Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-05-12

the CreScentS, led by Dick Thruston.
The ArliDgtons had kept the lead Of
the Crescents till Thrustop took COM
mand of the latter. After that there
came q series of defeats for the Ar
lingtons that made Captain Barr furi-
Gus. Thruston was a splendid speci-
men OF male youth. With a superb
figure. great muscular strength aud a
quick, springy step he was to be ad-
mired from an artistic point of view.
And, born commander, he was just
the man to organize and captain a
baseball team. What assured his sue
cess was that he was first class
pitcher.
At the end OF the season Thruston
had placed his team SO far ahead of
Barr's that the latter made up his
mind to reorganiZe for the next sea
son with view to regaining the posi-.
tion he had lost. He WAS busy all
winter examining and testing the skill
Of applicants and by spring had got
together as likely lot of boys as evci
composed a baseball club. But In spite
Of all he could do he could not find Il
pitcher to match Dick Thruston.
Rumors OF Barrs efforts reached the
ear Of the rival captain. and he. too,
bestirred himself. The team he Sc
lected was as much better than the
team he had led the season before as
Toms was superior to the one which
had been defeated. And so II was thai
when the series OF games was entered
upon the Aringtons and the Crescent>
were evenly matched except that the
latter could outpitch the former.
Nevertheless Tom Barr entered upon
the seasons games with considerable
confidence. He bantered Thrustou as
to what he would do with him. and
Thruston, who was as much OF II thor
oughbred as baseball player. only
smiled and said: I'D like to see YOU
do 1t. Tom. There's no fun with the
luck all on one side
''I'll tell you what I'll do" said Tom
III bet you hat we beat you on
the games during the season"
"All right" replied Thruston. "Ili
take that"
And I'll make you another bet. I'll
bet you Il box of cigars against dozen
pairs OF gloves that we'u beat you AT
least one game with man short on
our team"
II don't quite understand that" said
Thruston.
do you take the bet?''
Anything you like"
Done" And Tom repeated the
terms of the two bets.
Another thing" Tom continued.
There's only one person l can get to
match you in pitching-a negro. Do
you object TO playing against one OF
the colored racer"
Not IL my team don't. I'll speak
to them about the matter"
Thruston soon after sent Captain
Barr permission to introduce n negro
into the game II required.
The agreement between the two
clubs was that they were to play sew
en- games, four to win, the games to
be played on alternate Saturday after
Moons, beginning with the second Sat
urday In April. There was great In
terest manifested on the part of the
VI tue tWO anu "hSl
the first game was played the grand
stand was packed and much of the
standing room was taken up. A fine
lot of boys on each side were arrayed,
and the play from the first was the
finest that had ever been played be-
tween the Arlingtons and the Cres-
cents. The regular pitcher was In
place for the former, Barr not having
availed himself of the permission he
had received to use the negro. After a
hard fought game the Arlingtons won
by few runs.
When the game was finished some
said that 1t had been won by Beatrice
Barrs presence and encouragement
| At any rate, she was adored by the
members of her brothers team, and
| there was not one of them who would
not give his head to serve her. A few,
while attributing the Arlingtons' sue
cess to her. referred that success to a
far different cause. They said that II