Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-18
1.-THE TEN THOUSAND.
r !: DOLLAR ARM :: !:
. From 1.-THE Ten Thousand Dollar Arm
and Other Tales Of the Biz League"
pyrisht. 1919. BY sn.ll. Maynard &, comp.ny
MerrfTF stumped the plate with hi

Merrilf dumped the plate with his
bat A. ~.
Mercy said Steye Sullivan. "You
are angry. too. aren't you. Eddie? I'll
bet Won won't hit the next one at all.
Ifs you< could hit hard enough to earn
| yotir onetwenty-hvee a. month Keane
] wouldn't have been playing ron on the
bench all season. 90
Now. 1t was a sprained ankle that
sent Merrill to the bench. and sullivan
| knew ii. The Zig ontfieidpr splnttered
| incoherently. and over came the ban.
Merrill collected himself for another
/ giant swing and flew out back OF sec.
ond base.
BY this time the Fans we're in a ter
riic commotion: and there was eonsid-
cradle excitement ON the visitors
bench. Keane was running up and
down in front of tis players and day
ing them with the rough side ,of bis
| tongue.
Here's an old man. thousand
years dead and buried. and you're go
ing to let him win this pennant from
you? Are yon? What's he got out
there today Nothing bur wish and
a prayer-nothing a-tali! on. you're q
k6ne Buncf.' n IS -.
Rayburn. the second basenan. see.
ing that he was going to- get nothing
but strikes. chopped at the frst one
and dropped a Texas leagner over on
the third base line and halfway be
tween two fieIders He could not have
placed 1T better had be used 4 rnessen:
ger boy. and the throw to second did
not come near catching him. Two
bases on Texas ieaguer..
.Sap. Halsey. the right fielder. also
smashed at the first bali and drove &
vicious liner toward FIRST base Btiky;
Keith knocked it down ana chased
after 1t. and Bruno. his aged legs
working like drumstieks, raced oyet
and toed the bag ahead OF Halsey.
All 10 vain. for Keith could not make
the toss in time Result. Halsey on
frst and Rayburn on third. ready to
sneak home on hnmbied throw to
second. q passed bah or q. hit.
Jimmy McLennon. the .325 hitter
and prospective big Lacquer. tossed
away two OF the three bats which he,
had been swinging and ADVANCED to
the plate. he was the worst man
Bruno might have been, called upon 20
face In this crisis. ~
The veteran stood still for several
seconds. glancing from first to third.
as II watching the runners. Bruno
was thinking hard. Here was d man
who was almost certain to- biz any
sort Off ball that came over the plate
Pittman had been warming up for two
innings. and Heinie bad at least q.
sound pitching arm. Init he was yoying
and had nerves. Bruno was an old
man without nerve IN his body. tip.
less those were nerves which were
sending fiery pains through his left
shoulder.
No. thought Bruno; mo. Il WIS
put up to me. I'll stick. and won't
walk this bird either. Tue next fellow
Is, a good hitter too"
The veteran stabbed the turf with
his spikes and spat courageousIy. He
had not pitched a. curve ball thus far,
1t was likely that the Canaries knew
It Haisey wounds steal on that nrst
BAH anyway. but would Keane have
tie nerve to send Rayburn, along 20,
the plate on O. double stealf Bruno
doubted it Keane. would be more
Iikely' to place his dependence upon
Jimmy McLennonss. bat. Bruno sign
ed Sullivan, to hold the bali aud let.
Halsey 60 down. It was gambling
upon what McEennon might, do. but
Bruno felt reasonably certain that the
batter would wait for Haisey to reach
second base. IL. -
Attempting curve with his arm In
its painful condition seemed like burn
ing up the fag end or the $10.O wing.
but Bruno set himself and let tiy. and
out of the corner of his eye De saw
Halsey start down on the pitch. The ]
ball went twisting across the outside
corner and McLenH9n swept his bat
over the plate. taking. the one chance
id a thousand that the movement
might confuse the catcher and make
him miss the bali. Steve whiried to-
ward third base With his arm raised,
for the throw. but Rayburn dodgea
back to the bag, and the stage was set
for trouble. .s- s S..
Now. then. Jimmy shouted Keane.
we've got this utd man just where
We want him: Lay on il boy; Lay
ON it,
The home fans became silent The
few Canary rooters present SET mp I
valiaBt twittering. very small noise
IN i great ana apprehensise hush.
Bruno hitched at bis bell. II VA
his SIGN for bis break. bail. TINS
time. with desperation to lend tfk