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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29

Mars ran in from the field and wanted to
start a riot and was finally put out of the
game, Achilles taking his place in right
Achilles was a great athlete, and would
hit over three hundred in any league II II
hadn't been for his one weak spot. And
Ulysses knew this weak spot. He famed
Achilles every time he came up by Keeping
them down around his heels The heel pail
was always Achilles's Nemesis.
Jupiter was allowed two more home runs
before the Hornets came in for their last
bats in the ninth inning, with the score
to 2 against them. The betting had now
shifted to 10 to 2 on the Reds. with no
takers.
Ulysses. first up for the Hornets in the
ninth. popped a foul to Buck Ewing Then
Mercury and Plato singled and Goliath got
hit with a pitched ball, filling the bases
and bringing up Samson, the mighty slug
ger Everybody on the field had fit OF
nervous prostration right then and there,
and Delilah stood up in the grandstand
and fairly busted her larnyx yelling for the
pitcher TO wrap one around Samson's neck
and strike him out.
why" exclaimed Delilah, "if that fell
low Buck Ewing would only use his noodle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29

Mars, while Vulcan caught one on the nose
with his backsmith's sledge, which Gerry
ones grabbed. and the side was out
Neither side scored after this until the
fourth inning, in which Jupiter led off for
the Reds. AS soon as Jupiter stepped to
the plate with his lightning bolt, Ulysses
walked to the bench and held a conference
with Ed Delehanty, the manager of the
Hornets, at which it was decided to allow
Jupiter home run without batting every
time it was his turn 10 bat
Gee whfz," said Delehanty, there amt
no use in pitchin' to a guy like that an
run the risk o. havin' the whole blamed
team struck by lightnin'. That man Ajax
is the only player in this league who can
defy this Jupiter an get away with il. If
they're gonna ring in thunder storms
against us we'll have to be gettin light
min rods on our caps pretty soon"
This made another for the Reds. In the
fifth the Hornets scored two when Mer-
curry walked, stole second and third on the
first ball pitched and scored ahead of Co
Hath when the giant slammed one that
soaked Mars on the helmet and bounced
into the right field bleachers for a home
run.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29
Samson Makes the First Infield Home Run
in the History of the Game.

mighty strength behind the swing Tnere
was a crash that sounded like section
hand opening a can of dynamite with
sledge hammer. and a shower of clouds ana
dirt spIattered all over the infelders, Dut
nobody saw where the ball went.
The base runners were tearing around
the bases like herd of mavericks STAN
peding for a water hole. while the entire
Reds team were running around In circles
trying to find some trace Of the ball sud
denly Buck Ewing was seen 10 run INTO
the diamond and point frantcaily at
huge hole torn in the ground In front OF
the pitchers box. yelling like mailman
Jack-the- giant killer got down on his hands
and knees and began tearing al the earth
like a dog digging out rabbit. but IL was
no use. That hole kept right on down into
the earth with no sign OF a bottom to IT,
Then one of the bench warmers ran on
to the field with a pick and shovel and the
infieIders began excavating. In the mean
time the three base runners had scored
with the runs that tied up the game. and
Samson was numbering around third Ike
cart horse.
Hurry IT up, hurry ii up" yelled Buck
Ewing. dig IL out in time 10 get Samson
at the plate an wen beat 'em out yet
But Samson pounded over the plate with
the winning run before the exeavators had
seen any sign of the bail. and the game was
over Samson had made the only inheid
home run ever known In the history of the
game. and the Observation-Disclosures Casey
threw down the pick In disgust. An hour
after the game was over the groundkeeper
recovered the ball Samson had hit twenty
feet down under the ground, where it had
arraSfe6 IFS DTOYTeSS.
Samson the mighty siugger. had shown the
fans something new in the line of place
hitting and won the game.
This great exhibition OF new methods In
baseball had the effect of packing the
grounds for the afternoon contest NO one
knew what was likely TO come off next az
these games in The River styx League
and no one wanted 70 miss being there
when it did come off,
However. there was nothing TO the after
noon game but the Live Wires Svengah'
the hypnotist pitcher of The EIysian Live
Wires, had his magnetic eye working In
great shape, and in consequence he had the
heavy hitters of the Sulphur Stars COM
pIetely buffaIoed. Even the mighty Her
cules and CycIops were helpless before him.
Svengau would simply stand and look the
batter In the eye for a few minutes and
make few weird motions in the air with
his hands before delivering the ball, and
then il was one. two, three order and take
the field for the stars Not hit did they
get off Svengan.
On the other hand. Hiawatha. with his
magic moccasins, and Philippines, covered
so much territory in the outield that the
Live Wires had a hard time getting any,
thing safe II was nothing TO nothing I'D
till the lucky seventh. when Mike Kelly put
one over on the Stars by sending the whole
Live Wire team UP with orders TO bunt. 1t
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29
BY Jim Nasiun

