Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-06-14
CHAPTER xxVrl.

shore OF the AOUIa1C shall say moth
ine except that our voyage across tho
Mediterranean was about as free from
poetry as anything [ had over struck
up to that date or have ever rum
across later That means. of course.
that we were ycaelck and ii len't a
pleasant part Of our tour to recall.
We got into Brindisl more dead than
alive. In the teeth of fearful gale.
and were glad TO be put to bed and
left to our own reflections.
Next morning we took the train
which was TO carry us across italy a
days Journey through grrdong. groves
and vineyards. and arrived nj Naples
in tlptop shape trIhe too weary 10
do any more Sightseeing that day but
fun Of Joyous authorization OF the da,s
TO come No arrangements had been
made for us 10 play bali until Tho
fourth day after our arrival M Nap'eg
so we had plenty of time TO take IN
the sights. and that ia cy0ctly vhot
we did Mrs Anaon doycIopcd a
pretty severe ease Of the cathedral
mania. md as result saw enough
Of those structures TO lagt me a life.
time For me. cathedral inspecting
g. about the slovrst game ON tbe foot
stool don't mind BAR a dozen or 90
but the bunch gets monotopous
OF course we did pompeu Caprl and
Vefuylus but after the experlenco NJ
Mark Baldwin. who came within an
ace of slipping into the crater Mrs.
Anson didn't think II prudent for me
10 make the attempt She scanned To-
feel sure that what Mark had failed
TO do would be certain to acconnllgh
and she was probably right
Our first game Of bah in Italy -the
hrst also ever negotiated on tho cont.
nent OF Europe-was played in bn
Campo de Mario, Naples February 10
1889 It wasn't an ideal bah ground
but It was the best that could be had
and that settled II. II turned ont 70
be one OF the most exciting games
ever played anywhere There was n
crowd OF 5000 persona on the ground
among them a liberal sprinkllng NJ for. |
eign diplomats and the Neapolltan
Four Hundred n those peoule had
conducted themselves AS well es on
American crowd would have done nm.
der Ike circumstances all would have
been wen, but that. II seems. wop'd
have been asking too much That .
crowd was an Italian crowd and inst
about as manageable MS the French.
mans Hca. The game was hardly un.
der way before those guneas swarmod .
on to the playing grounds I'm such
way as 10 make fielding well nigh i'm. .
possible and batting real danger
For once in his career at least Mr..
Spalding threw aside his dignity md .
BOT Enthusiastically hot When he saw
that the police had no power to 70 .
store order he undertook the lob him.
self with the result that he got very
red In the face, and that was about
all He had been studying Italian In
a red.coyered book ever since wo
landed at Brirdisi, but It was evident
b OF a breed that was unknown IN
Naples. and was regarded by the
crowd pa a part OF the entertainment
Then we 'r'ed to clear the nald our.
selves .r '.1sh we succeeded par.
italy for o time, It would soon be as
bad as ever A bah from Carrou's bat
laid a perambulatlng guinea out sense.
less but It seemed to have no effect
on the others except to Increase the
general hiarIty.
Realizing that his ltaAau was too
feeble for the occasion. Spalding foil
back on his mother tongue and never
before or since have | heard him use
It so forcibly don't Insist that ho
employed cuss words OF course he
didn't know In those days that he
would some time be United states sen.
ator from California-bu ! don't mind
telling you that what he did say un.
der proyocation Of that terrible mo-
ment wouldn't look well In print
For three innings Mother side
scored In the fourth each got Il man