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

'tDo your damndest," said tho =

grannMea az ms G catcGer, @ There was not and
Siam% s1anu Inc tucson rootcrs had aus sooaa
clouds rolling up from the west masses q ~
fool on the bleachers to yell: i.Monse i.MsS mead iHs -
Mithut doubt, this would be the Iss.' y snsns
and 1.-TWO hands Were gone'' s On sstps3i -
Moose Jones shut his ewes and t,.,
first thing that resembled a baseS.na a esasl /.
the man who swings blindiy in,rosnaaare 9le are tina
OF luck into contest of skill. ILL., ,tls ds<|
safe in short right field but the Monsne 10 bsQ H.,
TO score Third base was the best he mao 10
the Moose stayed first. 10 could "a = g.
Oily Tom Blake, in the front rou 30 .,
scratched cigar on his trousers s,T nc gasd ~
in his mouth He was not really worrisa. put aN
tnat heee Moreno might be given sti streaistSa Say ~
"Bingo" Bodie spent some X tI,oa coming
weapon, and he picked out the biggest and 9s
turf and addressed Pete Moreno 40 'pikss ils
"Come on, you yellowhammer!,, he So.
amt game enough to stick ons oyer1 s1snnred Msed =,
was was a, game guy in the whole Moreno fan1ss aSss
Moreno grinned for he was seasonnj qlb N!
conversation. He knew that Bodis uss % -
ball hitter, and that he did great deal - ne
shonl oa fhs hs penea Issd Eli Bates looked at George
NNot chance in the worldI'' breatbsa g.
NThis fellow will wait for two and ,h.a sas ~
He hasn T had hit in month that Ssnt sa'a II
diamond!'' "'as oaio4
Moreno confidently expected Bodie :. Ia.
first one at any rate, and he cut looss b,s ss, =
To Moreno's disgust. Bodie swung ar - Is ~ ls
pected to have another chance at stra;sAs sTs e,
n1s,n MS nfe 1t was the Kind of a wallOp IL, ),
What was great deal more important pisns5 ig5 q
hit that fast ball squarely on the tra5ssssSS 10y
in left field, Culpepper Of the Bisbee sIuS tSst
flying steps, and then stopped to save his br,s
profanity. - Maat
The ball sailed out against the backvYon, u,
until it more than tiny Thits sr-st at !, ~
in space between heaven and earth for AN ;r.,,s
longest home run ever seen in Arizona ASS1
the white pln-polnt was bIotted ont hv az 4 r.
the fence, just as the three baserunners rss ~ ~
under way, just as four thousand wild men sad - -
came up In a cheering wave, lust as Tom Tstl
cigar slipped down inside his speckled Sr;ssts sss
first great drops of rain began to whirpsf : !.
shingled roof. f+ =
There were three very sick men in that han :.
Eagles. 's''
"That'n be about all'' yelled Dols,r ),
hugged Bodie in front of the bench. ifIeok Il =
rain comingl'' -~.' =
voice querulousy.
''You ain T afraid of little rain, are sca,,
manded Eli Bates. EfWe ain Il sugar or sat =, 3
can go another inning before it gets 700 VET
The manager looked at his star pitcher eurio,A
What s the matter with youf'' he asked aj,
you satisfied to win this gamei Look at Int Ei
ningl In three minutes this place will b. sIost +
according to the rules
"Forget the rules!'' snarled Eli and pam
Whites spikes bit through his shoe Leather.
''shut upl' Kissed the catcher. "Wspt u 4
something?'
The bleacherites scrambled to cover. sisshf
they ran, and in heavy downpour the tbht n
struck out and raced for the bench. Az hem
jagged, binding flash ripped across the bhhn
which hung over the field and the bottom fea a
the clouds.
~ t,,l a.. ~-.r !
diamond. Pausing instant at the plate, b ~
at his watch and in stentorian voice which ~
above the bowling wind and the pslt1g rain E
Bill called time.
hoisted himself into the stand.
"It's called off, aim it''' demanded tis r.
anxiously, cit oughtn t to go unless thsy pF
full nine nningsl'
Silver Bill reached into his hip pocket and ~ 4
out well-thumbed volume.
Rule "a, section - he beloved. III tnu9
half an hour, L have the power to tefniat
game. Want to see the book?"
Oily Tom did not wish to see the book
"But the bets7'' he asked,
HThey stand, Of course"
HCould they go and finish the game
an hourY' Tom was begging now. :, 49,
"Say!' demanded the umpire suddenly
club have you been betting onf F1niahs ms
Man, this ain It no rain This is q flood ,eI ~,
Blake sat down, looked at his watch, ezzrnsS
somber sky, but found no comfort tnefe. ~ e. i +
MS WAUGH AGAIN, tu6u cSttiou wv"
chest, to the melancholy contemplation OF me az ~
fast being turned into lake He wa No@1 ot
a sum in mental arithmetic, and the rssuH
him to vince as if in pain. s..
Silver Bill watched the gambler out o. ~
of his eye. He also was working out ntsl s Z.
of his own. Over in one corner or tne esSna -
torous Eagles were holding an ln1oimla IN -
and Silver Bill Barrett noticed the iaet tea. = -
the incompatible one, was not celenls,snEE IA
fellows. He sat apart, staring out on .ns IN Il
Silver Bill was no Sherlock Holmes, ~. uu, ,sx 4 \,
put two and two together. as ven - 'N'
Darkness was settling down over the ,.ss... s1
storm had spent itself, though In tne a ai''5 m
lightning winked and the thunder muftsrsa,. INA
were picking their way down slde siie'' y
to the railroad yards. Iisav|
"WelI, Jake,'' said the red-headed onI s.,{
got a great business head, I've go' 70
you'll ,,-..5 ,sI|
'sTbat IS rightl' snarled the man Addresses sssss.
''Blame me for it! made it raln suS. ,s!SS;ug Az
A man came running after them, sp'S''Ne
the puddles. -. ttrNsrybAy
town is onto us They got Maynew 'SScthi''
gave upl They'll tar and feather yos ~ a. Ws,el
Jake and the red-headed one ioohea o
with bulging eyes. :, ~, no,.a nTkbsX
f'Tar and featbers!' SAID Eli os's'
place for a minister's son!" ,,,,o tsfu u
''That e what I get, painted ,:,n pa.V mi, IN{/
to jump the town, and I lose SIX tHou'1s% 1s%rseht
Over in the railroad yard heavy .,,rg q q.
began to cough hoarsely, and long s1JH LAKE. i
cars clanked into motion. Red LyncnT, n,.v hoti "
HartweIl and Mt the freight train. ineD
nj 1alo .5syt