Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-16
PART II.

1t nearly picked .l'iggy on his feet
Good thing he held II. eh. Oh. these
fellows are only lucky that's all They
are just shatting their eyes and taking
q clont al Il!
Three innings 10 so" thought Bru-
no-''three innings"
Steve be called. Sullivan moved
oyer aud SAT- down by the acting man.
ager. I'm going ont to warm up for
a minute said the old man. Delay
this inning all ron can
Bruno and the change catcher slip
ped out OF the side gate rs the last OF
the sixth began
rs that old fool going in:" demand
ed Nash. still smarting from the pep
pering which be had received
.'You shut upr' snaried sullivan.
These fellows hare been numbering
speed today. Bruno will make suckers
Of em. See II be doesn't.
.Can you do If. asked the catcher
anxiously when Smoker came beck to
the bench .How,s the armg'
Sore" said bruno briefly. sim
taking an awful chance. Steve. but I'll
leave bud IN there they'll Just about
knock him endWays next inning 4
guess the old giri win stand three In.
nlngs all right. and the controls there.
That's the main fhing. Well work
that mask trick on 'em if We get o
chance haven't tried It against this
club since June.
When Umpire Burke made the an
nouncement at the beginning Of the
seventh the Canaries welcomed the an
nouncement with derisise ho0ts and
jeers.
s Well heressE gTandp they shout
ed .oid man. what are you going %
do with that $4,000 curioy
Bruno set his spikes 10 the box ana
began 70 pitch. II was the arst time
for n1an9 years that be had gone into
the box knowing that bis arm was not
right He was grtnning cheerfully
when be slipped over the first strike.
but the smile soon faded from bis
face. The $4,000 arm. 50 long cod
died and nnrsed and petted like spoil
ed child. was sending In its sharp pro-
test
The nervous fans chirked up mar.
yelously when the tirst hitter splashed
out ria third base and the second 0ne
fouled to sullivan. ,rhe third batter
and this was the demon Jimmy Nc
Lennon. whose hitting was taking MIN
TO the big league next season Lined
single into center and presumed upon
his luck to the extent OF attempting TO
steal second base The Hon. stephen
sullivan came up on bis toes with q.
perfect throw. and the chesty out
fielder persisted in cloud or dust and
whiri OF arms and legs sullivan to
Mcf3ae.
Nice pegging. hid" said Smelzer az
the battery trundled to the bench.
Yes: Mac mad It waiting for him
when be slid" said Steve .How's the
old girl7 Hurt you muchT
Between themselves they usually re-
ferred to the $4,000 arm as The old
girl"
shes awful fretful around the
shoulder. You know, she amt been
feeling right since that twelve inning
game" o. ,.:,.5
The Blue Jays succeeded In getting
, two men on the bases In their half or
the seventh. but Billy Keith. the tirst
baseman. sent a line drive fairly at
the shortstop's head. instinct caused
that young man to throw up bis hands
to save his face. and the bali stuck.
was passed on for q double play, and
the side was out.
Take that horseshoe out OF your
pocket" vociferated. the faithful re-
tainers on the bieachers. You ought
to De arrested"
Bruno wriggled through the eighth
inning somehow. He was holding the
Canaries. but his arm was totaIing the
cost for him as well as q cash register
might have done the JOB. Every ball
cost him an effort. and the pain in the
shoulder was becoming upbearable.
The redoubtable "WingO" Jones dOu-
bled after two men were out. but the
next man poked weak iDield by. and
Bruno trudged back to the bench with
the blessings Of the multitude thun4
dering after him. g..
Bruno at bat was mere or less Of
a joke. and Oscar Petersen refused to
waste time with the old man. He
curved three strikes over for SmeIzer,
and Bruno limped back to the bench.
Not for anything would he have taken
bard swing at a baII. Two more
Blue Jays were pIucked in quick or
der. and Sullivan helped to peel or the
pitchers sweater
We'll. Steve" said Bruno. 1T looks
as IL this one run lead will have to
do rs::'