El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-26
Sport and Automobile Section
PhMies and Giants Fail to Score and Darkness Ends Eleven Inning
THE FA A BIO
Little Stories Told About Baseball
By W A. Phelon

e Ky PAY back in 1903" says me of the old Boston champions, "Our. team
w vas Just coming through with the championship and, naturally, all
Boston was bubbing over with delight. There were celebrations Oh
every hand sd even the most temperate of athletes wouldh have hal an awful time
Il keep away from the good things that were fairly forced upon Is OF course,
some Of the boys refused to be tempted-lyhele ykeHe they dd-but a few OF the
sturdiest veterans as well as the young recruits wavered, tottGed, hi fell.
mi afternoon Just before one Of the final games a squad OF the players
gathered In the dressing room, and got busy with the generous contribution OF a
Boston sportsman. Some lunch, believe me- and some dnnkableS Everybody
gorged gayfy, and he flight Of time vas utterly forgotten til Freq. Parent hap
pemng to look ut of a window, saw the crowd pouring intOth the heacherS n the
visiting team pacddng indUstnousy. Parent also saw an ominous spectacle III
IN immediate f~egTOund-ymmy Collins the manager, approaching on a tI
galop to find ut what detained his stars There was a Wild scramble, nj We
were Looping for the diamond, all looking as innocent as baby clans M all doing
our best to stand steady on our pins Therew vas very little time left for practice
and We took things extremely easy till the gong called fr TIL beginning Of the
Tray.
Somehow OF other we got past the first half without any errors OF trouble
We went up to bat and a couple Of pop flies were followed by a pass a lucky
SINGLE and a tumble. With the sacks full, HObe Ferris the valiant second base
nan of the old team, amded to the plate Somehow or Other, as he went VI, HObe
didn't look familiar. He seemed all put of condition He vas Wfuny fat, positive
L bullying and 1 remember uemarkng to myself, that I couldn't see how a n
athlete could take on so much flesh in a few days
"Hobe swung at the first PITCH and as he swung a little green bottle, NJ
bigger than appear hoped from his sleeve ant rolled almost to the pitcher Il was
a bottle of creme de menthe and I could see Collins turn bright red as he looked
over It It while poor Hobe was white and blue The pitcher sent in another M
hsDg hot HObe tried to dodge, but was sadly slow The ball struck him full in
The chest with a dreadful crash, and poor HObe fell heavily, in a sitting position
As hefeu, we all heard another crash, and every strong athlete there turned ghast
" pale The poo devil had had all his rs crushed by the pitched ball, and had
uncouPed his spine when he fell! Yes he had The bali had crashed Into a quart
bottle of champagne which Hobe had hidden in his shirt and when the martyr
tel he sat down on a flask of Canadian Club in his pistol pocket!
"We VIII draw a veil, If you please, over the scene that took place in the
dressing room Immediately after the, game Collins was unreasonable, ant he
wouldn't listen even when HObe pointed Out that re had won IT 4 to 3 and that
the run whdh was forced in when he was hit vas really the nj that counted"