Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-05


10 see ron again-good to see you look.
ing 50 we'll. Your Chicago friends
would never believe IL was the same
fellow. Why. you look at to go ten
rounds with n champion
"Snre." said Meesan. Its the conn
try does it. A fine place to spend the
Summer II you say it quick. Oh. OK
cuIse me. Billy. want you to meet
Ron Frisbep. one Of my I'D friends
Top. Mr.. iSIIbourne OF Boston. and
grand fellow. That s right. get togeth-
or. Now. then. what on earth are you
doing in this God forsaken country"
Pop produced his copy Of the San
Miguel Messenger. What am doing
here:" he repeated That's what l
expect you to tell me. Johnny. what
does this thing rneang'
Meegan glanced nj the sheet. looked
at Pop for a fnIl two seconds In order
% make sure that be was In earnest.
ind then. suddenly seizing Kilhourne
ly tile shoulders he begun to laugh
as he had not laughed in six months.
He c:lckied until his breafh was all
gone. aud Pop Frisbee. watching him.
began to persplre about the temples.
The light was breaking in on him at
last 3.-s d. Il
.'oh. Bl.iy.r. painted the sporting edl-
tor OF the San Miguel Messenger
This is immense. Tliis is the best
ever. forgot TO. tell you that Pop
here is the scout for Tim Gahill. and
the Wanderers. aud he's come down
here Lord. Ill die in nIinute.- he's
come down here. Billy. TO look over
orr league. Our ieaguer
Then ISilboiirne begun to cackle. and
the two boys chung 10 each other ana
Iaughed -,Hntfi fi,OUr -f,fffy went -iutu-f
spasm Of coughing. When be could
recover sufHcient breath he approached
Frisbee weakly.
You onghtn't to make me laugh that
way he painted "lt's bad for me-
Pop Frisbee. whose sense of humor
was never his strong point. cIamored
for further Information. -.
And this stuff said be. tapping thu
paper accusingiy. is all bunk, I sup
pose? There amt any league here at
ailg' 1885,.
Pop" said Meegan tearfllly. for he
had laughed until he cried. won do
Us an injustice. You are now in the
presence of the Independent Northern
New Mexico league! Allow me. Mr.
Kilbourne here is the Boston club
Paul Revere. first base; John Adams.
center field: John Harvard. catcher.
Our friend CHER Antonio here. n the
Apache club Raw Dog. Baid Hornet.
Singing Mule and others too numerous
to mention. Jeferson Davis Johnson
is the Coyote club-npthing less than
a statesman In the lineup. and III
represent the Mexican population with
the San Miguel Sidewinders. This
gentleman is our official umpire and
score keeper. Mr.. Parks. The games.
are played upon the board which you
see on the table-the Invention Of
Chicago fan and the cleyerest thing of
the sort ever snw You hate inter
rupted great double bender between
the Apaches and Coyotes. and the
score fs-Parks, what is the official
score?.' tn ..~. -E'>-
Eight to three. favor Of the Apa-
ches.' said Parks grarely. singing
Mule got two more home runs"
Pop looked about him. discovered a
chair and found his way to it upon his
shaking legs. s. So
"Weil. Johnny" he remarked grimIy.
'tall I've got to say is that you and
your bunk newspaper have made an
awful sucker out of me-"
"oh. / say" cried Hiibourne.
You're mistaken. Pop" said Nee
gan earnestly. 1T was the fellow
who handed you the copy Of the Mes
Senger who made sucker Of YOU"
Here Frisbee turned very red and
sank still deeper into his chair.
You see. it's this way" continued
Johnny. We get out that paper for
our own amusement. ana it's not for
general circulation. We print just
enough to send 10 our friends. We
fake everything in it. and there's new
er been any intention to fool any one.
You don't know how slowly the time
passes in Il place OF this sort and if a
man hasn't something to keep him
busy he's likely to go nutty.
A pal Of mine in Chicago shipped
me this mechanical ball game device
because he had found it interesting.
We discovered that we could not only
play regular game on it. but could
score it if we gave names tn the couH-
tiers. 1t struck me that we could get
up a four team league and have