The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-09-14
THE BATTLE IS OVER
THE PENNANT Is WON

Talk ABOUT the star ana SJrlpesi
And the Sainted star and bars;
The pennant is the greatest flag
That floats beneath the stars.
short-stop Dubbs sent to Connie Mack,
in Dubbs' home city, one of those
picture postals which carry the group
pictures of the local team; and on its
receipt Connie Mack was so impressed.
by the classic features of short-stoI
Dubbs that he Immediately, on learn
ing of to days success, sent the above
telegram. Connie Mack, in adding the
one cent, meant to return to Dubbs the
value of the postal, and meant togive
Dubbs a square deal. Connie Mack is
an honest man.
But there is q sad feature or phase
even this event, as / have been in
structed, as attorney for the National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers,
to enter suit against Mr.. Dubbs,
promptly on Monday morning before
he can leave Johnson City for one
thousand dollars damages.
Governor Smith claims that Mr..
Dubbs has greatlydamaged the grounds
of the reservation by tearing up the
turf, especially along the coaching line;
further claiming that Dubbs has dug
great holes near first and third bases,
for which the Home will ask for
damages, and attach the princely
alary that Dubbs is to receive from
he Philadelphia Athletics. can
now see what the defenses of the cat
like shortstop will be to this action for
damages: he is going to claim that he
was really engaged in excavating a
cellar for the "Cellarites.
In fact, expect Dubbs to set up ms
his further defense, that he was really
excavating cistern for the team thBt
he expected to 'Dubb' hereafter the
"Cistsrnites. | wish to warn Mr..
Dubbs that his shifty defense cannot
short stop the prosecution. l shall
ask the jury to bring in verdict in the
marble-plain phrase "Vense Dubbs. +"
To save further trouble, Mr.. Dsbbs,
kindly call at my office Monday morn
ing and settle up.
But the saddest feature of this season
is the absence from this joyous occasion
of one of the Johnson City team. He
has really done valiant work in earn
ing the pennant celebrated by us to-
night. In a recent game at Bristol, by
an accident for accident we must
believe to have been right fielder Pitts
was struck near the temple with
ball., that made him senseless, and
sent him to the hospital, where he now
on bad of pain. 1t is in
deed sad THAI he cannot he present
here tonight, to be the recipient of our
applause, along with Alexander the
Great; that sturdy player, captain
Burton; that heavy stick artist, Scurry;
that all-around player, Landgraff; that
best of all tielders in the league, Shaw,
and not least among them, the I'M
but faithful manager Garner,
and the other members of the team,
zach one of whom has added no little
% the winning of the pennant.
| ask the gentlmen to rise and drink
with me, in pure water, toast to this
disabled and suffering absentee:
Here's to the recovery, health and
prosperity of that prince of fielders,
Pitts the Peerlesfv'
We have all had voice in the man.
lgemet but could be heard from the |
,rand stand. We have with us trough |
me who can tell us how it was done
rom the inside. Capt. Garner will tell
IS why he always stock them'' out
when the grand stand told him.
introducing w. G. Mathes the toast
master said:
This pennant race has been largely
ne of figures. For weeks this result
as been figured out and expert in
and we are going to ask Col.
V. G. Mather to tell US whether it is a
cotton or silk flag
Mr.. Mathes responded in short
peech and proved conclusived that
ven figures sometimes lie.
The POSTMASTER then introduced
PRESIDENT Miller as follows:
The President of the league is one of
ur distinguished guests and as he has
ad nothing to do this season he will
III us how much sleep he h as lost in
rying to please Bristol with umpiresa
The Gar of the game was introduced
ext and no one was Gary he spoke:
Here's to the man whose word is law,
Whose dicision are often rank and raw
Who can throw the game the way he's paid
Bnt whose slightest word must be obeyed.
Billy Earle, alias the Jumps, the
orld's greatest baseball lecture, will
ow tell you the best play he ever !
oached while globe trotting.
The closing toast was drank to the
lemoIy of Coy Pitts, in the hospital. I
While we are revealing in pleasure
YER the happy ending Of the baseball
JASON we should pause moment and
link of our absent member who is !
,journing in hospital at Bristol and
Kissing this browning event that he