The Detroit times., 1912-06-03
SUEERAGETTE BREAKS UP
POLITICAL DISCUSSION
WITH A SIZZLING HOMER
After Sporting Editor Has Her
in a Hole, She Combs
One.
BENCH FOR HIS. THEN
Votes for Women Supporter
Does the Circuit on
Final Clout.
BENCH FOR HIS. THEN
BY RALPH L. YONKER.

assure you that did my best to
get one of the members of the suf
fragette STAFF TO write the baseball
story for today but she said that the
game yesterday could not be describ-
ed in language At for a lady from a
Detroiter's standpoint, SO she must
decline.
She was perfectly willing 70 discuss
| the question OF equal suffrage, how
ever. She admitted on the start that
] the women of the country would have
| TO improve their knowledge of sports
before they could possibly be compe
tent 10 hold place equal to that OF
man In the political world. A famili-
arity with the vernacular OF the dia-
mond, turf, squared ring and gridiron,
she confessed. was absolutely necoe-
sary to the intelligent perusal OF the
political news of the day
Imagine. she said, a skirted voter
unfamiliar with the track, trying vain
ly TO see whom the joke was on when
they referred 10 dark horse in the
presidential race. Admitting that
Roosevelt had the pole would mean
nothing to the average feminine bal
lot caster. She may have heard that
Taft took the count when Teddy land
ed knockout punch in New Jersey,
but IL wouldn't aid her in her delibel-
atoms on the situation. What would
II aid her to be told that the presi-
dent was forced TO punt when New
Jersey held? Would she care to be
told that there are two down in the
last of the ninth, the score is in IA vUr
OF T. r., and Rosewater has been sent
in as a pinch-hitter?
The kind lady practically acquiesc ed
IN my suggestion tina THE ladies wouIi
have TO do the sport page the honor
OF careful perusal before they would
be competent TO read understandingly
the other vital news of the day She
ADMITTED that they would have at least
TO glance AZ the score before they
buried their noses in the bargains OF
the day They must smile al tho
bunk emanating from Jack Johnson's
worthy press agents Imagination be-
fore gathering the latest details OF the
fight OF the beautiful young) helress
with the chauffeur OF the bulldog
face.
Beautiful" and young" are put In
parentheses because they are almost
unnecessary except as reminders that
all heiresses who elope with chauf.
feurs are beautiful and young. Other
wise. being heiresses. they couldn't
get chauffeurs TO elope WITH
| had been putting them over IL
good shape. True. had been work
ing the corners on some OF the stuC
| was handing her and the Jump had
failed 10 see that some OF the argu-
ments I had been heaving were wide
OF the plate. was getting the best
OF the breaks.
wound up deliberately for the next
one
Women can have the ballot when
they are at such a stage OF the game
that they can handle II without an
error" I commented. You see they
are only In the oneole-cat period Of
evolution They haven't learned tina
they must use gloves to play with yc.
They're trying TO handle some OF
these hot political liners barehanGed
and they're bound 10 get burned. I'm
agine trying 10 break mp the game by
treating riot, as they do In the sui
frage stronghold in England They're
bound 10 get Ban Johnsoned every
time they try that stunt
They must appeal TO the umpire
in a calm and dignified way. II may
NOT give so much personal satisfac
tion to have 10 convince Pub Opinion
that YOU are not treated right aud
then have 10 wait the course OF de-
velopment OF the case, but IL Is better
in results a suspension can be tie
only result OF rushing into the stands
TO attack a spectator rather than play
ing the game on your own political
diamond"
saw that my elaborate wind-up
had her worried. II was terrible In
It's appearance II was 10 II that 7
had- often had to give credit for many