The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-26

at considerable pains to make enemies out Of tho
os & a for nn a
the team might have been in front much sooner
nsrgent fns sit Sehnd third
lines and they made his life a misery to him They
called bin poor old mau, and sang him the song
about the good old wagon that dome broke down
Grub. who was soured clear through tried to fight
back. lie ATTEMPTED to match tho insurgents at re.
odds thousand to one eu,.
Grqbb began to brood over his troubles an and fight
make threats against his prosecutors which crept into
WEep the Blue .n Jays P Game Wngng home for
the four games which were TO close the season. AS
was crowding Grubb' hard for the pennnnt-the
Canaries called because If was believed that they
had once shown streak Of yellow.
There was nothing yellow about tho way the Ca
re E When % heg 5 s Tsd nt nssasg
that they would win all four, and the local fans
Old Bruno had been parboiling his ten: thousand
dollar arm for week, and far from satisfied with
m eaa he felt Gta Il om elbow to
shoulder and back again. Though be mnssaged him
himself he fact Su that e'@ Pitt
man, " Beau Nash, aud 'Dud'' Belcher, all reliable
old man need be, but he had wish to volunteer
against tough outfit as the Canary batting order
Bruno. being his own boss, liked to pick his victims
Nash led off for the Blue Jays; and the Beau won on
his game cannop.ball speed. Dud Belcher went in
for the second game, and sustained defeat IN eleven
innings
On the third doy poor Charlie e5ubb offered his
overIaden back 10 the last straw. The was
tie AZ at GGSe s9o h ? & r on ou 70 and
Grubb coaching off third base McRae and Sheets
p sSe slammed as 5n
field and was off around tho bases like deer mmIX any
OF the fence and when McRae was between second
and third, the dullcst fan the bleachcrs JIM
Hold him hojd him - iowlel Piggy; Powell,
who was coaching behind first BASE .;,,,, No.
Rae to keep to The plate, and the boy had no
choice but to obey the MANAGE Wng9 Jones whipped @
less slaughter rs was ever seen on professional
would have been neNcusablc coming from poor Char
one 81 swee Gid WheG
the single which should have scored McRse from
banged out the Winning run in their half Of tho ninth
Grubbs error of iudgmen-pickng the ne lnnIest name
Meine Pittman. who had pitched remarkable game,
came near weeping in the clubhouse ~. ...;.oa
That night two thousand men and boys Wa1tea
outside the park and the police had to escort GTubb
to the street sensational evening paper which
savage attack upon him, IN which it limited that
the manager had thrown the game in order to revenge
Grubb whose nerves were in rags, read this article
1t was the finishing touch.
The next morning Dave Bullen was called OUT OF
his bed to the telephone He was informed
that his manager was seriously Ill at ms motel Inc
of months of criticism, abuse, and innuendo and the
doctor in charge Of the case promptly hlied any aope
that the manager might be able to appear that after
at the park. =, ~ ;, =,
physician, 81 have had this man under my care Tor
weeks, Thcah-un fortunate occurrence of yesterday
undoubtedly hastened matters. -
Builen was at his wit end. Hc had no expert:
euce in managing club, and Piggy Powell who had
the mouthpiccc through which Grubb had issued or
dsrs from the G Was II in the
there the aged Bruno pottering around in his ca
on IRE the man I've been looking for'' said
q How sog'' demanded Bruno, pausing with his
want t You to handle the team today said Bul
len Bruno |fHIn Whsted dow" Hard @ luck he said
old charlie: AndnI to be the he goat Is that Wh IT, o.
have go Who can put in in there pull US
of this boe The boys know you, and they respect
gse d%sn GS there Hd r 'S ' and #
YOU this m .aG Gy9 iu%o give me
nothing What do you think | am, Dave', Now, let
me understand this You put this thing r'ent up 10
me. ID % dcy, Soy9f'
.'I'm the boss here7
We'll then growled smel1er, I'm siye you
everything ys got Nov you oa auGS & 0Ts OF arna nerS
the Situation to EN- myself If YOU tried to do it
YOU'D put sm all up in the am and Bruno tbousbtuv
his upper San and 6egsR t%stng t ana
he SHOOK his head and groancd slightly Then he
brought out jar Of and and the tn b bmassagng fa5
began. and Bruno Strokeo Ine fcic VI "s 'o'lue'
greatness he laid his plan of campaign
Nash must 90 in to start the game. Hls speed
had beaten the Canaries in the opening game Of the
series; it might carry him through again Dud belch-
ar must be ready to step into the box at moment
notice In they should hit Dud-Ts he would a
inc; worked the dav before, would be out of IT. No,
it must be Nash, with Belcher in reseryeIand after
that Bruno shook his head and kneaded his arm
thougbtfully. ,,, -,
found II empty Bruno out behind the bleachers,
ritrbing to the groundkecper's l5yearold son. He
mt in an appearance explained the situation, and
ssNash YOU II start. And, Belcher want you
warming up right through the game. IN case anything
l,Ir.rt e. hut mt N-nlI