The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-25

AW! get something new S
, original even"
And yet locked up in bughouse'
| no thanks"
Change your pace. Toss a straight
one once in while. AS | was say
ing. this Tidewater League will have
six clubs even II Hampton doesn't
go in. They'll put club in Eliza
beth City"
Perhaps Elizabeth City can buy
( them off, too
Buy 'em off? Buy what off and
You're out! Batter up"
He doesn't understand you now
Understand that guy? He's
/ worse'n the conductors on the Forest
/ Hin cars"
/ He means that it's such a losing
! proposition business men would pay
/ the Hannah crowd not to come in"
THAT so! Huh! That guy is SO
| clever he'd steal second with the
/ bases full"
| That's slamming them!
| Right around to the water
/ bucket
Had you there, boz
/ "oh. even the pitcher makes a hit
4 when it's least expected"
! But still this Tidewater League
ought to he good thing"
Yes: for those who haven't any
/ money In II.
"Aw. reckon this Tidewater
| League only exists on paper, any
how"
! Yep Just organized 10 make the
] Virginia League come across and buy
| them OUT
Now there's great idea"
Great idea nothing! It's an out
law league the minute 1t starts
TITS worse than that It's an out
/ Law condemned to death"
"Oh dunno as it's an outlaw
league. The Peninsula League ran
last year and it wasn't no outlaw. a"
: None Of the Peninsula teams were
in protected territory"
Well. II they amt no conflicting
dates. J don't see why IT should be
called an outlaw league"
We won't. Wen spare It's feel
ings and only call il the pirate
league.
! oh, Who cares about the little
old league. anyway. 1t doesn't cut
any figure. anyhow
Well, il Is useful.
How do you figure that"
Gives the fans something 10 talk
about ana Billy Hannan something
that looks like "A job
You take my tip. Bill Hannah
amt no fool"
You are right. kiddo, you are EN-
phaticaily right He's IN the Arne
Latham class"
Huh, Why Latham don't do
nothin'."
Exactly! And draws salary TO,
doing It,"
Jaw! Let's quit this knockin'. The
only knocktn / want to see is home
runs"
We'll, nobodys keeping you"
Wonder If we'n have any sluggers
on our team"
Smuggling don't always win games
1T helps a lot, though
White Sox won the pennant &
couple times and they was no Won
ders."
Yes, they wcre--~hitless Won
ders"
"Aw' They stole that name from
the Cubs"
And worlds championship. too.
Well, inst the same it's the gool
old home run drive that makes the
! gang get up and howl"
Correct. Some for the fellow who
made II and tire rest so give thy
!, pitcher the hook
They ought to be more batting
In the game
Huh huh, Especially by tn,
home team. One or two hits ia
enough for the visitors"
That guy thinks he's sarcastic"
Don't mind him. He used to be
pitcher"
Speaking OF pitchers. hear Cur.
It's Walker has signed with Jersey
City"
We'll. he needn't mind that as long
as has his health"
There he, goes. Knockin' again.
He can't help that, lie comes
from Lynchburg.'
Seems tuh me you're fond of using
hammer yourself"
Well, !. once visited st. Louis"
What's that got to do with it?'
It's plain you never visited st
Louis"
Il ain got no use TOT no knbckerS.
! A knocker is about the meanest thing
possible
/ Listen 20 me: The meanest thing
possible is the guy who'll root against
tho home team"
| HEAR Hear"
oh, | dunno"
He is He's worse a traitor"
| Sometimes the home team deserves
it,"
Listen to him. Here's q pretty
! patriot
All. | see you believe; My coun-
try. right or wrong but right or wrong,
! my country That it,
Correct. Just say: The home
I team. win or lose, but win or lose the
I home team"
still think a little judicious crti-
I cism---" 81.
Little jewnothin',' A guy who'll
sit in with bunch of home fans
and root against the home team is
renegade
I oh. No! He's merely foolhardy."
Smart, isn't he?"
Goes right around to third on an
/ inheld hit
/ Yes; and some Of these smart fell
7 luhs find the bali waitin' fer them"
/ iAw, This talk is getting into
/ extra innings"
Wen have to send in a pinch hit