TT was Memorial Day among the
Yankees along the Styx- Mike Kelly
Il and Buck Ewing had insisted on cele-
hrating Memorial Day with a double
header on the league schedule, as they
claimed that was what Memorial Day was
made for The Army and Navy Club
voiced a protest against this. saying
that Memorial Day was set aside as
1ay OF mourning for the soldier dead and
should not be prostituted by such hila-
rious celebrations as baseball games But
Mike and Buck had the support OF all the
baseball fans, who said they had seen
enough Memorial Days Up above to know
that they were always used for pulling
of baseball games and basket picnics, and
Il wouldn't be Memorial Day at all with
out a double-header, and anyway. all the
shades OF the nations dead heroes would
be leaving OF for the upper world to
march with their old comrades in the Me
mortal Day parades up there. like you
see them in the cartoons, and what was
the use Of having day Of mourning for
dead heroes with no dead heroes 10 mourn
over So the baseball fans won out and
the double-heade- went through.
Early or the morning OF Memorial Day
Barbara Frietchie bumped into Stonewan
jackson III front OF the Army and Navy
Club.
Good morning, Barb said the general:
s'aren't you going with the rest Of us
shades to march in the parades up above
to-day? You're eligible, you know. on &C
count Of that little stunt you and / pulled
of in the streets Of Fredericksburg.
No general" replied Barbara; that
was very good indeed OF Mr.. Whittier to
made good speeches for the school chill
dren, but don't believe in carrying a joke
too far after. we're dead. My conscience
would hurt me, general. If I took ad-
vantage Of Mr. Whittier's generosity and
imagination and posed as q heroine. Be
sides. I wouldn't miss che double-header
to-day for anything
after Charon had ferried the last boat
.oed Of shades of the nations departed
heroes across the Styx on their way 10 the
upper world the entire remaining popula-
zion along the banks OF the StyX repaired to
the bali grounds for the morning game
The morning game was scheduled be-
tween the Birthstone Reds and the Hades
Hornets. while in the afternoon game the
Elysian Live Wires were to cross hats with
the Sulphur Stars. AS none OF these teams
had previously met their opponents in
conflict, a great deal OF conjecture and un-
certainty prevailed as TO the outcome of
the days games. At the roolroom operated
by The-aan- who broke the bank at-Monte
Carlo the odds on the morning game IA
Sored the Birthstone Reds at to 3, on &C
count Of the terrific hitting Of Jupiter with
his lightning bolts and their having pre-
viously shut out the Live Wires without a
run.
Just as the teams were taking the field
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29

he could get Samson's goat every time by
making a noise like pair of scissors when
he comes up to the bat"
Buck thought his pitcher was weakening
and wanted to take him out but the Man
o-struck-out-Casey wouldn't stand for it.
''Wot's de matter wit yuh, Buck?' he
said Are yuh losin yer noive? Dis Is
where 1 shine. Dontchu remember dat
game at Mudville, when whitfield de mighty
Casey wit two on an one run needed to
tie? I never could pitch till de bases was
loaded Git back o. de bat, Buck, an
leave II L me. I'll stand dis big dub on
his head an make him swing like beer
sign. Strikin' 'em out wit de bases full
is wot I was raised on
Then he wound up and sent in a VIDE
out curve, at which Samson never even
batted an eyelash. The next pitch was also
a ball, and with two and none on the bat
ter he had to take a chance and stick
straight one in the grove to keep from get
ting himself in a hole and forcing in a
run. Samson had picked up enough base
ball logic from Ed Delehanty, who was no
SLOUGH at picking out the good ones him.
self in his day. to be laying for the straight
one when it came over. He put all his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29

