The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-23

came by the information that there player
in town Now, baseball thrves Arizona. 1t is
true that there is recognized league in operation
but every town in that part of the country has a
baseball team, and schedule is arranged and played
out to the bitter end Every manager 81 has his eye
out for promising material, and inducements are
breathe the invgorating air of the great southwest
Patsy sought out the stranger and asked few
...They tell you've played baseball, y said he.
''what positions''
Behind the bat mostly said the stranger, ''but
saR q HIpmf play first fir ,ortl or the outfield' .
,..os .os, 9. about seo in the semi-pro leagues
Patsy .whisted He could use a 300 hitter
very handily, especially If he could work behind the
bat o for that was where re- tho Eagles were veal -
s11ggesed ted Delaney Most of the boys will be out
all right, / III make you proposition -
Needless t to n state there was 5 nGhng % g. st all the
shaped p His HIS s the nothing
less than revelation, and he fgot the ball away"
shortstoP up on their toes @ ali the While Even Jack
Gibbs. the regular catcher admitted that White was
se Bssr passss as w Kelly the Eagles
mainstay in the box, went out the slab under in
Low b@ oR the ws
on his wide, round house and spattered it to
all corners Of the lot dscouraging, to say the
least.
Afterward Lew rested in the shade OF the stand
that COMPANY George Whte Of St % Louis up
as a Triton among the minnows. Everything that he
did done without effort and with the easy grace
sfHe's a bear, Pat" said the discomfited Kelly.
etDid You see the way he murdered that drop ball
..You betl', said the manager cheerfuly.
aboat f? the he vsad sa w You
can I.1nso use met met, .;.,n,, ., ..vo ~ on-
split the money sixty and forty after the manage
S out sT WEf Rs5 sn Gf Gs
how much does this cut usually run9,
times as as ssd De u
ing to see Whites eyes light up at the news
you, what IN do. Make it guarantee of fifty
week and you re on"
tant games scheduled, and i lie could win few Of
~; IT try you for a week, - he said
the players went to the park for practice, and,
in every, town, the embryo diamond stars turned out
Tucson team were languidly warming up the
field, when lanky, redheaded young man climbed
down out Of the beachers where he had been sitting
in solitary Judgment. The red-h headed stranger
moved his coat, vest, collar and tie, and, borrowing
glove from a small boy, took place In the line with
the real performers.
White .. was sitting on the ground in front Of the
DeaRey T was conyeEsing Tith the new catcher
Patsy scrutinized the newcomer
can sash hea. he said on
sad White sSaI as tim tns spent s in
watching the stranger, I dom know about his being
Of pitcher. He's got fast curve there that would
knock eek your you. eye Ss,5y Sutl,, l,,,5 ~,
show some interest. f'I hadn't noticed it7'
1 we'll have announced White positively:
Talk about smoke bs Tell you what II do
In get him to pitch some to me-, and we IL turn
yet, and don't know how good he really is but I've
got than Kelly saw''
Think sof', said Delaney eagerly. ''Try him out
IF we had another good pitcher we d be loaded
White loafsd and spoke to the lsnky stranger
by the stand. He wants to see how you work
against hitters Give him some of that classA
The redhead went into the box, whirled over few
preliminary balls and Delaney sent his Eagles up
aDutch" Schmidt, Tucson S famous home-run hit
drop; Mouse" 9Is Msehes the {ghtlqg she5tstop
Rs dd no Better
succession Of fast balls slow balls, curve s balls 1 and
jumping nshoot which hummed as it cut the inside
their vanity, but Patsy Delaney was the happy man
s o5 s
that sorreop has got half these big eaguers cheat hsa
ed He's wonder, tell you. Grab him"
s ss 'GHFsse 'na that 4s
gon, where he had pitched ball "a lttle.' Pressed
struck out about fifteen men, had record of eighteen
for nine innings, and t'but for his old man. - who
it transpired, Methodist minister, might have
signed contract with the Portland club of the
Pacific Coast league BE was quite willing to work
for guarantee Of twenty-five dollars per game but
would expect bonus Of fifteen if he won.
On Saturday morning the Bisbee Grizzlies came
whooping into Tucson for two game series The
Grizzlies were chesty aggregation, which had been
making life burdensonle for the Phoenix Terror the
Prescott Grays and the Cananea Coyotes.
The Eagles had always been easy piucking for the
Bisbee club. and the sporting who journeyed with
the team offered to bet two to the game in
uxbi cuon1 1fah I'D -
Grizzlies would win both games. Pete Moreno a
Mexican was their star pitcher, with season IS rec
ord of eleven victories and single defeat
ffBetter get you of that two to one'' said
White to Delaney. f'Ive taken fifty dollars worth
myself This Orepon haby will >eu mir