The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-30

Mike Donlin Plays
Billiards and Also
Grows Reminiscent

Mike Donlin lost the special match
at three-cushion billiards with DR..
Bagby at the Superior rooms yesterday
afternoon.
Il was OFF" said Donlin after the
contest was over, the cues had been
laid away and the score forgotten. II
couldn't gather them at ali Used to
miss them inst as easy. and all the
while the doctor played the part of
the old sexton. He gathered them
in. He ran six, and when you are
running six you are going some"
six is pretty nice work at three
cushion billiards" said Ed Lyons,
who is playing King Aeolus to the
Grapewin- Chance-Donlin combination.
King Aeolus, be it known, was the
superior person who supplied favor
ing winds to mariners. As he was
supposed to dwell in a tropical eli
mate, he gave rise to the expression
hot air" So in these decadent days,
when an earnest person says with all
his soul that an enterprise is worthy,
that it is the archsupersuperlative of
all perfection; when he gives this sort
OF little puff, this favoFing wind TO the
bark that carries high hopes, he is &C
cused of using hot air.
Having made that plain it may be
well to go back to the conversation
between Donlin Pasha and Lyons Bey,
who will admit they are Turks on the
lines laid down by Mr.. Dooley, who
said AN lrishman lisa furriner who
is born away from home"
six Is pretty nice work at three
cushion billiards said Lyons Bey.
1T is" assented Doniin Pash, lit is
that. Once upon a time ! made run
of eleven, but that was when / was
in training. had me eye on the ball and
was batting .444 for "a month. BY this
and that I'm not in training now
Fred Tenney is some billiard play
err" went on Friend Lyons.
eat balkline." affirmed Friend Don
lin. when 1t comes to clicking the
worries In one Of those Willie Hoppe
pastimes Fred Tenney is rightly cali
ed the Napoleon Ives of the game
among baseball players. Rhody Wal
and Tenney would make great
4 see Fred MerzIe won the cham
pionship of Ohio continued Herr
Lyons.
Il didn't know that Fred was such
great player was the comment OF
Senior Donlin, but then all the boys
can play 4 pitkAA EdAl SAINT ~NA ~ 80
well is rather keen at it..
Bird is the boy with the gloves
said Lyons.
And at wrestling" chimed in Don
lin. ''Al is only little fellow. but he
is there at the wrestling game. He
beat the champion Of Atlanta one
night when We were there.
Il saw him box with Terry Nc
Govern" said Lyons.
he erava Terry el1Nh an inter-
estfng time that Terry began TO tear
in as If he meant business" added
Donlin.
Bird is the quietest chap you ever
knew, but he is game TO the core. one
time in Boston a fan got after nm,
and / heard Bird say. I'd like to meet
Won, lust like that. / knew there
would be something doing after the
game, and the last play was tly pal!
10 me. no sooner caught the pan
than ! ran for all | was worth 10 the
entrance and there WAS Bird IN UNI
form. waiting outside the gate for the
fellow to come out.
You're too late. Bird l told him.
That fellow has gone
Are YOU sure z says ne Win lHa'
con smile Of his. s,,., r
"a absolutely. / told him, Why. |
knew You would be looking for nun,
30 ! tipped him to beat ii, and ne LETT
In the seventh inning.
well. Bird hung around for a MN
ute or two and then went back to the
clubhouse. The next day j Joshed
him,
81 put one over on you yesterday,
told him. that fellow never left IN
the seventh inning at all. He passed
you on the way out.
Grid looked at me. For a'moment
T thought | was going to have words
thrown al me, but he finally smiled
and said ;.
Well Mike, / don't know but it
was best that way, after all.
- And no. doubt ii MAS. --.,.