Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-02
FUNNY SIDE OF BASE BALL
Quick Thinking Gets Umpires and
Players Out of Tight Places.
MEAL TICKET L1oUDATEs FINE
Some Old and Recent Tricks OF the
Game which Provoked Grins
on the Grandstand and
B1eachers,


between saundersville and Millville in a
mill league up in Massachusetts. Mllville
was a consistent loser and was lowering
around the cellar position all season. The
club was all to the bad financially, too,
and the players hadn't been paid for at
least two months.
The players all would have Jumped, but
they were such poor players that they
realized they didn't have chance with
any other club in the country, and, then
again, they couldn't get enough coin to
pay their fare across the town line They
were fortunate in one way, however, and
that was that the owner Of the club ran
big restaurant in the town. He was kind
enough to supply his players with meal
tickets-one of the kind where you get
$3.50 worth of eats for 50,
Well, the game that day was hard fought
all the way, and the surprising part Of it
was that Millville was really playing good
base ball. There was a lot Of close deci-
| sions for me to make, and finally the Mill
Vile players showed enough ginger TO dis
pute me on two occasions
Get out of the game, and you're fined
| SIS BESIDES" 1 yell at the big first base
man. who was batting me for fair.
Don't make me laugh" he yelled back
at me. There amt SIS In the whole
| league"
Now, had heard how the Millville play
ers were being paid in meal tickets, and
knew that they carried the precious paste
boards in their uniform back packets.
had come prepared for emergency by bor-
rowing a punch from a street car con-
ductor.
/ eased up close to the first baseman,
reached into his pocket, pulled out the meal
| ticket and punched out Is cents
"And II 1 have any more trouble with
you," l warned the player, II will take
out a planked steak next time"
| RecoIIeottOns of Chris.
Chris Won der Abe was especially anxious
! to win a certain series a few years ago.
He heard that SILK O'Loughlin had been as
signed to hold the indicator. Chris inn
mediately went scouting around the town
the night before the opening game and
found silk taking in the sights.
Hello Silks" said Chris, as he mitted
o'Loughlin. Going to gif pig blowout
up der line tonight Come up; all der play
ers will be dere. A leetle to drink and some
more to eat"
| SILK accepted the invitation and showed
up at the stipulated time. Chris was wait
ing for him. In the center of the room
was big pan filled with cracked ice and
bottled beer.
where's the rest Of the crowdr' asked
lOLoughlin.
"oh, dey be here later" replied Chris
Have beer, Silks?"
Now, Silk never took drink of anything
stronger than soda in his life but he fig
ured something was up, and so he accepted
a bottle When Chris wasn't looking he
managed to pour the beer out of a window
Bottle after bottle followed, but the Joy
fluid all went down into the street.
Finally Chris looked up with a happy
smile on his face.
silks, it was going to be some hot games
this series, yes,'' he said.
1T looks that way, Chris" replied
o'Loughlin.
silks, 1 want to win some bad. Now
I'm an honest man. Silks. and don't want
you to do anything wrong ALI 1 want
Silks, is for you to be on der level and
give us the close ones"
Jack Glascock had Just reported for
the season, and with the other players was
in the clubhouse picking out his suit After
finding one that fitted him he began looking
for a cap. He anticipated some trouble in
! this, for he had a very small head-wore a
No. 6 hat.
He finally spotted pretty blue cap on
} hook on the opposite side OF the room.
| WOhuSI IL lHdl one Will m6( ne
asked OF Dan Brouthers.
TRY it on the door knob and find out, 4"
} replied big Daniel.
Quick Thinking.
Quick thinking has won many game,
, as every one knows. One of the cleverest
bits Of quick thinking must be credited to
, Jimmy Ryan. of the old Chicago club New
3 York and Chicago were playing at the Polo
grounds, and 1t had been a rp-roaring bat
! J tie all the day. The score was TO when
New York took their turn at the bat. 1t
) was fast getting dark and It was certain
that II the home team was going to win
! it had to do it right then, for His Umps''
was sure to call the game after three men
6 had gone out
II Charley Farrell managed to bang out
a single and steal around after two had died
0 Amos Ruse was up and as Annie hadn' I
got a safe hit in about three weeks, nat
urally, the home players were very blue.
B 1t was getting so dark that the outfielders
Q could hardly be seen from the plate. Two
: strikes were called on Rusie, and then three
! balls. ana the home players began to pull
hard for Annie TO get transportation. The