The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-09-14
INTERVIEWS
{ by f. w. Hoss

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said: "The superiority of the Johnson
City team was demonstrated not mere
ly by winning the pennant, but also
by the fact that our team defeated each
one of the other teams by decisive
margin the closest contest having been
with the Knoxville and Asheville
teams, which were defeated by 10 TO 8;
the other team was defeated by wider
margins. How it can be spelled out
that our team were made up of medi-
ocrity, as the Journal and Tribune
would have it, cannot see. The tale
told by the percentage colum is con
tirmed by the defeat of each of the
other teams in the manner stated"
"Yes", said our reporter; "Thats
an interesting feature; hadn't kept up
with that part ofit. But can't get
over the thrill ofthat whirlwind finish
in the last game"
sThat's another feature ofthe season,
think", replied Mr.. Williams; The
dramatic feature of that last game
dramatic in the extreme-even tragic,
you might say. Every feature was
presented for a most thrilling stage set
ing. The tale of the game was told by
the cheers and shouts and the express
sions of the faces of the two factions of
spectators. Johnson Cjty's gain was
by applaused from one of the stand,
and Bristol's 400 would answer with u
shout AS their team made star plBy.
Backward and toward rolled the shouts,
from faction 10 faction; Bristol's charge
of 400 coming full force in their half of
the fourth inRing, but repulsed by the
onslaught of the 2I00 in the next half
oil the same inning. Then the seventh
the climax, and virtually the end Of
of the game.
Our reporter edged up near the corn
er mail box where Mr.. Hammond Pro-
sser was discoursing anent the closing
race for the rag.
"Well, ProSser what do you think of
it''? he was asked.
"T'll just tell you, boys" he said;
"leaving all your funny dope in the
ash-can, there is a serious cold fact con-
nected with the seasons playing that
can't be overlooked, and it's this: too
much credit can't be given to three
men who carried a bigger lead all thro'
the season than most people would
think-President John Copenhaver,
Manager Ell Garner and Captain Sam
Burton. You would have gone a long
way before you could have found three
men to ill those posts, who would
have done it with more credit. John
Copenhaver neglected his business half
the time, to give the game necessary
attention. OF course it was Gamers
and Burton's job to look after ii. but
that's just the point: they did just ex-
actly what they were to do, and then
some. repeat, too much credit can't
be given those three. They worked
along, taking the knocks and appause
just AZ they came-and you see the re-
suit. Put me- down for a tost to those
three"
Mr.. A. f. Hoss hurried in from the
to be in tat the DEATH as it
were, the latter part of the week.
Citizen HoSs is of out the city great
deal, but by some peculiar co-incident,
his stays at home have been longer
when The Soldiers were battling on
their own field.
"WelI, Mr.. Hoss', asked our reporter;
'sHow does the finish suit your"
"Of course I'm tickled", he replied
'but I'm not greatly surprised. It's
ust like everything else this town
starts, backed by tewn pride write tha&
Town Priden in capital letters.) There |
s more Town Pride and enthusiasm in |
his place than any city in the state:
they start out to do, they do
t-never fail. Did you ever know them
0 fall down on proposition they
wanted to put through"
81 can't recall any right now", said
he reporter.
"No, ''said Citizen Hoss "YOu can't,
md you won't be able to the mex: time
'eu see me. There's nothing like it. !
This town gets whatever it goes after.
they start it off, then the enthusiasm
md Town Pride becomes epidemic,
md they can't he headed until they
ave done clean job of it. That's the
way we got the pennant; and that's
he spirit that will keep it."
Alexander Patterson, Esquire, was
along Main Streetin his shirt
leeves.
so, Mr.. Patterson!" :called our
eporter.
ayes, what is it?"
apt like to get word or two of
omment, criticism of opinion on the
appalachian pennant race. What do
on think Of the season and the result?'
"Well," said Alex; "It's just like
mis-: I'm the man that put the sign on
ae baseball suits in my window at the
rst of the season "For the Pennant
Winners of 1917. So / knew it all
ne time.n
"Darned II you didn'tr said the
sporter; ~ remember that now, since
on mention il. You're the raaI {