Evening star., 1912-09-15


ter Johnson and Joe Wood had
l Just started and mighty crowd
had gathered before The Star building to
watch the little electric globes on the
score board flash out the results OF the
different innings. The business man fresn
from the grind Of his office informally dis-
cussed the battle of the diamond with
the huckster whose wagon stood Idle a
little farther up the block. The newsooy
and the Greek ice cream seller Iorsot
their business enmity and stood shoulder
to shoulder in line. The fat policeman
caught the fever of the occasion to sucn
an extent that he allowed the down-ano-
out-looking hobo to push him out OF MS
choice place in the front line without
saying a word.
dapper Young man, dressed in the
height of fashion. stood down near the
corner of the Avenue. His tense ATTITUDE
and the manner In which ne glued ms
eyes on the electric board maoe II eNl-
dent that he was a base ball ran IN every
sense of the word. All about him the Ians
were discussing the points OF the sahie.
but the dapper young man remained silent
and fastened his eyes on the board as
though his very existence depended on the
result Of the game. Once or twice soiiie
genial base ball bug tried to engage MN
in conversation, but he never TOOK MS
eyes from the board.
prim-looking woman about Iofts
years of age turned into 11th street from
the Avenue Something about the CUT
of the woman's face denoted that sue
was a strong advocate of woman risn.s.
She was dressed in PLAIN oiack snil a
naered keenly at the crowd from Dehiio
thick eyeglasses. She stopped ciose 70
the dapper young man and foiioweu tne
direction of his gaze with puzAleu Ioon- o,'
For some minutes she stood there 49,,
ing the dancing electric lights Withou.
saving a word. Her broWs puchereu
together when the crowd cheered Willy.
AT last she could stand 1t no longer. WIN
a condescending air she turned 10 the
young man at her side.
..Nbat is that contraption up there:
she asked.
The voung man. intent on the board,
made no answer.
The woman threw nm piishtins iooh
and again inquired:
Young man, 1 am addressing you VIII
YOU kindly inform me what that electric
thing up there is and why these men are
Yelling like a pack of fools?"
With a sigh of disgust, the young fel-
low drew his eyes away from the Doaro
and turned to the woman.
Madam" he said. that is an electric
score board Johnson and Wood are
pitching. It's the fifth inning and neither
side has scored
who are johnson and Wood, and what
are they pitching" asked the woman.
The young fellow ran his fingers
through his hair in a worried manner
Don't you know he said, that two of
the best pitchers in the world are pitted
against each other this afternoon? Why.
| thought that every man. woman and
child in the United States was wise to the
battle that was coming off today.
What is it, war with Mexico, or
Cuba?" asked the woman in an excited
manner.
Madam" was the reply. this is war.
but it's a blamed sight more important
than any little affair with Mexico or
Cuba This is base ball game. and
Walter Johnson is trying to put Wood on
the ice."
The woman gave snort of disgust.
a base ball game-' she exclaimed. DO
Won mean to tell me that all of these men
are out here watching thing of that
sort?''
'Exactly.'
well! Good heavens. and yet they say