The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-05-11

terminable Cub game. In honor of
the worlds SERIES Chance permitted
the rules governing the limit, which
Is quarter during the season, to be
| broken. and they were playing that
grand old suicidal game, of each ante
| quarter, one dollar limit and all
jacks, and raising two or three times
| before the draw. The New Yorker
sat in to get his part of the worlds
| championship spoil, and they observed
him approaching. The third hand
dealt he opened the pot for one bone
right under the gun, and he had three
nine spots. Tom Needham calmly
boosted it dollar, and, after some
study. Mordecai Brown gave it anoth-
er tilt. The easterner with his threes
boosted again. Needham and Brown
hoisted him.
The easterner, trifle dizzy, only re-
manned and pushed two hesitating and
reluctant beans into the pot. Need
ham raised, Brown raised and Need
ham staid and drew two cards, while
Brown held his pat and the stranger
drew two without helping his mines.
The stranger checked the bet, Need
ham bet a dollar, Brown raised him,
Needham raised back and the stranger
with sigh showed his three mines into
the discard and swore softly at the
luck" Brown raised, Needham
raised, and Brown, after seconds
study, called.
"Whatche got, TOM" he demanded.
Pair of fives." laughed Needham.
Just top you--pair of sevens," said
Brown, taking down the pot.
For moment the stranger stared.
Then he remarked:
This is no place for a poker play
err" and crawled out
Big Bill Lange, once the hero of An
sons famous Colts, came east last fall
for the first time in II years, to see
the first worlds championship series
he ever beheld. While in Chicago he
told the story of what he considered
the most freakish catch ever made.
Il made that catch on the old East.
ern park grounds in Brooklyn said
Bill.
1.-THE grounds at Eastern park were
extremely long, and not very wide.
and the center fielder could go a mile
back without hitting fence. If you
remember, l used to have way Of
coming in fast on fly bal, and sliding
to it If saw | could not reach it
standing up. Well, in this game,
Treadway was at bat and when he
got good crack at ball he would
drive 1t mile or so out to center or
to right center. SO played way out.
They had couple of runners on bases
and long hit meant that would beat
us out Instead of lifting the ball far
out. as l expected him to do, Tread
way smashed low. hard line hit
straight in my direction. / thought !
could reach the ball and went tearing
in at top speed. | saw l could reach
the ball without sliding, and kept on
at as fast a gait as l could. l was
almost to the ball when my foot
caught, some way, and / pitched for
ward onto my face. lost sight Of the
ball entirely and threw out both arms
to save myself. AS hit the ground
my feet flew up behind me just as
the ball went over my head. That
ball hit right on my heels and popped
at least 80 feet into the air. Ryan had
been coming over fast to back me up
if the ball got past me. and he trotted
in and caught the ball before it could
hit the ground and retired the side.
All | ever got sore about was that
didn't catch that ball between my
heels"
Copyright, 1911, by Joseph B. Bowles)