The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
LIVE TOPICS AROIT TOWN.

Although it's not uncommon now adays
70 md interest in baseball in the most
unexpected quarters, I did hear some
thing the other night which surprised me.
said fan. Il was walking through Pell
street in Chinatown about O'Clock. In
the street were half dozen little slant
eyed urchins dressed in the regulation
Chinese style. They were playing . game
OF one ole cat a. wo used to call Il when
| was "A hoy
Yankees won II to =" shouted q new
arrival. and the others seemed as tickle
As a hardened rooter 90 hear that the
home team had won
No matter what the subject that pre-
cipitates an argument in New York, some
one IL pretty sure to como along who
knows enough 20 settle H. Illegibility OF
the date on dime caused a dispute be-
tween two men standing in front Of n
liquor store. Presently another man
came along. The figures defied his keen
eye also, bat he was a man % resources
l-aborers acre asphalting the street IN
front ~ the store. The man stepped out
and laid the coin on a shovel that had
been heated by contact with boiling tar
In a fcw seconds the date became Visible
1902. said the man. and handed tie
money back
Many ~ the hundreds Who spend part
Of thoir luncheon hour down in Battery
Park have been interested in the last few
days IN the work of - Chinese artist sitting
on one Of ;hs park benches facing the
bpE From his place the Chinaman had
an uninpedcd view Of the bay and the
rcpruduce IL on his canvas with water
cp!ors He had his palette resting on the
bench beside him. and with brush in hand
ne added stroke here and thers where
he thought u should be. paying no atten-
ton IN the curious persons near him.
The sight of a Chinese artist proved too
great an attraction for the curious to
pass without investigating.
NO. there won't he any innovations
in the way 81 new summer drinks this
year said the bartender Every sum
nl.r just about thus time you read about
some new beverage that 10 TO drive all
the other hot weather drinks to cover.
and that's a. far a. Il gets. It's just
a mild pine dream. Freak drinks don't
g.. The standard tipples have the call
and always will have. You can't improve
much on the Tom Collins. the gin ricks y
and the silver fzz for hot weather. gin
not being - healing to the blood a.
Whlsksy Not since the Mamie Taylor
was sprung On the public at the national
Republican convention at Philadelphia
IN June. 1870. has there been a real inno-
vation in the way Of summer drinks,
and even the Mamie Taylor had a short
III. Mamie lasted about two years,
wh!oh was about all she deserved
There - inst one exception that I
have found 90 the general run Of subway
guards. said Harlem man the other
day NV work keeps me up until early
in the morning and usually act the same
train every morning as do dozen other
night workers. This polite guard knows
them all and makes IL his duty 20 see
that each gets on AZ the right station.
The men usually are tired when they
get in the train and like TO take a nap
IN the way home Last night one chap
jumped up just as the train was pulling
out of his station. The guard pulled
the Tell rope and let him on
knew that he was on here somo-
where he said. but couldn't see him.
A professional panhandler approached
a man crossing City Hall Park and de-
handed a nickel which she man good
naturedly handed out. saying i sup
p1se that goes for a glass Of beer
-Sur.-t thing you know, replied the
panhandler unhlushinGly. And by the
way while we are On the subject have
now IN my poSsesrion two nickels. Would
you mind giving me ten cent piece Tor
them2-
1 will on one condition. said the man.
whose curiosity was aroused whats
the answer
Well you 49,. rs this way explained
the panhandier If I have a dime
g into a saloon and ask for beer. |
have a nickel comeback. which enables
m" 10 amble over 20 the free lunch counter
and MI up. Maybe you don't realize
that getting change over tho bar gives
a man a certain tone that doesn't belong
a. him II he just coughs up a nickel