Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19

Duke Farrell, who used to catch Tor
the Giants and then for Brooklyn, was
always a great hand at kidding those
friends who persist in claiming ac-
quaintanceship with him. He got hold
Of a fine specimen one day on tram
going east. This man, evidently q
travelling man, dropped down beside Far
rell and remarked:
This is Mr.. Farrell, isn't it? l met
you once" etc.
Duke stood for it, as he had nothing
to do and plenty Of time to do it ill.,
The traveller evidently had a slight hear
say knowledge of base ball and dim
were famous.
II don't get to see much pail now
adays," he remarked. But In the Old
days. when YOU were youngster, l was
a great crank.
He added a great deal to show what
a liberal patron of the game ne was
Then he remarked:
'By the way, what became or my OLD
friend, Al Spalding?"
Farrell, with a convincing and i'm
passive face replied:
oh AL didn't do well. He failed in
business a couple Of times. and is now
driving an express wagon in San Fran
CISCO
I'm sorry" said the ''old friend"
He was a good fellow And what be-
came Of Johnny Ward:
Johnny owns livery stable in Ho-
boken,'' lied Farrell.
Makes Rich Discovery.
"And Dickey Johnson
well, johnson was hanged out west
for killing some man in train hold
! up" lied Farrell cheerfully.
"And what ever became of my old
friend Bill Taylor-Rollicky Bill?'
"RoIlicky is millionaire said Far
rell, never changing an eyelash.
is that sou said the surprised
"chum."
Yes" replied Farrell For a time
he was in bad luck, He couldn't get
steady work at his trade-you know ne
was an ivory painter
Yes" assented the man. II recall
it well. ] have some of his work at
home now
He got way down on his luck and
finally found a job digging post holes
for q farmer in West Virginia. He had
been digging post holes only about a
week when one day he struck oil and
it made him a millionaire. lie is a
Standard Oil director now"
The drummer never said word, but
there was a panied expression on his
face as he arose and walked iAto the
car shed.
Cub Match for Bear.
Orval Overall, the giant Cub pitcher,
was the hero Of an adventure on his
vacation last winter that proves that
sometimes a Cub is the match Of a
bear. Overall's home is at Visalia, in
California, and during the early WIN
ter, before the SHOWS shut off all APP
proach to the famous Yosemite valley
Overall led Il party of friends on Il
camping trip into the valley. The party
was to spend ten days in tents. explor-
Ing the Yosemite, and, although they
| ment land, they took guns with them as
q means OF self-defense.
The big grizzly hears in the upper part
OF the valley are extremely friendly, en-
barrassingly SO. to tell the truth They
have been protected from hunters until
| they feel just as any other native son
does-that it is legitimate to loot any
visitor. So. instead of attacking camp
Ing parties. the big silver tips usually
loiter around to collect means of sub
sistence from the tourists.
In the party We're two practical jokers
of the kind that think justitiable homicide
bears, wasn't a bit timid. although the
ladies in the party were. The bears that
came prowlng around the camps to seek
food usually started panic among the
women and because of this 1t was ar
ranged that the four tents should be set
up, with the tent for the women in the
center and the others surrounding it to
protect them from bears and other wild
animals.
Chases Pair of Grizzlies.
Overall had small tent all to himself
and voluntarily slept there 10 protect the
cook tent and contents from the maraud-
ing bruins. That gave the practical 1ok-
ers a grand idea for joke. While Over
all was showing some Of the women the.