The Detroit times., 1910-01-15
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/ Bto-iris. respondent o
aS lives in Detroit Is
| telling one worth reproduction. the
basic matter OF which is the nrst OF
the strenuous series OF duels Whlch
took place in 1909 between the Tigers
and the Boston RedsoN. ON the local
I field
During the first series the teams pit
in a sunday clash which this CORE
spondent covered FOR morning pape.
i'm Boston The Bostonians were quite
fused over the way their team had
been stepping. and told the corre'
spondent early in the day to hang
/ QUO words on the wire that evening
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 II did with sensa-
tional but 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 near riot. quelied
/ BY President Navin. added 10 the fes-
! tivities 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 ONCE. nled
himself 10 his trusty little mill where
he proceeded 10 grind out the LOCO
words with some more for good meas
ure. handed the copy 10 messenger
and caught his car for home where,
as newspaper men usually 40. be en-
deavored 10 Danish all thought or the
strenuous afternoon. while discussing
a Sunday dinner
! But about O'Clock that evening the
peaceful post-prandial quiet OF the
home OF the scribe was disturbed by
I 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 or the eyenttul
day Fortunately he recalled enough
of the characteristics or the messen-
ger TO whom he had entrusted the
copy TO give the telegraph folks clue.
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 a baseball story. He had
read IL before he had reached the
Office and after his arrival. the other
boys had all been let in on il. Weight y
! discussion and prolonged argument
! followed. And, III the meantime. the
+, biggest Boston daily was frantically
keeping the wires hot, TO find OF what
had happened.
They're awful bugs down here,
somebody apologized over lthe line,
I after the discovery OF the missing
copy. "You really ought to fell com
plimented The boys said IL was a
very classy baseball story"
After that the correspondent. for
about a week. took TO carrying his
dope to the telegraph office direct and
! didn't fell TO take careful notice OF
the person to whom he handed It,
| OF course. we're glad 10 see you. Mr..
Zbyszko. but we'd far prefer TO see
you wrestling someone you're not
4 bringing along with you. How would
our Michigan giant, Mr.. Fenby, suit
/ you, for instance?
Supporters OF Jim Jeifries In his
I coming engagement might make ribald
remarks II they knew that Jack John
son insists on having the wheels OF
/ his autos done invariably in buff.
| Not content with licking our Tiges
over in Cuba, the gentlemen OF color
ere going TO rub il in by parading our
! fair land next summer. Well, Wen
/ Just sic the II. A. c. on EN-.
And now the sporting world can
only hold it's breath. pending the news
from "the most exciting meetingwhica
the Western Golf association has ever
had