The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22
WHEN FIELDER JONES
 REPORTED WORLDS
 SERIES FOR BIG PAPER
Former Chicago Manager Had Mixup With English Telegraph Operator

T ran into something absointeiz new, l believe, during the last world's series" says Fielder Jones, once leader of the worlds champion White Sox-"something that gave me an es- perience that is good for a laugh any time I think it over. I came all the way from Washington-the state, not the city-to See the big series, and was commissioned to report the O. ing for a Chicago paper. When I in hand, was told that a specially clever teIegraph operator had heen assigned to work for me, and that would find him 8 dandy.
 This naturally pleased ms. for ! knew there would be need for Q quick man and skilled one. WksH you are covering that sort of ball game, you must work fast, work ae- curately, and have key-poundar with you who is little short Of supsy- human. Tickled to death at getting real Morse shark, I hurried seut to Shibe Park, and soon located my re- servauon-
 There was my operator, ali riEst and it was easy to see by tine way ha handled the key in the preIiminary sendings of comparative nonsen9e feii sn' with wit a a chus the next moment. when he opened his face in speeeh-- and I realized that he was an Eng. lishman!
 Nov, can you imagine asy spoyt on earth where an EneIisbman tg more out. of place than at . baseban game? An operator at a ball park must be not only skilled on the keys, but must be a genuine fan and an expert in ali the language of the game-and here was an Engiishman, ant games of all. He turned to n1s with a genial smile. Beg pardon. old chap said he. but I'm not aeguaiut- ed with the fine points of your bloom ing gyme, y'know. You csn just dfe~ tyte the stun. though. and I'll get ss
 T looked at him hopelessly. and just then the gong rang. shscksrd came up to bat and missed the first
 One strike on shsckard,' dfc- tated.
 "'oh, I sye, old chep.' cried the English operator, 'you're wrong. e never it the ball, but f1esiiy tried 1fo it it.
 the way. I tell it, said l, It ~hi De
 "A long foul fell beyond the ropes. 'sheckard drove out long foul to left said I.
 JAW, sye, sye,' cried the English man, why doesn't the besgar rur7 well cut, RaOW, Ddlly wei cut-& should nyke six hon that. y'knows
 With difficulty controlled my self and the Englishman. He paid good attention for a little while. and we got along nicely until Baker bYohs off the first of his great two-baggers.
 "'Baker hit into the crowd foy two bases I dictated. And the enthuss- astic Englishman, now thoroughly fh- terested, rattled madly on the key. 4 few minutes later, there. vas a sfir in the erehsswheFe the chief opera tor was roosting. and he came hurry ing toward me. With hifn was c furious message from my Chicago ps~ per, asking what the bfazes I meant by the stuff I was sending took one look at the copy and then for getting the play, the importance of the occasion, and the dignity ef Shibe Park. I conveFged upon thst English operator. He fled befors | could connect and young sub took the key.
 .'The Englishman had sent this message regarding Bakers tw0-base hit: Overall bowled a fast chop that seemed about to topple Bakers wick ct. Baker cut it out magniicentIy, the ball going over long leg into the gallery beyond the out bounds It was we'll hit, and he should have scored sixteen runs. but did not run it out,stopping when halfway around the blooming amphi-theater.