The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-06-26
THE MAKING
OF A FAN

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Nnfef IN nor luii Aho lHNastf ~
tKrofroaes existence had ahe seen
base ball contest She had an
Idea that thsy played the game in
the toys OF painted Indians and
that usually Il endod In a flsht. II
not In a revolution, Therefore she
amused herself with bridge and
pink teas and ooquctry. allowing
her ardent admiror, AIR. Patsy
|o'Danneil. TO twiri magieallycarv'
cd, swlshinE balls at the rate Of
$4,000 a year. with no one To look
on save bankers. ciubmen. street
svcepcra and tho twenty thousand
or so other Eods and goddesses OF
the grand stand and blcaehers
II vas not that she didn't like
Mr.. O'Donneii. But bis occupation
well. nho hardly regarded Il a.
The thing 10 slide on your face and
wallow in tho dust with men whose
only ability was 10 slap and grab NJ
dirty ball 30 that abe wouldn I
say Yes 10 "pRisy" o'bauneil,
though tho bis pitcher pleaded
II happened, however. that tho
p.nnant race that season vas the
closest on record. Thus u ssa that
on the day OF the flnAl ZANE che
reluctantly reientcd and. In CON
pany with J Pcrcival pFans. clip
ped out in her motor car 10 shsFt
dan park.
when she took her seat behind
the wire netting. she was surprised
10 note the eYident respectfully
o. the crowd. The erovd relied;
aThorea o'Donnslll They'll never
touch o'Donnslli" and aho felt a
thrill OF positive pride,
The blue andEray "Crescenta
took tho field and their fond hope,
Mr.. Patsy o'Donnell, wound and
uneound his ton thousanddoilar-
arm and whifred the sphere at tho
tense batsman
For three innings the game went
thus O'Donneli Of tho "creeeentH
ana In winning form. his sids had
scored two runs. u looked bad for
tho eCycionss." And then some.
thing happened. Patsy" oDon-
nell, coming from tho box. looked
into the Grand stand and Jaw Mas
Doris Ramsey hanging grsediiy up
on the words Of ]. Perciyal Draus.
She was IN reality asking enthus
lastie questions about the achieve
menis Of the now glorious oDon.
nell, but that the great pitcher
could not knox Therefore In tho
fourth inning. sick AZ heart. he let
down, and the alert Cyclones
slammed the ball against the dol
lar.waich ad at the edge Of the biz
enclosure. scoring four runs In The
NTH and sixth they continued and
then the tone Of the tickle crowd
changed.
Take him QUIT O'Donnella
blown upi" the unfalthful bawled;
and Mas Ramsey inquired Of ].
Perclyal Dmne what Il meant.
eo'Donnell's given down" OF.
planned Drano.
soh. dcarl" murmured Miss Ram
aey. Then she studied bit
Take him out Take the Char
ley.horso OUT" roaFed the crowd.
oh. dear mol" repeated Doris
Ramsey. Then she wrote rapidly.
Dear Patsy; Brace up and
win. I'm o fan now-I believe
that's what they call H. After
you've won tho game. come
around and we'll reconsider
that little matrimonial deal"
II was tho most extraordinary
thing. In tho seventh. eighth and
ninth. Just nine men struck twenty.
seven vain times nj the elusive
curves OF Patsy" O'Donnell. ten
thousand dollar beauty and accept.
ed lover
"O'Donnell-o'Donnell - oh, my
oDonnelli" roared the tickle
crowd IN approval M the blue and
gray winning run shot across.
cllnching the pcnnant-
"Oh, my ODonnell," chugged the
big auto on tho way back to town,
II was very sweet music to Doris
Ramsey.