The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-28

HO Out uOuDlS Auule N6IdClIy.
1t was when Joss was nursing
his ambition to become a great
pitcher that his stock-in-trade con-
sisted of curve that had a round
house looking like bee line. And
because of this curve, with his
speed, Joss was the pride of Ju-
neau, the same being in Wfscon-
sin.
On certain holiday at Portage,
Wis. the opposing team went on
the field stepping high. Tho cause
was natural born slugger whose
average was close to .943. lie had
been transported It's miles to help
win the game.
Thompson was among those pres
ent, the odds were two to one
against Joss team The first time
the slugger staggered to the plate,
the bases were choked and the sit
uation looked bright. Joss says he
knew the fellow could murder a
straight ball, so he handed him
three of those loop-the-loop curves
that whipped around his neck like
monoplane gone crazy, and the
cleanup man wandered bench
ward.
Four times the prize hitter
struck out, and in all but 2 balls
were served to him. Wehn asked
about it, although he was so
warm he almost spit fire, he man
aged to calculate: How did it,
happen? Why, it was the illegal
delivery of that fellow Joss. You
bet they won't stand for that in
the big cities"
Never expression an opinion
until you search the horizon, espe-
cially that part within hearing"
is the advice of George Mullin, the
Detroit pitching star. There's a
reason.
| when l was pitching for Maui
ner at FIT. Wayne in 1902, Ted Sui
livan dropped in to watch me
work and wanted to buy me for
l John T. Brush. AS l entered the
office after the game Mautner
asked me:
George, how would you like
to break into the big Lacquer
Cincinnati. l wouldn't work for
John T. Brush or anybody who as
- ISOLATED with him. l said. And l
meant it.
Sullivan was behind the door
went to Detroit, and every time l
r lost they put up the flags in
I Cincy."
When he was with Cleveland
} Rem Donahue says he found out
II how 1t was that Elmer Flick own
l. ed so many farms, city blocks and
It other parcels of real estate.
II I'VE were in Philadelphia over
|, Sunday and I asked Elmer If he
l. intended to go to Atlantic City
it with the boys" says Donahue.
= "Pu go IL the club pays my
5. board down there" Elmer re-
n sponded.
Club pay your board I
shouted. Why should the club
pay your board at Atlantic City "
Well, we amt at home now,
, are We? The clube is supposed to
pay our expenses on the road. "
What a difference a few years
\ makes! In July, 1904, a Detroit
n paper suggested that the city's
n team and Washington were so
j, evenly matched that coin might
) be tossed to decide the winner and
n at the same time save people the
" agony Of watching them play.
Vt If you know Bill Dahlen, the
e brooklyn manager, you will appre-
e ciate this story, told of the days
d when Bag Bill was covering short
e field for the Giants:
81 noticed a story in a New
York paper the other day that Bill
Dahlen Is to become an evangel-
= ist," said Dusty Dhoades.
I WELL" resopnded Bill Bern
hard who is now Southern
league boss, eff one has to travel
around with that bunch he will be
either az, evangelist or an anar-
chist-there's no halfway house. "
" Humorists of the Red Donahue
s order are not numerous. When
n the big pitcher was working the
e games were always famous for the
o repartee that emanated from the
f mound.
a One day Lou Criger hit one of
!. those mile high fouls and Harry
Bemis started for 1t.
n Look out, Harry" yelled Dom
n ahue.
I "Why " demanded Bem1s, with
q out taking his eye off the ball.
! Cause therell be snow ON it
when it comes down." said the
sorrel top.
One day, after Otto Hess had
j, decorated the Cleveland bench for
D weeks without pitching an frate
fan demanded OF him: "Ain't you
ever going to pitch another