The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-11-15
COLONEL M'GRAW
HAD one JOY RIDE
Now Nursing Game Leg as Re-
suit of First-and Last
Ride on Motorcycle.

-TRUXTON, New York, October 2S.-
John ,McGraV, ST., father of John Nc
Graw, Jr., manager of the New York
Giants, is nursing what he calls game
leg 1t is painful injury to one of his
knees, received a short time ago when
he took motorcycle ride with the
Smith boys, who live on farm between
this village and Cuyler, Cortland county.
Mr.. McGraw is sixty-fve and had
never ridden on a motorcycle. The
Smith boys had bought new cycle
and as they enjey the company of Mr..
McGraw-Col McGraw, they call him
they thought it would be good idea
to take him for ride and hear his re-
marks on that method of travel.
The Colonel has been the star boarder
at Hotel O'Connor in this village for
several years. He is great baseball
enthusiast, very proud of his son John
and vigorous rooter for the Giants,
rain or shine.
Colonel McGraw is willing to tell any
friend about his game leg
"Y'd think I'd been fallin' off
house,i' he says, "to look at the walk
o. me. Well, haven 7. 1t IS them 60
divvles-promoter cycles, l guess they
call them. / was stretchin me limbs
here be the door wan day when the
Smith b'ys rode up. They're fine game
lads They don t care FIR the divvle
or FIR constabes.
/" Hop on, Colonel says they.
"'I m comfortable, thank We, says ].
"'Ye-er afraid, says they.
% Push over, says 1.
"We were soon shootin FIR Cuyler
like cannon ball. We made it in no
time, and when we turned around to
come back we met the wind hurryin' to
catch us. I knew the o 'ys were tryin
TO terrify me with the speed, so I set
me jaw the way John does when he goes
after the Dootchmen fir IN Chicago
- Can we speed it up much7 l says,
though hawk couldn t catch us then.
"'Howld ye.er breath tight says
the Smith at the wheel.
''The earth rose under us after that.
I thought the divvle was comm out f'r
his afternoon airin'. The next l knew
the wheel hit stone as big as turkey
and the promoter cycle went through
board fence at the same time / went
toward the sun. / made more revolu-
tions in wan second than Mexico has
had in lifetime. Then / ploughed four
yaruS OF green SUI zen sth"is0 anu "04'
to sleep.
q He's dead, wan of the Smiths was
sayin when / come to.
81 raised an objection to the YER
diet. but / couldn't get the leg up FIR
a while. 1t felt scattered, like split
milk. The go.divvle was in ribbons a
little ways off.
"''There S dull walkin ahead 1
COW, mo leo
We've sent FIR a rig, says the
Smiths.
GA hearse or a carriage ?" says l..
"'A carryall,' says they, so we can
take everything
"'I'n ride, then, says y FIR belong
in that class.
$50 here. am, sir, feelin like John
when he used to be slidin' the bases
end.ways. I'm not kilt and I'm not
complainin'. Do We know, if they could
run bases with them promoter cycles
there ID be an awful change in baseball.
More undertakers wonld attend the
games, n wan thing"
Mr.. MoGraw viii talk about baseball
Just as entertainingly as he talked about
his game leg. He knows the players
of the two big leagues by name and
reDutation. He knows the leaders, talks
about them, praises them and disseets
them,
"They're all the fellows" he II say.
"Wan : good here and the other = good
there. .Iohnl oh, he's what he WAS
brought up 20 be. ! bought him ball
and bat when no was eight Hes been
nj il since, lie can play rings around
the moon, but be- has 20 have the stun
Ia him 0T he w0uldn Z last, John = q
good nv 70 ur an, Ged hless him,