The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-09

Come on, KID he would say. 1--WE 90 play
little catch. hcyl'
made to the boys mothsT The first Time he thought
seriously about it when he heard his and heir
Here SON. said Brick quietly, that sort of
talk won do. You II have to cut that out -
well. that s what heard you say!'. replied the
boy. And, anyway, that was a hi of play for
The men on the bench roared with laughter and
OF on the boy thought he had said smart thing
After three seasons spent on the ball field; in
clubhouses, commercial hotels and Pullman cars, John
Wesley Jones finished article
remark I've ii back him against any kid of his size
in the country He can fight like pirate, cuss like a
knows more inside % baseball than his father The only
man on the team who do anything with the kid
is Bergstrom. And even Gus don't get very far with
Every time the Apaches took the field for practice.
the line Of pitchers s limitations ions Of the ' Sea Cow
and Judge Kennedy always good for laughter
l'Isn't that little fellow cute7', said the women
Swell headed little pup said the men 'Look
John Wesley Jones had long ceased to be charge;
he had become an institution. He carried his own
his meals, selected his clothes and regarded
man the club who had been there more than year
still remained his idol Players on probation and
tried men Little Sunset regarded as "busbers,' and
John Wesley Jones was thoroughly and completely
Spanking His father should have given It to him, but
Brick Jones had found other interests, including a
lady with suspciously blond hair and he had little
John Wesley fourth year witt, the club one
from fourth position to- first. and hung on there until
the close of the season: This due in great
was celebrating his ninth year with the team The
postseason series was more of Joke than contest
With nerve which would have done credit to a
higbwayman John Wesley -" declared himself in >,
on standing in line When ihe heroes received their
diamond medals the gifts of highly excited poPuase
Wesley bitterly, after the ceremony; .Here I ain T
missed game this season and do git any medal'
if hadn't KEEP that big stew Of Berestrom up on
his toes all season! I'm the feller that made him hit
over four hundred, and they don't even give a
'some truth in that'' whispered Carr to Jordan.
The kid kept right after Bergsrom all season. jolly
ing him along sicking him onto pitchers and generally
bdat bS5Rgb bst hm up gns o Gq nns too much
When the Apaches reported at the Southern camp
next sprng Bergstrom was not among the early ar
'sThe swede will be along IN couple of days, -
sad 1axe Mysrs tse @ Cub manager He signed
For NAM, seasons Bergstrom had been known as
known as The richest of the stars Of I the ys da
mond. This information scattered by various
the date line of Ohio town where Bergstrom owned
property. Bergstrom began saving his salary in his
real estate A manufacturing boom struck Berg,
strom 8 home town, and the carefully watched hun
dreds grew into thousands almost overnight. the
Terrible Swede became independent of the bimonthy
salary check
Two days passed. and the swcdc did not appear.
Instead there came letter for Jake Myers which
sent hst RsaS su sS,4 ap sJ 1Gsqg after Pete Carr
Carr whistled as he glanced the closely writ.
''Why; the big, square headed dog', said Pete
ae says he s going to qnis playing baseball' What
are Te gG91r boss to dS aS3yt %ytr who
M II FGf out o an nVne10p 5a against n; him We
Wei sue him for million dollars damages! You drop
everything, Pete. and run up there to Selby and
it, but dom you back here without that Swede!
81 Carr % was gone seven days and T when he stepped
outfsder loomed up behind him:
j, Jake Myers heaved sigh Of relief IsWe, Gus,
You had us up in the air for few days. The idea
of y9g NPgttpF Ell The yag Maest.r MYERS said cns
yust come down to please Pete, If I please myself
FL auasssS sS Nth ~ the BIZ sqf Fl b
baseball when the rest of us wearing wooden
coats: You couldn't stand it sit still and hi:
old eod do said uumoved
bet yon Of it. / ain + married to no baseball club and
besides, / got all the money | want. I got
money, as I can use Yust this one season and nc
ssHere comes the lid said Myers ''You ain Y
game to tell him that He'd have you shot at sunrise
by % sagad Ss svfnsFs hs Shouted m said a. along
was only stslling What's the matter With YOU? Did
70" Es Bs5gsTom On actually @ SeShsd s "S's 0"'o'
''Wel then" said the boy 'Ewha was biting
Won! Trying to stand 'em up for more money! Yo,
bet your life If hit four hundred twenty-five last
season ID ID make Myers COME through, = >,
planned "I got too MUCH money got SO muct
can't look after it all unless 7 stop playing
ball" Then he paused before the look of blanI
amazoment on the boy IS face.
''Quit the team paspcd John Wesley. '.Why
Gus YOU re crazy, You better cit that bone ~
in Lima TO look at your head Omit playing ball
WHY, you big roughneck you corldn t do that w,
need you.'
Bergstrom began humble about his long tern
of service and his real estate.
''Cheesc!" said John Wesley ''If 7 hear yor
pull any OF that stuff II get the dog catcber
after youl''