The Alaska citizen., 1913-11-10

know ny place"
 Keep it. then" said Kelly. Wha- kind of shape are you in?"
 Fair said Oliycrds. | b CT work. ing sht along"
 When Seuor Ramon OIiycras made his first appearance on the field "i-h the other recruits, every news paper man was present and tho press squad srunt= with amazemcnt as the M,xcau marvel unlimberea himself.
 Where did he get It. Where did he get it?" said Johnny McShane. Why, he goes after ground ball as if he'd never done anything else all his life, and look al the way he whips 'em over to f.rstt"
 Oliveras was, indeed. marvel Lightning fast on h.s feet. possessed I two good hands, seeming to field a ball by instinct. and getting it away from him like a flash. he mad tremendous impression upon the manager. as well as upon all others who watched him al work. A, ha,- ting practice. he steod up 10 he plate we'll chokcd his bat short. and stepped il with powerful. choppy swing. and alter a hit was off for first bas like q ten-steond man.
 By the time the blase regulars arrived. some them fat and Iazy. other lean and nervous. Oliveras vas the sensat on of the camp. His bear ing when pr senteG to the real biz leasaefs was charmoins i'll is defer enee. and he fairly took @Seraepy@ kernohan's breath away with his in- t.mate knowledge of that erea mans batting record
 Whatever he is as d ball player. said Scrappy, on his first cranins at the camp. you got to hand t t him for knowing things. Why. he had my record down pat for five years back, Some Of the ,ime yo9 cant understand him. of course. but will say for him that he's a well bred guy"
 Alter all. ahil.ty To play the game :S the oPen sesame to the heart Of I brofessi nal ball player, and whca the regulars had watched Olyefas for few days they decided that he belonged as Harry Wa son put it.
 Of course" he qualified. T don't ike them deep branettcs on pr1ne.- pie, but suppose hes a gentleman in his own country, al that. Last night he was tcllin' me all ahouf how hey grab rubber out of trees"
 Scrappy Kernohan, the center fielder; Frank Browning. lhe pitch CT; Mike Walsh. the first basemau: anI Pickles Bagby, the sh II. stop. were first 10 discover Una, Senor 0liy5ras played a very strong and discr minating hand of draw poker; but, oddly enough, Oliyeras could not be 1ured into he crap games. Though they explained the rules of the fascinating pastimo many times, and at great lngth Oliyeras shook his head hop lessly
 Cards l know a little. si," hr said deprecatingIy; but these ca-rap game with dice. do not understand him."
 Well, if you're ing to be big leaguer," said Bagby, you'll have 10 learn Craps is the ball players national pastime; didn't you know that?"
 Then will learn him some day" said Senor Olyeras, but not now Manana"
 What is that manyana thing" demanded Pickles You hear it all over down here
 Oh" said Oliveras, she means the same as tomorrow. By and by, no? In Mexico everything it is manana.'
 But there was no "manana" in the way Senor Ram2n played base ball, and the other recruit inf cid CTS despared when they watched him flashing about the keystone sack. When the regulars began their work as a team, Oliveras was dropped into the lineup and the way he fell in with the working of the seasoned machine glanddened Dick Kelly's heart. Even old Mush Mcknight, who had been prophecy ing a streak of yellow, changed his mind when he saw how Oliveras went after sliding base runners.
 "Whac do you think of him. Mush?" asked Kelly one afternoon, as they were trudging back to the hotel
 the seasoned machine gladdened 1 seen in a dogs age!" said the old | timer promptly. If he's got weak | ness, l don't know what it is, 1 was afraid at first he might have a streak, but I've changed my mind. !
 The best second baseman I've | Carter down into New Mexico and Arizona; you might find another one | Ike him.