Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-06-07

] btIl lI my WIN NY wv Hl6' HHkNlh h'
make lhe ball curve with my thumb
which bring up against the ball with
a light grip. Then I do lot OF stunt'
to fuddle tho batter. and whom ! get
ready to let her 80 give slight side
motion to my hand, with a decided
snap TO tho wrist, In that way you
can get as much speed with curve
Ns with straight ball Don't you
think so'"
didn't express an opinion What
did do was 10 ask him plump out how
he would Ike to go 10 Chicago and
play with tho league team
First rate" he said But Captain
Anson don't know what good pitcher
he hasn't got always could beat
Mark Baldwin, and hear no is doing
big stunts out In Chicago. Perhaps
m 20 out there some day and show
tho captain what I can do, Do you
know him2"
slightly" admitted Then
added Il know Anson we'll enough to
oiIer you a position on the Chicago
team. All you've got to DO Is to say
Yes or No right now" lie looked
me over carefully from solo TO crown
and then, apparently satisfied that |
had tho goods, said We'll, make II
yes"
wanted him to 20 right away with
mo that night, but he said he was a
bookkeeDor and couldn't leave his Job
without proper notice. We made tho
date for bis appearance in Chicago ar.
ranged about his salary and travelling
expenses and then, as ! was bidding
him good evening. II occurred 10 me
that II might be convenient to have
his name When ne told me that he
was John X Tener ! was 30 amused
over the whole business that turned
the trick by LETTING him know that he
had been negotiating with the captain
and manager OF the Chicago club.
At SuiSun, about 30 miles from San
Frsnoisco, We received q telegram
from T. J Baldwin, better known as
Lucky Baldwin" welcoming us 70 the
city and inviting us to be his guests at
tho big hotel Of which he was the pro
prietor. Buch a sample Of Pacific
coast Hospitality put all OF Us In rrst
clsss trim. ana We made up our minds
that We were EoipS 10 have the time
Of our lives Before wo got 70 the
BALDWIN hotel was notified 10 set
into . dIsss suit as soon as possible,
and as soon az We were assigned 10
our room proceeded 10 do as a.
rooted. Getting into q dress suit in
thosS days was one Of the most stren.
uous jobs ever undertook. and con.
tess that | still Ind It very trying
business. With Mrs Anson's hslp,
however ! managed TO accomplish It,
and then we went out 20 very dainty
spread, which was followed by a Jolly
theater party, and after that a little
rcpast that Fingers in my memory
still"
Wa were booked 70 remain two
weeks 10 San francisco and the mo
menA ned only too swiftly. The day
after our arrival, November 4, dawnsd
bright and beautiful but our fsstivi.
ties OF the night before did not leave
us In tho same condition When We
assembled IN Tho rotunda OF the hotel
TO go out 10 the ball grounds our
played out eppearants must have been
discouraeng 10 those who expected
to see su exhibition OF good ball that
afternoon.
When We got 10 the grounds, more
dead than alive for want OF sleep, we
found that great crowd has as.
semblsd, about 1000 people having
bought admission uoksts Big bunches
Of cheering fans greeted Us all along
our route 10 the grounds. and when
We res ohed the entrance tho lam was
10 hiok that We could not gst In until
platoon ot police had cleared the
way The psaotloe work on both sides
prior TO the opening OF the game was
better than ! had sny reason to hope
for, but when I, came 10 the ssmo IT,
seif--Wsll, K Ia only stem necessity
that makes me rSsor 10 ltst oil Every.
thing seemed 10 work against us. even
our oVershXioty 10 put Up arst olass
game Mark Baldwin pitched for MS,
and ] never saw him DO worse. hs
didh't seem 10 have any more control
OF the ball than II II had been TOY
balloon II Mark should see this It
viii be mighty easy for hlm TO get
back at ne with tho statement that
tho stone wall lnleid Of which ! was
q member save pn exhibition OF Aeid
ing that would have disgraced team
OF sGhoolboys
The score OF that dlscreditsble game
--AllAmerioaS IL, and Chicago A.
tells the story Thw the crowd was
dissppoiDtsd was easy to see, but Il
didn't feel any worse about Il than We
did Everybody wss good paWrcJ over
II however, but w would have been
reliof n somebody had started row.
Continued In tomorrow's papcr)
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