was fine billiards on Mikes parr
dinky dumps stood the infieiders On r.
heads, and then, with the inheid in n, -
grass laying for bunt. BOreas. Ben -
and Titan. the cIeaneTs-up. would sr,,s
one on the nose that went through tho 4
field like water through a sieve
Six runs the Live Wires piled IN IN -.
seventh, and by following these ,a..s..
they had scored fourteen all told basor.
the last man was out in the ninth. ui,s
complete shut-out for the Sulphur ss,,.
IL was the moss crushing defeat On =.
league season so far and did mueb ).
daunpen the enthusiasm Of the suub,.
Stars rooters. They had expected mora :,
a team with such heavy hitters as Herruia,
CycIops. Thor and Ursus IN It's ba.tin,
order. But Il was big boost for svengzr
who was now hailed as the star pitcher q,
the league
In the evening all four teams Of N.
league were guests of honor at a shoot,,,
match between William Tell and VIVA
Bill" Hickock. after which they ATTENDED
the special Memorial Day performance a,
.sThe Drummer Boy OF Shiloh at Henry
Irving's Theatre
Altogether IL was a great Memorial Da,
along the River Styx-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29

London, near England, May 81, 1910.
No Editor Tribune, TO whose reverent great
ness ! bow my weak stomach, and send
this news in trent Of IT'S happening.
Dear Ny Sir
This was great date If history for Hon.
Roosevelt who was privately invited 20
GuildhaIl Bldg. 10 receive onery freedom of
city Of London in a solidly gold box. Hon.
Roosevelt is now sure he is privately wei
come in this city.
Folks who done this ceremony was Lord
Mayor Of London assisted privately by Al
eerraen from every ward. II is considered
mere stylish TO be Lord Mayor OF London
than similar jobs IN Chicago. Cincinnati or
Boston. He is not so socialist as Lord
seidel OF Milwaukee or so packinghouse as
Lord Busse Of Chicago, or so honey as Lord
Fitz Of Boston Yet he Is permitted 10
wear q red bath-robe and short pants like
baseball player wherever he arrives
Ignorant tourists mas oftenly mistook him
for king This accident has never hap
pened 70 Mayor Gaynor.
This ceremony was very surprising be-
cause it was silent Hon. Mayor Of
london rose upward from his throne
and spoke the English language so well
that it could he understood by all but Amer
icans. he spoke briefly for two hours pass
in lightly over tfle Revolutionary War and
saying that he liked Americans, only he
.as disabled 10 see how they could live with
10 much steam heat in their houses. This
golden box" he say, contains, in addition
70 its literary value. the Key 20 the City,
20 that you will not need 10 knock when
you come il. And hope YOU viii. not feel
Ike knocking when you go away Joking
expression OF English parentage was en-
soyed oy all
Il shall ever keep this day compressed in
my memory" say that great Sagamorean.
1T IS the champion delight Of my busy
life If my joyful address is less long than
come Others. excuse me / have already
talked so much that any teeth ache. When
] examine this lovely caSiHet, built solidly
OF gold, the sacred metal Of The Republican
Party. n7y mind is full OF emotions. For
further particulars read my speeches de-
liVered at Cairo, The Hague, University of
Berlin and the Sorbonne. But in closing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29
THE AUTOMOBILE PEST.

cot all the pests that I'll the world"
A chauffeur said 70 ne.
THE King OF Pests III name 90 you,
The tonneaU pest IS he
The tOnneau chap who sits behind
Upon your cushioned seat
And tells YOU lust what you should 40
Whene'eT a rig you meet
The tOnneau pest who seems 20 think
That YOU are deaf and blind.
Who sees three wagons Just ahead
and hears two just behind
And ever as you drive along
He's shouting in your ear:
Look out a big suburban car
Is getting mighty near
The tonneau driver cries Take cara:
7 wouldn't go so fast
Here comes a bigger car rnan yOur5.
Just let the fellow past.
Watch out, don't swing behind that car,
Another trolley's near.
Oh. do be careful. George. o. else
You'll HIT some one. / fear
saThs world IL full of pests and bor.s
Who tell you what 70 do.
Who get upon your set OF nerves
And make life woe for you
But Of the pests I've never met
And OF the host / know.
The worst, BY far. is he who drives
Your car from the tonneau"
Detroit Free Prsss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29

