The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-06-10

WHY RUDE VICKERS WANTED
TO BEAT THE WHITE so

served the past DAY or TWO 4 Dig, talk
225 man, as fine a specimen as Jim
pitcher with a good name.
Rube has been visiting Raleigh. Hs
belongs to Connie Mack, like nearly
all baseball men do, and used to pitch
for the Athletics. He had every.
thing, too, speed, energy, confidence.
especially confidence. And when he
left the Athletics he dropped into
Baltimore where they play just as
good ball as either of the bigger
leagues play.
It was in 1907 that Rube concluded
that the Chicago White Sox had no
license to be champions of the world
True, they had beaten the Chicago
Cubs in the 1906 series, one OF the
greatest Of all history. The Cubs
were as good as ever lived and the
Sox were called the hitless wonders"
White Sox had any license to be
champions" said RUDE Vickers to
Earl Mack's daddy. They can't hit.
they cant run and they can't throw.
I'd like to pitch against them. I've
got their goat"
"Rube, if you feel that way about
it. you are manifestly the man to
pitch against them Connie Mack.
the minor of the Macks, said. Go
in and pitch"
Vickers went in. For three in
nings the Sox didn't connect and
Eube was pitching sightless ball. On
came the fourth. Old Isbell laid
down a bunt and beat it out. Parent
or some other antiquity dropped one
before the plate and was safe. Sui
Ivan !illed the bases and Big Ed.
M to RUDE and messed him up.
RUDE ran in on it, sat fiat down, rolled
over and two men crossed the plate.
A man on third and a base on balls
followed. Then a small single was
hit, the only real hit and both meo
crossed the plate, while the Athletics
" ere throwing it away. Six runs and
a solitary single had done the work
Now, RUDE, you see why they are
champions of the world, don your
the elder Mack dryly remarked.
MYERS HIT THE BULL
BUT GOT NO MONEY.
Happy Myers was pitching the sec-
ond game against Durham a few days
ago and Jim Kelly. the gentleman
who used to break up more games
than anybody, was at the bat. It's
considered good baseball to pass Kelly
occasionally and Myers smiling al
Kelly, stuck an inshoot in Kelly'z
Stats. Big Kelly promptly loafed to
first.
Give Myers $50 for hitting the
Bull the most Illuminating OF al
the fem rooters shouted, Whefeupon
Rev. DR.. r. T. Vann looked up and
laughed Unfortunately, but the grand,
stand sat in stohd silence and won
dered what was funny about that.
It was the brightest thing that haz
lyet beer said.
WON'T MOVE THE CAPITAL
TO ASHEVILLE JUST NOW
: Governor Locke Craig left yester.
day morning for Asheville to spend q
: short While resting n recovering
l from a rather malignant indispoei
ton that has attended him since h.
8 came here in January.
! You may say that I am not goins
: to move the capital" Governor Crait
said. Il have been reading in thu
t Ashevile papers that I am going t.
I make Asheville the summer capital.
\ u l am not going to do any such
u tnlnS. nave no notion Of mOvins
the capital, though I have Away
thought that it ought to have been il
n Asheville all the time"
! The Governor would not hazard {
r date for his return, but having as
sured Raleigh people that he will no
e move its pet building, the going ava,
r yesterday will be attended by no un
S common circumstance. But the chic
executive has been making Raleigl
8 ms nome since coming here and SO
1ourns little in the Mountains.
n PREACHER WHO KNOWS
d PITCHERS AND PROPHETS
d Kew. Or. st. Clair Hester, who
# rector OF the Church of the Mes
1T s.ah' brookly a been observin,
s. the baseball games from tho prand
stand here the last few DAYS and it
interesting to hear him talk.
You see, he watches the game
from Ebbett's 81, 900, 900 field and
on to the curves of Nap Rucke,
l. Cnrlsty M~athewson and other favor
ites. He likes to see the dashes abou
a the diamond n when a coach stop
a nyAng runner on the home stretch
it wearies him. He is nsed ~ asain