The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-23
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Old lar Moore, who has sent rain to
picnics and ball games and sunshine
to dry and farmers since years and
years go, may not have been a very
good weather man, but his successor
isn't breaking up the league with his
hits, either.
Congress has been asked to investi-
gate the baseball trust. That mean
the price of seats will rise at once.
These congressional Investigations
seem to have a reverse English effect,
at least we haven't had any rises in
pay since Pujo, ct AL, investigated the
money trust.
at Highlander park will receive a pair
of. shoes from Mapes & Mapes and a
meal ticket from Empress Kenny of
the justly-famed Cafe du Vienna.
! That's what Joe Tobin says, anyhow.
Joe is u collecting the prizes, for he
has decided to heat everyone else to
, that first four-base clout.
The Sporting News, well-known
supporter of the alleged baseball trust.
comes now with a story about a Mon
tana pitcher. Says the News:
Some years ago a Montana pitcher
named Carney debutted with the Cubs.
and was hit most f%orcefully, many no.
Bile drives sailing through deep left,
which lies toward the setting sun.
II thought mourned young Carney
after the anne. that some of them
hits was going clear to Helena"
They might" said Chance as he made
out the release, but if you start now
you can head some of them off before
they cross the Dakota line"
Leslie Bush's debut tickled the fans
of Philadelphia n lifted the former
Highlander onto the Quaker City's
pinnacle of fame. Says James c. In
saminger, sports editor Of the Phila-
delphia North American:
The hero of the P. NJ. was Mr.. Bush
of Missoula, Mont. With four runs
home, none out and two on base, the
young pitcher succeeded Bender in the
third inning. 1t was a ticklish place,
but the juvenile put Maxim %silencers
on the enemy. One more tally scored |
as a result of a double steal and then
BUSH IellTeu lle sue.
Bush's Curve Puzzled.
In the last six innings Bush was a
Simon Legree and the Red SoX a
bunch of Uncle Toms. He had on
troll, courage and a curve ball that the
champions of the universe could never
fathom. Only once was he in danger.
In the ninth, after two were out, the
Hubmen filled the bases, but in this
embarrassing situation Duffy Lewis
cracked harshly to carry for the third
out.
And again:
Bush deserves every credit for his
work. He had a hopping curve that
Boston's stars couldn't negotiate.
Bush is very fast on his feet and went
to first like a sprinter on his cunt in
the ninth. He beat the ball out and
helped greatly in the construction OF
the concentrating rum.
In looking over some old files yes
terday, we noticed the story of the
opening games of the short-lived state
league season in 1905. Missoula and
Butte played to a tie the. first day,
but the Giants, as they called the
locals then, won 13 to / the next day.
Big Dell was pitching for Butte and
Oriet was at shortstep. Eddie Cor
bin and Owen Kelley were tMissoula
stars. The principal feature of
Butte's work was a total of IA errors.
Herewith is a message from Frank
lin P. Adams to the baseball scribes.
r. i. ,>1rt;,,a-t r,,I " DN~t
has been used up and deserves a berth
in the cannery. f. P. A. AVS
Pushers of the pencil,
An We please to lamp,
Throw away the stencil,
Stow the rubber stamp.
Say He swiped a singer"
But, the coming year
Chop the "portside finger"
Can the "leathery sphere
1t will interest the varsity football
stars who played against the Utah
Aggies two years ago to know that
Schweitzer, the big halfback, is maxi
ing good as a pitcher under McClos-
key. The former football player ha
lots of speed n is looked upon as a
star by the Salt Lake people. He gave
up a fat job as instructor In the Og-
den high school to take a pitching
berth with the SkyscraDers.
Lots OF former gridiron stars are
with Bland. Changnon was captain
of the IDAHO varsity a couple of years
& n was a star, too. Look him
over some day as he stands waiting
for the ball at third. It is easy to
imagine him backing up the Idaho
line. Arthur Smith is another foot
ball player. He was fullback on the
Puget sound university team last fall.
Like Christy Mathewson and Ed
Walsh these men starred on the coll
lege gridiron before they took UP pro-
fessional baseball.