The evening times., 1911-07-26
CRICKET REPORT
BASEBALL GAME
English Telegraph Operator
Didn't Like Fielder Jones'
Dictation

Il ran into something absolutely
new, I believe, under the last worlds
SERIES" says Fielder Jones, once
leader Of the worlds champion White,
Sox-"s something that gave me an
experience that is good for laugh
any time I think it over. I came all
the way from Washington-that state,
not the city-to see the big series,
and was commissioned to report the
doing for a Chicago paper. When
arrived in Philadelphia. credentials
In hand, was told that a specially
clever telegraph operator had been
assigned to work for me, and that I
would find him dandy.
This naturally pleased me, for I
knew there would be need for quick
man and skilled one. When you are
covering that sort of a ball game,
you must work fast, work accurately,
and have a key-pounder with you
who Is little short of superhuman.
Tickled to death at getting a real
Morse shark, I hurried out to Shibe
park, and soon located my reserva-
ton.
There was my operator, all right,
and 1t was easy to see by the way he
handled the key in the preliminary
sendings of comparative nonsense that
he was q star. But my spirits fell
with a chug the next moment when
he opened his face in speech-and I
realized that he was an Englishman!
Now, can you imagine any spot on
earth where an Englishman is more
out Of place than at base ball game?
An operator at the ball park must be
not only skilled on the keys, but
must be genuine fan and an expert
in all the language of the game
and here was an Englishman, detail
ed to handle the most important
games Of all. He turned to me with
genial smile, Beg pardon, old chap
said he, but I'm not acquainted with
the fine points of your blooming gyme
y'know. You can just dictyte the
stuff, though, and I'll get It hacross,
y'understand.'
II looked at him hopelessly, and
just then the gong rang. Sheckard
came up to bat and missed the first
Toife ...AE'. .A- z T. --.sr7s-'s re
Zone strike on sheckard,' 1 die
tated.
"tOh, sye, old chap cried the
English operator, you're wrong, q
never 1t the ball, but only tried to
1t it,
II moaned in misery. Just take
it the way tell It, said I. 1T will be
all right
"a long foul fell beyond the ropes.
sheckard drove out long foul to
left said 1.
"'Aw, sye, sye.' cried the English
man, why doesn't the beggar run?
Well cut y'know, bally well cute
should myke six hon that y'know.'
with difficulty controlled myself
and the Englishman He paid good
attention for while and we got
along nicely until Baker broke of the
first of his great two -baggers. ~
Baker hit into the crowd for two
bases.' I dictated. And the enthus-
iastic Englishman, now thoroughly
interested, ratified madly on the key.
few minutes latter, there was sa
stir in the perch where the chief op-
orator was roosting, and he came hur-
rying toward me. With him was
furious message from my Chicago
paper asking what the blazes meant
by the stuff / was sending. I took
one look at the copy and then for
getting the play, the importance Of
the occasion. and the dignity of Shibe
park. l converged Upon that English
operator. He fled before could con-
meet and young sub took the key.
"The Englishman had sent thls
message regarding Bakers two-base
hit: Overall bowled fast chop that ::
seemed about to topple Bakers wick
ct, Baker cut 1t out magnif1cently, the
ball going over the long leg into the
gallery beyond the out bounds. 1t
was we'll hit, and he should have
scored sixteen runs. bu: did not run
It out, stopping when halfway
around the blooming amphitheatre.' Z"
THE ONE POINT WAS
WON BY AMERICAN !