El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-21
CACT US LEAGUE DOPE
ByM. M.
Walker

out or infield. He plays first as good
as he does the pasture, and he viii be
given workout in both the infieid and
outfield with the Browns A number of
major league scouts were after the big
Tueumcari giant, but Howell got his
bands on him first and he is now sewed
up with St Louis.
Douglas will be over Friday morning
for friendly little fight with the Nav
ericks at the sand lot Friday after
noon. Since the recent squabble over
the schedule Douglas has taken place
as the long lost brother of FL Paso and
the Douglas players Will receive a glad
hand when they trot out TO the bench
a. the opening of the series. Douglas is
now at the top of the list and it looks
from this end of the Cactus belt as If
the Dons would be the ones the local
long horns will have to whip to get the
Dennant.
Here's a new version of the old, old
story of the fan, the girl and the ball
game with the leading LADY, as ig-
norant as a seven rail fence on the sub
ject of baseball. Credit the Philadel-
phia Ledger:
over his face say?
He-One ball
She-I don't understand why he said
il.
He-The pitcher threw a ball. That's
different from strike, you know.
She-Of course Anybody could see
he threw a ball He had it in plain
sight in his hand. What else would
he be expected TO throw?
10
She-But the man with the stick does
the striking, doesn't he?
He-He strikes, but it's a strike if
he misses.
Shelters, The man who talks said
strike and the one with the stick
hadn't stirred.
He-It was a good ball, and he ought
TO have struck.
She-Well, he didn't and it isn't fair
10 treat him that way Why, now he's
dropped his stick and is going away
He-Yes.. He gets his base on four
balls
she-Why. you story teller; there's
only one ball there Say, Harry, do
the players wear horrid spikes in their
gloves?
He-No; the spikes are in their
shoes.
She-Dear me. but 1 should think that
would hurt Why, had little nail in
my shoe one day, and it made me just
as lame. What's that man way out
there running for?
He-Trying to catch q fly.
She-Now, Harry, you're fooling me-
The idea of making all that fuss over a
fly.
He-Hello! A squeeze play! Bully?
. She-What kind of a play is that?
Me-My dear giri you have caught
the general plan of the game beautiful
~, but the squeeze play is too technical
I'll explain that the next time We
come
She-Oh, will you bring me again?
When shall we come?
He-The boss says I may have another
afternoon off in 1915.
Wingo Anderson is unable to be out
Of his room and he will not appear in
the Douglas series. This will leave all
of the pitching for Bodies and Rumsey
in the three games. Both boys say they
are feeling as fit as a Strad fiddle,
and either is willing to go the IS in
p;rg distance in the series Bodies is
expected to show up particularly strong
as he has never yet admitted that he
vas in good condition until the present
and he says he Is as strong as a chile
stew and goCG for no hit game.
Interest in the made in Ell Paso"
ball players IN the big league which
has been OF the waneI lately, viii spruce
up a bit now that big Burt Graham is
riding in the St Louis Browns" carry
all Burt is expected to use his big
stick to advantage against the Amer
icaI league Fingers and go up to the
head Of the batting class before the
season closes.
Won't somebody please come forward
and explain what makes the White Sox
ltse. Charts and diagrams are also re-
questec WITH the explanations To the
hest an~NFer life size picture of Sox's
long lost goar will be mailed upon re-
ceipt Of postage.
Cincinnati defeated the Giants We'd
nesday in give and take game six to
five. With the right kind Of a start
those redlegged boys from the Ohio
town would have finished around the
first station in the National league
standing.
Morenci of the hill tops will swoop
down on Ell Paso next week for pair
Of games. This will be the copper
clubs first appearance here
this season, thanks TO bungling
schedule and they will be received with
the usual fatted calf slaughter.