Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-06-04

Miss Jarbeau had promised to make O
big stah" Of him. but had failed TO
carry out her threat. | was mighty
severe with the little coon and told
him he deserved all he got, and that
It would be impossible for US to rein.
state him. He went OF boo-hooing Ike
q calf and | went into the dining car
to see II | could get q bite to stay
my stomach until dinner time
The train had started for Hastings
when | went back to the sleeper, but
Clarence was stIll there, threatened
TO throw him out OF the window, hut
some Of the boys interceded for him
and started TO raise a purse for the
little rogue. Clipped In, Of course,
and | finally consented to let him 40
company the club as far as San Fran
cisco, with the provision that II ha
didn't behave himself | would see 10
1t personally that he was skinned
When we reached Hastings he was
taken out and given a bath-aganst
which he fought with tooth and nail
arrayed In a lightcolored check trav
cling suit, shod with patentleather
shoes and fancy spets and provided
with a high hat and cane.
When Clarence marched on to the
field that afternoon in all his finery
he was the observed Of all observers,
President spaldlng, who had Just been
on a business trip to Kansas City, was
30 taken with the little coon that II
was at once decided to take him to
Australia He was made to sign an
ironcad contract which had such hor'
rible penalties attached TO II that the
darkey shook In his new shoes when
1t was read over to him by one Of
the boys.
"Now, suppose you'll desert US
again II you should happen to meet
Miss Jarbeau In San Francisco" ! said
after he had made his mark at the
foot Of the agreement.
Oats kase you doan' know dis mig
gah, cap'n," he grinned. Then h0
looked himself over admiringly. Il
les wish dat woman could see me
now" he went on, 'I knows whut
Miss Jarbeau nd say. Shed say: My
Lawd, Clarence who is your An den
she'd say, Come right along wild me,
my boy, an doan let mo lose sight O.
you no noah DatS whut she'd say,
all right, all right"
"Then what would you say?" /
asked.
"Whut I'd say, cap'n1 I'd say, 90
long, white woman. hain't got no
use TO- you no noah No, sab, Capn
AnsIng Use done Wild actresses TO
suah."
still had my doubts, but the little
cuss kept his word and remained with
US during tho entire trip around the
world His dancing and mimicry made
lots Of fun FOR the boys, but he was
certainly mo account niger" II
ever there was one, and ached to
throw him overheard more than once
on that trip.
We made stay OF two days In
Denver and our first game was wit.
nossed by 1900 people. the biggest
crowd we had seen for many a day,
Each player In the Chicago team was
recognized as he made his appearance
and received an ovation. It turned
out TO be very poor game, though
Tor the feld was bad one and We
we're not yet accustomed 10 the high
tltitude and It bothered Us consider
able. We won all right, the score
standing 16 TO IL In our favor.
Next day We played 3 game that
vas something like the real thing al
though IN spite Of cur mascot the vic
tory went to tho All-Americas, the
score being to s. On this occasion
John Ward made his FIRST appearance
with the All.Americas, playing short
stop in a mastery fashion. The field
Ing on both sIdes was superb, 6nd It
was not unit! two extra innings bad
been played that tho game was de.
cided ! shall never forge. Huulon6
] lll"nIlAlN'Aa NhAAiB OtNAi vi DAl
liyans long fy II was e play thH,
captured the crowd Snd every fan
stood on his Ceet and yelled until
Harlou had rolsed his cap dozen
times and bowed to the srapdstand IN
recognition NJ the ovation.
forgot 10 say that The old goutle
man, or PA Anson," as the boys Al
ways spoke OF him, had joiped oui
party, and never cav him ia a hap
| pier mood The combination OF base
bali ard poker was exactly to hli
taste aud Tor once IN his life he found
hsD4eli IN his proper element II wa
one or the old gentlemen's pot the
orIeS that ho would rather play poke;
and lose right along than net play e.
all lie found no difficulty in tbe
crowd in getting up poker partX any
Old time, and he soon became BIZ
fayorlle. Whether he lost OF won
do not remember, but from my previ
oua acquaintance with him shoul,
say he probably didn't lose any grea