Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-24
CHAPTER TX.
Win a Capltal Prlzs.

WIN 4 Cspltdl TIlAo
Whom tho season OF 1875 opened I
did not even dream that It WAS to DO
my last In Philadelphia My salary
Of $1,000 was satisfactory to me. and
| had every reason TO believe that my
work was satisfactory 10 the manage
ment Of the Athletics More than
that--a whole lot more II seemed TO
me-my love AFFAIR was going on
swimmingly and Just then PhIladel.
2hla seemed nearer paradise than any
other spot on earth
That year baseball took remark
able spurt Thirteen clubs entered
he championship arena OF these tho
Quaker city came TO the front with
hree, and ST Louis Just opening her
lyes to the beauties OF the game, put
Two into the field The series that
yesr consisted of ten games six 10
be played as tho legal requirement.
At the end OF the season only seven OF
II the original l8 wouldbe champions
lad fulfilled tho conditions Three OF
hem had fallen by the wayside before
he season was half over For tho
ourth successive season the Bostons
'arrIed on the honon, with record
hat beat anything that had ever been
lone In baseball-out OF 70 games
hey won II and lost but eight
The Athletics clmed back to SEQ
md place that year, playing ~ games
n all. winning 6S Hpd losing 80 That
Vas satisfactory to tho Athletic man
cement, but It was not altogether 30
oA c. Anson had a strong hank
ring to beloug to championship
cam, aud had It not been for my little
romance under way In Philadelphia
should have been looking about 70
ioe how could work Il "A It was.
didn't worry a great deal over any
thing else until had brought the
courtship 10 tho engagement point
Then drew a long breath and began
10 look around q little
But FIRST lot mo tell you about that
romance II IT'S true that AN the
world loves lover" you'll be glad to
hear about II. anyhow. like to talk
about It once In a while, Just 10 re-
fresh my memory And I'm going to
start right out by saying that II mar
Rage IL lottery as has been said.
I won the capital prize when got the
woman who has been my constant
companion for the past 3b years
Her name was Virginia NJ illegal
and tho first time | ever saw her WAS
at q ball given by the National Guards
soon after my arrival in Philadelphia,
AZ that time she was fair haired,
blue-eyed maiden OF not more than
thirteen years, and as demuro and shy
"a q little Quakeress on First day
ave never been able to get the
slightest evidence that she was con.
4cious OF my existence on that partic.
ular evening. but before It was over
{ discovered that she had made a do
cided impression on me Il seemed
absurd, and I couldn explain II, but
II was done, Just the same
by this time. | guess you must
have q pretty fair idea OF what was
in those days II you haven't, | don't
mind telling you that wasn't whole
lot 20 look At---just a husky long
legged chap, somewhat after the big
KID order. with a hide that no amount
Of sun and weather could make blush
proot and hair that Just escaped be
0us brindle Tough proposition TO put
up against . little woman OF the only
isughter order. wasn't ~
Well. there wasn't anything swift
Sbout our Acquaintance II was
months after that night before saw
Ter again. and she had grown almost
,ut OF my recollection, In the interim
ho had passed into the longdress