The Washington herald., 1910-10-31
NO CHANCE TO GET FLYNN.
SAYS PITTSBURG OWNER
Barney DreyfuSS Declares National League Clubs Will
Refuse to Waive Claims on First Baseman.

and sheridan was given q rest for a spell
During the rest OF Jack Sheridan ne
had many a conference with President
Johnson. He Wore his title of chief OF
the umpiring stan with great gusto. but
he baked when President Johnson en-
deavored to get him 10 go back into the
game wearing specs.
Nothing dOingr declared Sheridan
Do you know. the fans all around the
circuit would kid the life out of me II
! went on the field wearing glasses
Maybe that's right. reflected John
son.
But ! tell YOU what j could do said
Mr.. Sheridan. 1 think / could take care
of those bases in good style Right there
the lamps are not 50 necessary
so IL was that during the Cleveland
series with the White SoX al the South
Side grounds sheridan got into harness
again.
When il came 10 selecting the Ameri-
can League officials for the worlds series
President Ban b. Johnson made two Sc
lections.
He first decided that John sheridan
was the proper person-he forgot that his
eyesight was defective
No wonder Sheridan didn't have nerve
enough 10 act behind the bat. and the
Connolly person was given all to do when
the American League officials figured as
Judge Of balls and strikes"
Malachi Kituedge was i'm reminiscent
mood. When it comes 20 yarns that are
strange, you have to slip It to Nal
once upon time" Kit said. (AlI
good stories start once upon a time).
Il was playing In a little jerkwater League
when along comes a raWbOney youth
from the tail tmbers
He could hit and that was ALL We
were hard up for players. so / used him
one day. We went along till late in the
game with the score two apiece, and the
new fellow came 10 the plate
Now. take your time SAYS I TO him
because ! thought he might be anxious.
DO YOU see that long place out In
right field?" asked the Juvenile
Il do says /.
An right says he, watch me lose
the bah out there
Well he did lose it, and by the time
the helders got it back where it was use
ful the new fellow was camping on third
with nobody out. l was coaching down
at third and / almost yelled nv head of
Tor JOY. The next two men couldn't touch
slic li4b'.litl anu lltE ldilNtl, and II
menced TO look as though we weren't 90
ing 10 get a thing out Of that fine wal
Iop
The third man, however, got against
fast one and lifted a long hy 10 center
field. Just as soon as the ball was hit
the new fellow started for the plate.
Down the foul line / charged, shrieking.
Come back 10 the base, Wait till he
catches it,
well, l wasn't as fast as the recruit.
and he was clear across the plate before
/ could flag him. Then he heard me and
legged it for third as fast as he could 90.
legged it back right after him. and we
hadn't gone a half dozen steps when the
center fielder dropped the ball Back up
the line we charged, me shouting:
He dropped the balli He dropped the
ball! Back to the plate" but the young
fellow didn't get it at all He had his
mind set on third base
He got back there and started for the
plate again and arrived about fifteen feet
after the ball The catcher put il on him
and he was tagged. The umpire yelled.
out"
Il made an awful holer. claiming the
man was over the plate once and the run
counted, but the umpire couldn't see II
that way, and we lost the game and the
championship. Ever hear the beat of it,
Say. Kit, what league was this?" the
inquisitive scribe asked.
Quit yer kidding replied Kit, I'm a
man of me word