The Detroit times., 1910-01-14
THE EARLY
STAGES OF
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srAGEs on A newspaper cor
BuG-iTis. respondent WI o
a lives In Detroit Is
telling one worth reproduction, the
basic matter OF which is the first OF
the strenuous series OF duels which
took place in 1909 between the Tigers
and the Boston Redsox. on the local
neld.
During the first series the teams put
IN Sunday clash which this CORE
+ Bpondent covered for a morning pape.
X IN Boston. The Bostonians were quite
fused over the way their team had
been stepping. and told the CORE
Bnondent early In the day 10 hang
1000 words on the wire that evening
Z as quickly after the conclusion OF the
game. as Providence would permit. The
correspondent sawed wood during the
contest which will be recalled by many
fans. ending as 1t did with sensa-
fional bus unsuccessful attempt by
George Moriarty TO steal home with
run that would have tied the score
A fuss between Moriarty and Catcher
. Carrigan, In which blows were struck
by both sides, and a near riot, queiled
by President Navin. added TO the fes-
tiyities of the day.
The correspondent gathered up his
scorebook. rushed out to the Detroit
club house for Moriarty's version OF
the fuss. had brief speech with Carri-
gan. trembling in the park Office. hied
himself to his trusty little mill where
he proceeded to grind out the 1000
words with some more for good meas
ure, handed the copy 10 a messenger
- ..fxL.e n Tor f1aF
as newspaper men usually do. he en-
deavored 10 Danish all thought OF the
strenuous afternoon, while discussing
= Sunday dinner.
But about o'clock that evening the
peaceful post-prandial quiet of the
home of the scribe was disturbed b.
the jangling of the telephone bell. The
astounded correspondent was In
formed by the Western Union that his
Boston connection was worrying about
|. that baseball story. Before his vision
arose the awful probability of going
over In toto. the story OF the eventful
day. Fortunately he recalled enough
Of the characteristics OF the messen-
ger to whom he had entrusted the
copy to give the telegraph folks clue.
E An investigation OF the messengers
department developed half a dozen
!. kids In an animated baseball argument
over the missing copy--an argument
that had been in progress for three
long hours. In some way the original
messenger had discovered that his
> freight was baseball story. He had
read IL before he had reached the
\ ONCE and. after his arrival. the other
boys had all been let In on IT, Weighty
discussion and prolonged argument
followed. And, In the meantime, the
biggest Boston daily was frantically
(, keeping the wires hot. to find ort what
had happened.
They're awful bugs down here, 3"
oomebody apologized over the line.
. nfter the discovery OF the missing
copy. "You really ought to fell com
Dlimented. The boys said 1t was a
very classy baseball story"
. After that the correspondent. for
0nout week, took to carrying his
6ope to the telegraph Office direct and
Gldn'f fail TO take careful notice of
3 ne person to whom he handed II.
OF course. we're glad to see you, Mr.
{ Xbysxlo. but we'd far prefer TO see
(. rou wrestling someone you're not
IDtuRfnE along with you. How would
4 ~ Michigan giant. Mr. Fenby, suit
(. III. for Instance?
Supporters OF Jim Jeffries in his
foming engagement might make ribald
. remarks n they knew that Jack Joha
\ son insists on having the wheels oi
HIS autos done invariably in bum.
II.
over ia Cuba the gentlemen of color
are going To rub Il In by parading ouI
InIr land next summer. Well. wei
<nst sic the d. A. G. on 'em.
And nov the sporting world car
unly hold ifp breath, pending the news
1soM .'the most exciting meetingwhici
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