Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-02

Deesa tim I gona hand YOU SOM dope
about Walta Da Johnse, champeen hasa
ball pitch of da world. AS you well
know, da Johnse family firsta COM to
deesa countra from Italy. Old Mista
Johnse, Walta's pop. buy beeg farm at
Coffeyville, Kans. Dey raisa ezra kinda
fruit; cabbage. garleek. banan, prune,
peacha, to sell at beeg Market in Kan
sas Cit for colda cash. Wan day Mike
K. Hoe, da Washeenton boy scout go to
Coffeyville to gat line on Walta Da
Johnse. He see Walta pitcha cabbage
head at farm hand. X. Hoe is delight
weeth his curva. He jumpa da fence an
shaka hand weeth Walta Da Johnse
Walta show him medal weech he gat
wen he win championship for Coffey-
vile Sunday School teama. X. Hoe
breeng Walta an his pop to Washeenton
to shaka hand with Teddy Da Roose
who was at deesa tim presidant OF
Unita State. After luncha at White House
oey all go down to beeg monumental to
Georgia Da Wash da fadder of hasa
ball gam in Cnita State. Roosevelta is
greata sport. He vera queeck say to
Walta, by Georgia, my boy, IL you throw
da hasa ball over da monumental 1 max
Dees max Walta vera glad He nova
back t'reea four feet; he button up his
coat. He TAX fresh piece cheweeng gum
He max shorta wind up. Den wl1issa,
zippa. da ball sail over da monumental
lika airship 1t max splash in Potomac
riv'. Teddy Da Roose is delight. He
say, Bravo, Walta, you are wan greata
pitch lika me- Mike X. Hoe an Joe
Cantillio, da great Italian hasa ball man,
go craze weeth joy. Dey dance turka-
trot all over da whita lot. Den Cantillio
pulla contrack pape from his vesta poe
WalIa sign da pape. Dees make him
first pitch for Washeenton teama. Wan
day wen Walta sit in barber shop he read
in peenk-sheet newspape about Clarka de
Grf da greata pitch. Dees Is where he
gat ambish to be champeen pitch of da
| world. After Joe Cantillio com Jeem
Mack Leer. Dees boys are not vera
| stronga for keep da Washeenton teama
from lasta place. Dey hav' wrong idea
dey theenk prize peanutta flag is boot
prize in lasta place.
All da tim Walta Da Johnse worka
lik' da slave for da teama. Da Wash
eenton peep love him justa lik wan
brud'. Den com Ciarka Da Griff to
manage da teama From deesa tim da
peep begin to gat run for da mon.
Walta la Johnse, Clarka Da Grin.
Georgia Mack Bride. Collide Milano;
ezra boy on da teama worka lik' da
beeg contracta, Samuel Hill. for put da
town on hasa ball map. Walta Da
Jobnse hav' beega da mus'-beega da
arm-beega da brain. Before ezra gam
begin he eat beeg plate spaghetti
weeth olive oil sauce. He Is stronga
for stuff olive. Dees geev him da pep
for da gam. He eat garleek onla wan
TIM in his lifa-wen he lose q bat
weeth Grin. Da night before he pitcha
da gam he go to bed at nina clock.
Before da gam he com to my shop for
shave an massage. Den Mike Mar
teena, da Irisha Wop, pulla his leg an
rubba da mus. Walta no hav' beeg
head. He is vera modest boy. He hav'
beeg heart. He love da Washeenton
peep He nevva fight weeth umpire.
Evrabod' go craze weeth joy wen Wal
ia Da Johnse walk from duG-out club
house to pitcha da gam. Dey clappa
da hand-mak' beeg cheer-raisa da
roof Walta use about wan dozen dee
ferant kinda ball wen he pitcha to
batamen. He use ezra kind but da
right kind for da bataman. Wen he
pitcha da smoke ball Ed Aimswifta
hav' to use hreproofa glove. He Is vera
polita pitch, he no use speet ball Wen
he fila da base it is onla to max da
gam long Ty Cobba, Triss Da Speak,
Joe Da Jack, Franka Da Bake-dees
boys all looka Xix. to Walta wen he is
In gooda shape for pitch. Walta hav'
ambish to use his lefta hand an sit
in chair wen he pitch da gam. Banan'
Da Johnse will no permitta him to- do
deesa theeng. Nexta year we will see
great Walta Da Johnse an Chreesta
Matt in pitcha duel for world cham
peenship. Mebbe deesa year II Con A.
Mack will oblige weeth slumpa.