The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-06-09
TRAGEDY OF
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ing F0u zhogr r. although II ra hsrtsr
tale ! vas center Ezrte1er fer ne
&c Rsd LeEs zs1zn- II TIE Ssyz
rhen Pop Anderson ard Br0urhers
and al o. rhoss cd heroes wsrs IL
their prime
tear droppez from rs ere ard
r0lle1 down kiE griuy cheek
Tke wpri3 xaz very rosy then.
ne Went On washing dOwn the last Of
the szndwicn with . swallow o. rnllk
II vas all EoTzI horzsshoez and silver
showers for ne. and rhenevsr rrot
ted out In a practice heat got the
glad hand and the merry yell had
ny picture in AL the papers and ! had
millions earring ny sweater ard help
ing re On With ny coat wss a top
notch sticker. too, and whenever +
came up to the pan the helders got
way o0t and the pitcher sent en- il
Eide % keep ne from lamnin' EN-
on the nose for = homer
I don't know that I quite under.
stand. she said
Lammin' en- on the nose for a hon
er means putin EN- over the pick
cts for fOGr sacks he explained.
making IL an clear. TT was easy FOR
me in those days. ma'am- When
swung Al one everybody breathed
hard and waited for EN- 70 20 over
The fence and hunt for Il. The ump
always got ready 10 toss up a fresh
one when be saw ne st the pan
-But how did you come to-to get
down On your luczz~ she interrupted.
He sighed and thrilled with a rush
OF emotion
Madam" he said. = an coming 70
that soon. 7 remember the day Is
well as though Il vas yesterday. II
was bright and sunny and everybody
was linbered Nd and shooting EN-
through. We was 6ghtin' tn old
Utica Blues They had four 10 oua
three. and Il is the last hssf OF the
ninth We vas on the frsn' line
vas up al the plate The cheer N got
when grabbed the willow am dustes
ny hands sounded Ike Caesar comm
home from GaIwaT. shut ny teeth
and picked out = board in tbs fence to
send II over
She grew interested.
The Blues had put in . new finger
IN the eighth-a scraEny college kid
from New Haven I sized him up for
glass arm and Fent In to kilI th'
first one. I damned AZ il with plenty
Of steam, but II skidded IN close 10 my
Stats and I felt tn wind OF II in my
shirt The next thing 7 heard was the
thump Of Il in the cafchers glove and
the ump calm strike,
7 was surprised. and 80 was H.
bleschers. But knew il only took
one. Il, came sailing along as big as
a football. and / figured on driyiu
II through tn scoreboard and knocAin'
down somebody on tn street with IL.
But just az swung al it It blew out
to one side about a yard and dropped
in til catcher's glove with a thud An
then somebody in tn bleaohers hol- /
Tered Take him Out--he's sold til
game
Madam. that made me a desperate
man. All Of my future hups on that /
next ball. II came bobbir % like q
bunch Of bananas on a string an I /
aimed for its nose an let goi"
He wiped his eyes with the back OF
bis hand. overcome BY the recollec.
ton.
4 figured on hittin' it on tn trade
mark. ma'ars. as honest as I'm tellin'
you this sad story. But II shot up
about two inches like a boy sittin' On
a hornet. and just popped up a little
foul that the catcher gobbled like an
swaIloviA a peanut, madam
was out Of the battle an th Utica
Blues trimmed to sowsle
Another big tear rolled down his
cheek and he sobbsi convulsively.
Something broke loose in tn
oleachers then like den Of lions smel.
in fresh meat be continued. They
anne down through tn wire nettin'
md fell on me IN bunches Of 20 Or 80.
They thought I had sold EN- out. those
I'D helped to HY three bat.
le flags for. and they thirsted for the
police. but before they came a pov
'ottle got me on the head and vent
Town for tn count IL was a crime,
ma am. tn things they did to me
The police pried 40 or SO Of them
III my scalp. laid me on a door and
TX Of 'em carried me 70 the hospital.
rhey sewed me up IN . couple Of
iours and was six weeks On a bed
Nhen got out I vas canned
Canned" she exclaimed.
"Yes M cannedtr he repeated. ,