El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-21

VERYBODY up. Here comes Joe"
- Tinker, one of the old settlers of
- the Chicago National league
4. team. and he's got a lot OF loose talk
he wants to hurl around Hold out
YOUR dish, because he carries one Of the
finest brands of fan food you ever
tasted. And don't be afraid to ask for
a second helping. This is his little
party. and he doesn't want any one %
go away dissatisfied. From your po-
sition in the grand stand or bleachers
or on the wrong side of knOthole
you've heard him bouncing oratory OH
the umpires time and again, but now
you have the opportunity OF hearing
him Wallop Webster's delivery at close
range
There may be a few foreigners in
the audience who are not aware OF tpe
fact that Joseph is superintendent 81
that portion of the Cubs real estal5
which lies between second and thlro
base. He has been on patroi outy
there for years, and as result OF ne
vigilance thousands OF amoltIOue
Young base hits have been cut 90"
in the full bloom of youth. Many
healthy swat has left home 1ullS ~
termined to make name LOT llsSiL,
ONLY to meet a. violent death al ms
hands one second later ms oileo'
is the grim route for base mus.
All of which gives rise 10 the I'M
ntessio, tfhat our young hero is against
base hits of all kinds, an impression
which is entirely erroneous II IS Only
base hits of foreign make, those man
1Tfactured BY opposing players, that
arouse his ire He makes no secret OF
the fact that he dislikes them, ana
even has been known to go out OF ms
wav TO discourage them On the other
hand. he is particularly fond of those
which bear the Tinker label, and spenos
a large share Of his time in planting
them in safe places. ANY pitcher IN
the National league will corroborate
this statement They regard him as
one of the most dangerous men at
large
When a new pitcher has filled the
bases and sees him walking toward
the plate he begins framing an aHbi
as TO why he left the big league Ola
pitchers don't cheer when he races
them under such conditions No less
IN authority than "Christy Mathew
son. master workman of the whole
tribe of twirlers, has given 1t as ms
personal opinion that Tinker at the PAT
with men on base is his idea OF no
situation to make merry over In ad-
dition to being an expert gardener ana
wood turner. Tinker has a topknot
which he uses for something else ne
Come on. now. Joe! Get in the
Give me one about shoulder high
and I'll lose it" came the confident
How old are yOu?"
Help
Strike one? Come across with your
THAT was a mile away from the
plate" protested Tinker
Strike tuh,"
II see you are determined to make
me bat at it. but I hate that under
hand delivery. I'm in my early thlr-
ties"
How earlyz"
''Thirty-tWO
what's the big objection to dis
playing the birth cerificate2
Afraid of New York.
There's a lot of youngsters on the
team and when they learn my age
they'll expect me to take them on my
minute a ball player hits the 80 year
thing his mail is filled with adver-
tisements for rocking chairs slippers,
false teeth, foot warmers, shaWis and
the rest OF the equipment used IN the
Osler league"
You don't look to be day over %"
That's the kind of ball like, SAID
Tinker. TT cut the plate"
How long have you been kicking up
the cindersT
This is my 18th season I've been
in Chicago Il years"
ITS. your own fault. There's any
number of trains to New York every
Il might have made the trip if had
some sheet iron Clothes laughed Tin
ker. I guess leaned against that
one. all right, all right"
Chicago hasn't got anything on New