The evening world., 1912-05-09
How Larry O'Toole Of the
Quickfeet "Stole" Second
Base and Ran Home With It.
BY BULCER.

q been said bofore, the 81.
~ Louis Browns are In our midst
ready TO 20 10 the mat with the
Highlander and settle the question II
the cellar championship for . Neck OF
mors. Notwithstanding tho postpone
msnts occas!oned BY the rain. there pre-
st.ll two games LETT OF the bunch.
These will decide whether tho browns
or the Hilitoppcrs arc to act as :ounds-
tion for the ladder. To get out OF the
hole the woivsrton crew must win both
Of the games. An even break Will not
wen shake the standing.
While announcing these games as part
Of tho schedule. we are not betting on
II. There was Q handbook against It on
Broadway yesterday. II they do play.
Russell Ford will pitch for the Graz
Climbers and Young B~aumgartner Is
liable to take the mound for the Browns.
? PAVING got that regular
msnt on our hands. n with
thoughts Of rainy wsather still
uppermost. II 10 but hitting that we
Evs you the story Of Mill!gan o'Toole.
author and brother Of Larry. The mar.
ration. the truth OF which Mr.. O'Toole
will vouch for. runneth thus:
Back In the old days when the Quick.
fest and the Hornets were the main con-
tenders around these diggtngs q game
was stopped on account of raiu
The players were Just as good In the
mud a. the sand. and thers was never
. letup in the festivities.
This habit Of playing In the rain natu-
rally brought many bright ideas for
working under those conditions. 7,
ossms thst Larry O'Tooie. Q brother oi
M!iiigan. was the BEST mudiark base
runner IN the business. The minute nh
opponsnts saw rain falling they knew
something wal going to happen.
On . certain Saturday afternoon n biz
game was to DO played between thes,
teams, and In the seventh inning rair
began to fall in torrents.
Larry the mudlark was 10 come h
bat In the eighth inning. and ~ ne wa
the star Of the Quickfeet. the Hornets
knowing his Wowess. got together sor
quick conference. They knew tina
Larry would reach FIRST. and their oni
aim was TO prevent him from stesl!n
!. second.
|, "rvs got the scheme" said Vino
Burke. tho Gag little second sacker
: : the Hornets. to the IT
= loosen the stake that holds down III
second sack. and n Larry slides into
! the base will slide away from him IN
y I car touch him out"
"0reat head. Vince" declared n
. manager. slappanx him on he bacI
"Pun H."
a SCORE TIED WHEN LAIR
WENT TO BAT.
NJ Tn. score was tied when Larry can
to bat. and, Just a. expected. he To-
OF q single. Out of the corner Of h
(. eye he had seen the Hornets STEALTH
pulling at the second sack. but
!. turned his head and pretended to
V ignorant 0f what was going on.
Thine 7" called Larry. and he walk
:. over 90 speak 70 the umpire.
watch this play now" he said. -
long a. stick TO that sack. no matt
"a what happens. I'm safe. Amt ~
SURE" said the unsuspccting un
r. 20 on and play"
a. On the Hrst ball pitched Larry ma
V Q dash through the mud for seco
10 base. end there was . great splash
ne hit the puddle nesr second base.
a was noticed that he had slid In he
forward.
\. SURE enough. the bag left its moorin
- ana began skiddinS through the wat
The seponA basensn took the thr'
snl started 70 touch the runner, VIII
. . oeA remarkable picture W pl
Il - uoashine a. mud and water h
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