The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-09-14
INTERYHws

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that's a pretty shabby way 10 treat
feller that's been roofing al season Xix
a h auSe afre. Come on Hugh, let
d ov The tannery knobs"
interviewing the ladies of the cit
was a somewhat difficult task for oul
reporter In the first lIace, tn
reporter is ~ bashful, and in tn
next place, there are SD many loya
base ball enthusiasts among the faire
sex thatiI VAS difficult TO :. eide whom
To ask.
Miss Leone Wagner, lending e
popu afily to making the games sCcia
functions, iold our representative:
.'0f course N litlxled to death, and
as 10 criticisms, have absolutely non
TO make. l have attended very gam
| possibly could; ard aside from win
ming The pennant, the good clean ex
hibitions OF really brilliant bsse- bal
have been enj, yable, and truly xcit
ing, just from u bfse-hall POINT of view,
But the honest hard-won victory,
which the boy most certainly deserve
increases the interest and enthusiast m
to a positively thrilling point. II il
our lime TO cheer"
Miss Fame Brown, now living in
Philadelphia, but with an OVERLOOKING
interest in the baseball club of her
former home town, Johnson City, join
in cheering the team to victory in
the closing games.
"You enjoyed the game, really, Miss
Browne" asked the reporter.
"Enj3y it! Why never enjoyed a
game more in my life. never heard
such enthusiasm. To tell you secret,
Mr.. Reporter, that was the main reason
for my visit hereto see the ball game.
And | am not The least disappointed,
Now that's the kind OF sport. that adds
To ones real Pile sure: exciting, thrill
ing, poeiic-why Caesar, Napoleon,
Washington, Lincoln, were all great
and good nen--5ut what have they
done for me: Aldrich, Taft, Peary are
all great and good men--but how have
tn y made my life brighter? But the
IS 'ldiers'-O you 'Souldiers'.
"How did our exhibition compare
W III Big League games yvu have
wittnessed?" the reporter timidly il
CURED.
"Why, if it hadn't been for the fact
that don't knowthe players, would
have thought | was looking at the
Athletics and Detroit. That johnson
City pitcher throws just exactly like
Bender"
Miss Octavla Wofford, one of the
most loyal of the loyal, shows her
bride and confidence in the city and
Is team, by taking the winning of the
.ennant as a matter of course.
THAT is of course what we were ex-
,ecting, and we couldn't accept any
hing else. The very first games OF the
eason showed how well organized the
.eam was, and then, after reverses due
% disabled players, they would get to-
sether again, and win and win, because |
they just had to. And the johns Git, |
W Jn the longest lists of straight games |
Of any team in the league, in addition
10 defeating every team by God |
rest in the games themselves, simply |
or the enjoyment of the gam: bn the
pennant idea WAS never out Of my |
mind; andinow thatthe idea HIS mater
allied, l am ready to do my arr neyt
year 10 keep it here"
Miss Mary Lyle, returnii g from one
Of her selfish o,gan rehea saS, where
she plays 10 the empty benches, with
,ut letting anyone know when the
concert is to c,,me fl, was ret by the
Comet Representative
"Miss Lyle" began the reporter,
"Our paper would like some statement
Or comment frnrN va '"2ari,n the
rice for the pennant, just .
finished, if you will be so kind. T" J
"Why, Mr.. Reporter, haven't had
4 chance to go to all the ganres; but
from what saw | never doubted the
outcome. l did let my sympathy get
the better of ME frequently, when
Kelley or Herrell or Lee or lsrimmerh
fl sent SO many visiting batlers to the
bench after three trials with the bat,
and just ielt like loaning them the
big r. sharp Bass Bourbon from the
pipe org IN tn see If they could do amy
better with that. But after it's over
I'm glad we're on top. Though after
ali, we had to work pretty hard. f"
ayes, know the boys worked hard;
out -er-what position did you play?" !
"Ignorant and mere man! Don't
you remember that march postlude
hat reminds you so much of the base
oall boys marching home after aones 4
% nothing game? Well, you know, to
play that have to keep running from
,ass to bass, use the little short stop
turn the page on the fly,
light in the middle of long run, in
rider to keep from getting bail ed up;
hen start the second half with only
me stop, adding more until three are