about the
ease next day. and are stiil telling #
every day but II anybody reads II in
the papers and tells Kid Slump. the in
formant is going 10 be vagged, and
that's All there IS to it. Chick Green
was dragged into the case, although ne
WAS not even there, by folks who ought
10 let him live In peace, and il is due
10 him that we are publishing the
story. he has called on Manager Can
tillOn and been somewhat hysterical
but his past life had nothing to do with
the losing streak, and he was only
offering his condolences. Why should
be be brought from his retirement and
into the limelight at this timer It's a
shame. that's what IL Isl
It's all the same to Jim Corbett. If
the papers won't accept his challenges
any more, he can get his name in print
by boosting Jeffries.
Anyhow. we didn't lose a ball game
Yesterday. so cheer up. Also, notice
that the New York Giants have Won
only one more game than Washington
yet we don't hear a howl that the Giants