don. 'In small stone bachelor apartment
TO your right" say Hon. T. with voice
Anthony Hope was confined for six months
for writing The Prisoner of Zenda-' But
It was no use. The quiet lockaway made
him thoughtful, so he wrote sequel to
that excruciating novel and has never been
heard of since"
Next place to see was Trafalgar Monu-
ment, with Mr.. Lord Nelson on top of that
statuary. This monument" say Hon. T.,
was erected in perpendicular granduer TO
celebrate Battle OF Trafalgar Square 1t
was great victory for England. Every true
Britten should weep with joy TO see this
work of Art" cloud sobs by Hon. VIM.
Waldorf Astor)
Next place TO see was buckingham
Palace. In 1882" report Hon. Theo., this
palace inhabited by a wicked King
named John.
John who?' require Lord Roseberry for
ignorance
Not sure" report Hon. T. His other
name was not mentioned in histories. He
was just plain John. One day. when he
was inflamed by cocktails he was met by
the people of England and compelled to
sign the Maggie Carter an antique docu-
ment modelled after the Constitution of
New Jersey. So England has been free
ever since"
When lastly observed that Seeing Lon
don" ottomobile departing off in di-
reeton Of Stratford-on-Avon. TO find out If
VIM. Shakespeare wrote plays or hired
somebody else TO do that disagreeabIe job
Still in London, June !.
Sixteen British reporters awaited to in
terview Hon. Roosevelt near his bedroom
this a. m. They were accompanied by their
silk hats as usual English reporters
never seek news without they wear their
silk kats-otherwise they might be mis-
taken for Bernard Shaw, who Is mere
Socialist,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29

Banzais in the Irish language Hon
Teddy O'Roosevelt elope to his footprints
He wore Shamrock in his buttonhole x
spoke with slightly broguish accenr.
Fellow Irishers," he commented. 1T
was an extreme act of tactful kindness for
Hon. ]. Redmond to refer to my illustrious
ancestor. Hon. Terence Doyle. L love the
Irish for their qualities When provoked
they do not get angry-they get mad. 1
have travelled the wide world over, yet
have never seen any neighborhood that
could fight like the Irish. And what, after
all, can a people fear whose National
Weapon is the Big Stick?' Grand demon
stration of sheelalahs by alb Should Ire
land be free? l am shy about replying TO
this question. In one slight particular Irish
men are like Ladies. They are cIamoring
for political lberty-yet why should they
ask for freedom when they are running
everything already?'' as minute demonstra-
ton by Sir Tom L.ipton). THE English
Government to-day is Irish, and il things
continue to go on as they do. the Harp
that once through Tara's Halls shall not
only ring again, but il shall be fitted per-
manently TO a Pianola attachment"
After the exercises Sir Tom Upton Of
fered to race the n. Y. Yacht Club in his
new dirigable balloon, Shamrock ". No re-
ply as yet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29
HE REFORMED TOO SOON

An eminent speaker az the ConsrssaHS ~.
alist meeting in the First CongregslonA-
Church, East Orange. was telling tae o-'
day OF a Westerner's opinion OF me EaSN
This man." said the speaker
prominent churchman and had ocessio~ :
visit New York, where he renamed ~ !.
few days In writing Of his experience
his wife in the West he had this 10 ss',
New York is e great city, oul
wish I had come here before xS
verted. Newark Star.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29

When Hon. Roosevelt permit these tame
journalists to his bedroom he was shaving
his jaws with Iather.
why are you 50 excitable to see me
these eariy?" he require between razors.
"Oh, Mr.. Sir" they explode together in
unicorn. I'VE have been fabulously told that
Americans are a humoristick race. VIII
you please tell US some American joke talk
OF a respectable nature?"
Hon. 7. slice his whiskers silently for
moments.
Are your pencils prepared for writing
this joke 1 got?' he require courageously.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29
DEFINING AN ART PATRON.

us your husband so very fond Of arty'
art, He doesn't know Raphael from
a haircut"
why, 7 understood him 70 say tina, 10
was an art patron.
Patron, That man wouldn't trade q
club sandwich for a Bougereau, VIA,
does he mean by calling himself an sr
patron?''
why, he says il costs him ten THOUSAND
a wear 70 pay for the bogus masters ths
smooth dealers coax you TO buy-and ira,
makes him an art patron. "-ClevsIaai
Plain Dealer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29
Poet Laureate Pre-.
SCENTS Him s0ffb
Sef ofVerSeS.

