The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-01
(3y Claude HcndriN.)

SbS Giduut f1tIluIlN.D
Before the baseball season ended
last fall. in fact while tho Pirates
were playing in Boston, Fred Clarke.
manager of the Pirates. gave an invi-
tation to several of the players in the
National league to join him in Il hunt
ing expedition in Minnesota later in
the season. with headquarters at the
home of his brother. Josh, near Ulora.
Several of the boys accepted. but for
one reason or another. all of them had
given up the trip when the time came.
the Boston Nationals, Peaches" Ora
ham. catcher for Chicago; RUDE
Geycr. pitcher for ST. Louis. Honus
Wagner. Fred Clarke and myself.
I Joined Mr.. II Mrs. Fred Clarke
in Kansas City on Sunday. November
5. They had left their winter home,
tho Little Pirate Ranch" of 1000
acres. near Winfield. Kas., the day be-
fore. We were tn take a train out of
Kansas City for st. Paul. MIR. and
Mrs. Clarke had not vet arrived at the
station when tho conductor called "nll
aboard" nevertheless. ] boarded the
train. After it had gained some head
Way Mr.. and Mrs. Clark" We're Sccn
h%urrying through the station aad the
train was stopped for them.
We were to have been Joined by
Hans Wagner at st. Paul, but when
the train reached there Il message was
waiting us. which contained the news
that his father was i'll and h" would
not be able to make the trip. This
was a sore Disappointment. as Hans
is Il great addition to a hunting party
on account of his uniform good nat are
and his ability as q story teller.
\ Long Ride.
We arrived in Mora. Mimi. at 6
o'clock in tho evening and were met
at the station by josh Clarke and a
nr. Rogers. who took us in heir big
touring car to the Glyn~oo1 hotel.
where We tool dinner and stopped all
night. Tho meat for dinner con
sisted of cartridges which Josh Clarke
had shot on his way tn town.
We We're up carly tho next morn
ing. SO as to get an early start to
Josh's home. which WAS tw%cntT-four
miles distant. VIC made his trip in
a big wagon. Two-thirds of tho going
was good, but thc last eight miles
followed a path through tho wilder
ness and Il progress was Very slow.
Fred and ] shot a number Of part
ridges, grouse and rabbits along tho
trip.
We witnessed n most unusual spectacle.
1t WAS that Of Buster Brown and
Peaches Graham actually saving and
splitting wood. These men. accom-
panied by Mrs. Buster Brown. had
preceded us by u few days and were
making themselves at home. Together
with Mrs. Josh and Mrs. Clarke. Fred's
mother. who was visiting there at the
time. we we're given a hearty welcome.
You can imagine what appetitcs we
had after II t~wenty-four mile drive,
with nnfhfnu tn aaf on tho r0n6 a,u
all of us did ample justice to the meal
which was set before us.
After dinner. we all helped to fix
up a den. with sleeping apartments, in
an old shack near. When supper was
we went to the den and until
bed time We were entertained by RUDE
and Josh. who told us tales Of their
prowess which made us all
for the next days sport.
ed all night long about shooting deer.
1t seemed that we had scarcely gone
to sleep until that comedian. "Peach-
had us all awake by hammering
-practicing. he called ton the
piano. 1t was only 4:30. but he con-
tinued this practice" every morning,
much to our discomfort.
Fred Clarke is Cook.
The next day. after an early break
here might say that Fred
made the stacks of wheat" a
part of our regular menu-and when
1t comes to making f1ap-jacks Aunt
Dinah herself will have to take second
money in 6 contest with him.
Geycr. Fred and I decided to go
SO Josh. Graham and Brown
vent out to hunt grouse and part
ridges and get the lay of the land so
we would not get lost while deer