The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-06-30

a rattlesnake commenced rafting, I'M
he turned and a for a club to Kill
1t with. Before he killed the snake
three runs had scored and we were
two behind. We tied them up II
the seventh and In the eighth, with a
man on bases the batter hit a little
bounder right at the short stop. just
as 1t was going to bound into his hand
the ball hit a horned toad and bound.
ed crooked and they tied up the
score. We got another run in the
ninth, and in their half a man was on
second, two strikes on the batter. and
1t looked as if w had the game won.
l pitched a spit ball that cut the plate
In half and the batter swung at it.
Instead of catching the ball the catch.
er jumped ten feet and let out a yell.
for just as | pitched a big tarantula
crawled over his wrist and onto his
NIT. He was SO scared he didn't even
chase the ball SO l had t O 90 it. One
run had counted, evening up the score
and the batter was running wild. /
reached the ball and started to pick
II up, but didn't-and the run count.
cd and beat us out of the game"
Why didn't you pick up the ball,
JIM asked III interested listener.
PICK 1t up?' he demanded. 81
should say not. There was a cent.
pede crawling up one side of it and
a scorpion perched right on top. l
let that game go"
11enry ODay. the umpire, and
Johnny Evers of the Cubs are the
dearest enemies. The pair would feel
lost If they didn't have each other
10 nght, and yet between the player
ana the umpire there exists a deep
seated admiration. Somehow they re.
call Levers lCharles not Sam soma
about the Irish:
"Fightin' aich other for the sake OF
peace,
And hatin' aich other for the love OF
God"
II anyone remarks to Evers that
ODay is a bad umpire he is likely
10 get a hard call, and no one can
tell ODay Evers is a bad ball player.
When Evers broke hts leg at Gin.
1otS III tuc SedSOH-an 9cCl-
lent which wrecked a lot of Chicago's
nope for the worlds championship,
Lay was one of the most sorrowful
of the gang.
It's pretty tough on me-" remark.
ed HAM that evening. speaking of tho
accident to Evers. Il suppose he'll
De In an ambulance out by the club
hODCa oil I,r;,~ ~ .-,.
n III have to stop the game and go
out there and chase the ambulance
the field"
Steve Evans Of the st. Louis Cardi.
nails is n of the comedians of the
game. besides being quite a ball play.
er. When the Cards were going tc
pieces during the latter part of last
season and everything was turning
against them, a rabid writer, dis.
pleased because the opposing batters
kept hitting balls just where Steve
couldn't reach them, spoke sarcas.
tlcally OF him as belonging % the
Shady corner club" Meaning that
Steve played far out in order to get
"S VI tAc renee ana oS.
cape the broiling sun.
The following day, along in the
middle of the game, Evans appeared
N the outield with a huge Japanese
umbrella and a camp stool. Unfold.
lng the parasol he seated himself on
he stool, lighted a cigarette and tried
% get away with it. The apprecia.
I've roar of the crowd warned the UNI
plre that something was going on
and he banished the outfit from the
and forced Steve to stand In the
oro1ling sun-which is some broil In
st. Louis.
Evans is irrepressible. One even
ng In New York during last seaso
lie was invited, with several otha
to dine at one OF the most ex.
'lusive clubs In the city. The club
S one composed almost entirely OF
nlll1onaires, among them some of the
most prominent figures In Wall street
he host was a man of great wealth.
nd also a great baseball fan, and
he thought that the PLAYERS
would be a tr1fle awed and have q