asked them TO tell her some OF the 'ec1'
Iiar1ties of this lake. 1T is the sailS'
water in the world" volunteered one li'ls
fellow. 1T is so salt that men can l0A
in il without swimming. said aaoIAa
1T is so salt that fish cannot 1--we II ~
said a third This did not satisfy oa'
youngster. however. for he held up ~
hand, and on being recognized by ta'
teacher asked with a worried exprsssi'..
-'MackereI could live in IT. couldn't tHs''
Philadelphia Record
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29
AFTER HIS DAY OF PRAcTlcs

do you believe in sunday oaseos..
asked the bOokkeeper OF the sl'ef-'
clerk.
The latter tragically held alol, -
forefinger with a distorted second o',~
IT believe" he answered. 'that Z !, ~ !,
day baseball is played at all II sno-,. !
confined exclusively to professonA
Cleveland Plain Dealer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29
CUT OFF IN INFANCY

Mrs. Jones had been reading o.
laden banknOtes. ,.,-.ss
Goodness gracious. she
George. do you know how deaolf
Gus money really is?" .,.a
II should say l do. replied he' n~S ~
Look at the number OF bills x hAs
at Albany alone"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29
HE REMEMBERED THE TASTE

'eaeher In a primary grade of one
OF 'he local public schools recently gave
ner scholars talk on the Salt Lake in
tan After she had finished. 10 test their
sne.nosy and to find out how much they
aaa gfasped OF what shs had said shs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29
To One Returning from Rome.

The blue birds tweak and twitter
The robins nest again:
Globulous dew drops glitter
Upon the window pane.
Carol. little bob-o-link.
MARBLE. little chink-chink,
Ne!odious refrain,
Among the Iady.slippers
He comes. and springs astir;
His eyes are bright dippers
His gloves lavender
Whistle. robin redbreaSt--
Pipe a song, your very best
Or shrek. IL YOU prefer!
His limbs 1.-THE and dainty
ills looks are sweet as soap.
Hes sure the cute one. ain't 'e7"
Cry Love and Joy To Hope.
The Muses. standing ready
Exclaim. Can this be Teddy?'s
But Echo answers. ''Nopei''
Hon. Roosevelt asimilate this song With
thoughtful spectacles. Are that alp" he
require suspectfully
Yes, please. report Hon. Alfred Austin
i was Obliged TO make il short. because
to-day is Thursday. which is a I-2 holiday
in our office
''Dee-iighted" exxeiaim the Man from
Mombasa
Hoping you are the same.
Yours truly
HASHIMURA TUuI.
Copyright. 1910. by the Associated Literary
Press.l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29
Same Town. June 2.

Same Town. June 2.
Outside bedroom door of Hon. Theo.
Roosevelt this a. m. stood an Englisher OF
pale appearance like he had lived in the
same clearinghouse with Sorrow Hon T..
appear to door with restless pajamas-
What required?'' suggested Hon. Theo.
with Nobel Peace Prize expression.
II am Sir Hatred Haustia. Poet Lau-
reate OF London" report that saddish gent
1T is my unpleasant duty TO read a poem
TO all Distinguished Visitors before they
can get away
In the course OF travel I am prepared
to meet fatiguing experiences cOrrode
Hon. Roosevelt.
This rhythmical rhyme is entitled To
One Returning from Rome and is dedicated
to You Know Who" say Hon. Austin: so
he sat down or a wash-stand and read fol-
lowing Thought:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29
Mike Kelley Cells the Shades Wbaf Memo
rial Day Was Established For.

for the usual warning-up practice the
police had to ouell disturbance in the left
field bleachers. where Spartacus had started
a fight with Tom Savers just TO show him
that the old gladiators could wipe up the
streets with the latter day pugilistic cham
pions If they had the chance.
When the Birthstone Reds took their
position in the field 1T was noticed by the
fans that Buck Ewing had signed Calais,
the winged son of old Boreas, TO play left
field in place of Narcissus, who was now
matinee idol on the beauty show circuit
The batting order Of the teams in the
morning game was: