Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-21
Man WHO SAVED THE CANE
Story of a Hot Fought Contest on the
Diamond.
THE JUDGE AND THE DEREIICT
Part Each Played I'm the Heart-Grip-
ping Battle, the winged Fly,
the Finish and the
Hero.

crowded court room. The prosecuting at
torney leaned forward and stared withsas-
constituent into the countenance OF Judge |
Livingston Brown, the spectators gazed at
each other and murmured, Lucky dog!"
while the prisoner on the stand hesltated
TO CO. as though he himself half doubted
the meaning OF the words the Judge had
uttered.
{ A policeman grasped him by the sleeve
and half dragged him away. AS he opened
the door for him to pass out he said: THE
Judge SAYS you can go. and you're for
tunate devil, O'sullivan. IL there ever was
one"
The discharged prisoner made no re-
Spouse as the door closed behind him.
Those Of his kind seldom lose any time
in leaving the court room behind them
under like circumstances, but osullivan
loltered about the corridor until court had
adjourned. Then he falteringly approached
the door TO Judge Browns chambers, hest
tated a second, opened the dooI cautiously
and walked in.
The Judge was bent over his desk, writ
ing and paid no attention to the presence
of the intruder. One two, three minutes
passed and then o Sullivan braced up cour-
age to speak.
II wanted to thank you, SIR for letting
me go!'
The Judge looked up The man before
him was a battered specimen Of humanity,
standing there shifting his weight from one
foot to the other and twirling battered old
felt hat in his hands The Judge looked him
over severely but when he spoke his words
lacked the severity he evidently wished to
put in them.
You are guilty, o. Sullivan," he said.
you are guilty as hell. There was evil
dence enough four times over to send you
over the road"
II don't deny It," replied o'Sullivan. II
~ expected to go up, and everybody knows
was guilty of the theft All the more
reason why should thank you, though I
don't pretend to understand"
Play Square.
A kindly light came into the eyes of the
Judge. IT have theory" he said, that
every man at some time or other has done
something that was more or less dishon-
est even II 1t wasn't theft. This, far
as 1 know, may have been your first Of
tense 1 want to give you n chance. II
you are an honest mao at hear- the meip-
DRY of this theft viii haunt you without
any punishment at the hands Of the law.
Go out OF this room with the determine
tiCn to be square DON'T ever do dis
honest thing again
Il will DE square sal. me other and he
turned to go. He opensi the door and was
half across the threshold when the judges
voice stopped him.
"O'sullivan!'
The lucky dog" turned back. what
is H.. sir?" he inquired
Have you few minutes you can FparC
before you go9'
O'Sullivan laughed. There's nothing worry
heavy on my hands" he replied. TN
q. ~ ta
II want to tell you a story then" sal;
the Judge: and. pointing 70 chair III
directed the other TO be rpatcd.
Ibid you ever play ball. asked tn
Judge,
O'Sullivan smiled partly at the absurd
ity of the question and partly at the mem
cries 1t brought up of the old days wheI
he was ball player of no little renown.
II did. SIR" he answered. land wa
a good one, II I do say IT,"
Then you'n be interested in what
have to say. for it is a baseball story tina
want to tell you
o'sulivan settled hack in his chat
while the Judge went to the door AM
turned the key in the lock.
Going Back Some.
This game was played about twent!
wears ago." he began. TT was between tw'
towns that were always bitterly at eacl
others throat when It came to the nationa
game Annually they played q series o
five games, and this year each teatn~ha'
two victories to its credit and you CA
bet that the fifth game was an event tina
warmed up the sporting blood OF ever.
man, woman and child in the two towns.
1.-THE lucky dog" already showed a grow
ing interest Into his mind came troopin
great contests on the diamond in which h
had figured as a hero In bygone days H
grasped the situation outlined by the word
Of the Judge novice of the gam
could have done. He saw the men tal1inI
their positions on the field; he saw tn
crowded grandstand and he heard tn
cheers. Verify. the enthusiasm OF the tru
base ball hero never dies out
picture to Yourself continued III
Judge "a game where every man woul
have died at his position sooner than max
.he error which would cost the gam'
Every man was on his mettle. and not
man got to second base until the fIft
inning. Then one team scored two runs.
o'sullivan shifted about nervously 1
his chair like q confirmed rooter on tn
bleachers at a critical part OF the game
There was no more scoring in the sixth
seventh or eighth innings. and a whitewaE
for the other team appeared to be inevi
aDlo. Inc IlfBl nhlI OF INC mum ph9be
with no score. and then the other teal
came in with a last chance to pull II
game out OF the fire
THE first man up hit the ball and q
first base. The rooters encouraged by tn
favorable start. shouted words OF encou
agement to the players The next man u
hunted He was thrown out at first, bV
the other fellow had gone safely to Sc
onds. The next chap struck out. and Il
rooters again had faint hearts. The eas
Quitters arose to their fest and prepared
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Cup to bat came little runt who WI
counted the best base runner on the tear
The crowd watched him in suspense +
made a hit, got safely to first and II
man on second went down to third"
Getting ON the Nerves.
O'Sullivan was worked up TO a II
pitch of excitement In his minds eye
could see the whole game. In reality
felt the tenseness OF the situation with
man on third and two men out What
chance It was for a player to make
hero OF himself by hit that would Gle,