New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

great crowd fairly held it's breath with ex-
pectaney. But when Mercury, the Wip8-
footed kid stepped up to the plate WIN
his bat, and David, adjusting the ban III
his sling shot one over which WasnhS-
ton called a strike. the rooterss cut looss
with such a yen that Mary Queen OF Scots
neatly fell out of the grandstand
Mars tried to jump on to the field 20 hek
the umpire. as he said the ball was Two
feet over Mercury's head. and Wasnlhs-
ton ought 10 have his eyes examined II ne
thought that was a strike.
Then David lost the location Of the plate
and walked Mercury. The wing-footed KID
never hesitated minute, but started 10
steal on the first ball pitched, and shower
such a burst OF speed that ne swiDed both
second and third before the ball chusged
into the catcher's mitt CycioDs, the one
eyed giant catcher of the Stars, couldn
even see him, let alone throw him out
This looked like a cinch for the Hornets
But Plato bunted at the next ball pitcneo
and popped up a little fly, which David
nabbed and doubled up Mercury that
speedy kid having such a lead that ne hau
no chance to get back TO third
Then Goliath came up with telegraph
pole for a bat, and the outhelders oesah
climbing the fences. But he never got
chance to swing his club, as David soaked
him between the eyes with the nrst pltcH
and knocked him fat as a pancake. David
explained that he never could help hitting
that fellow Goliath between the eyes {.
With Goliath on first. Samson came up 10
the plate with a jawbone instead OF Ihe
customary baseball bat, and a dispute arose
as to whether he should be allowed 70 use
II to hat with. 1t was referred TO solomon
to decide by Washington, and solomon al
lowed Samson TO go through with 1t. mas
much as he had done his best hitting with
a jawbone-
David showed his noodle a little here by
determining to walk Samson ana take d
chance on -Geryones. the six-handed giant
who followed That kind-of hitters all com
ing up In row was enough TO give any
pitcher less cool and collected than DaVid
brainstorm
David's headwork was all right. but he
niscalcuIated Samson's reach. On the tnlro
ball pitched Samson reached out and caught
it square on the pickle with his JawDone-
The ball burnt blue streak through the
atmosphere a mile over the centre neld
fence, and the Hornet rooters got up on
their hind legs and let out yell that caused
the seismograph at Washington to jump
clear off the map and started another earth
quake panic in San Francisco. .-..
But these rooters hadn't taken into con-
sfderation that Hiawatha. the guy who
could step mile at a clip with his magic
shoes on, was playing the centre field JOB
for the Stars AT the crack of the JaWoone
Hiawatha went over into the next county
in one jump. clearing the centre field
fence by half a mile. With the aid OF a
powerful field glass. Umpire Washington
followed the flight Cf the ball and saw
a figure leap into the air from the hilltop
two miles out in the country and pull 1t
out of the clouds. Hiawatha had pulled
off the most remarkable catch ever seen
on any ball grounds, robbing Samson or
home run and the Hornets OF two scores
II. had now become as plain as a wart
on debutante's nose that it was no or
dinary brand of baseball that was TO be
dished up to the fans along the River
Styx, and Homer and Thackeray and the