The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-15
EASY TO CAPTURE
C0VALEsK|E's COAT
The Gold" and Tiger TwirIcr
Takes an Ascension.
nG USED no LOVE THAT SONG
Bat That WAS Many Years Ago.
Players of other Teams Take Adj
vantage of Pitchers Weakness.
Is Through When He Hears 81.

An Persons desiring 20 capture the
goat OF Harry Covaicskic. the Detroit
pitcher. need only TO hum or whistle :,
fcw bars OF that old song, SILVER
Threads Among the Gold"
CpValcskic. who started OF at 81
wiiflwind speed for the tigers and
who pitched alright baseball earlier
in the year. hosii'i boon doing $" well
lately. he frequently Toes ballooniu;:
The reason Tor it seems to be that
every club in tho circuit knows Cove
lcsisic's weakness and never misses "a
chance OF Ucrcuadinc the Polish pitcher
whenever hc is on the firing line.
Just short time back. when the
Tigers rladc their final appearance in
New York. toVal"skic took up the
pitching chores. For Il few innings he
performed in great style. Ana then.
OF :, sudden. there came from the YAM
Icc's bench:
Darling, ! am growing old
silver threads among the gold
'ovalesie stopped in his duties ana
searched the bench with his eyes Was
someone really sinEln or was il Just
"n echo Of the past iiuttcrinr through
ma cara? While tOVaicsbic looked
the singing ceased When he took up
pitching again it resumed. Sometimes
IN" strains came in solo order. Then
1t was a duet. Sow il rolled out in Il
chorus. The Sanks on the coaching line
hcgau TO whistle IL The aE became
'''i'i " ltu the b4GSlt, anu 'OIdIrSkI e
Was through fer the day lie went MP
10 high that iiughic Jennings feared
Tor q time he'd never be able 10 recover
hts STIR ;wirlcr without the aid of AN
aerial scout.
covalcskic used TO love that song.
hut that "as in the long ago. The real
reason for his present aversion to it
mover haas been uncovered, but the fol :
lowing facts may explain it partially:
some years ago, back in ina; dear,
".d i"nnsyi"ania. covaleskic used to
work ia tho rhine during The days ano
'n Tho evening hc would scrrnade a
'"l: aided and abettcd by y mandolin.
C"Nal"skic could play just one tune on
that jigger, and that tune was silver
Threads Among the Cold" Nightly. so
the story goes, Harry would appear
under the window or :he fair cha.ner.
and proceed TO clutter up the adjacent
ain"stDhcr. ~ith harmony. Always
~ WIS that same tune silver Threads
Among the Gold
NJ times Harry would opon his. lips
md then would .;uah forth
Darling, attn growing o-o-pld.
Sil-Nur threads among the %o-hoid."
lust what was IN. outcome OF
liarrys Wooing ucvcr has bc-u told.
WI. th"r the lad! charmed hN MS
scren"dir= promised 10 Ia hisu or
'HorS., ~ whether she became vc, Il
ono evening b''dIS' ItdrEf Knew nu'
one ronz ana sprayed linn with dish
water - tho mystery. Bu; tho fact
.renains that Harry no longer Ike
ti"t eons.
SOMEBODY'S ,,ho L. familiar nith
harrN'~ past siipped the Tip OH CoVal-
yakin's aversion 10 that sons 10 one Of
lNur.S Is Detroit teammates II. MADE
usc OF IL the urst chance nc got, and
whom Harry noticed him whis;iing the
tune. and grinuing AZ the same time.
st peevcd The hue Pole.
The player thought II a good joke
and passed il along soon cyary player
around tho circui, had tho ,ip' ana now
jlic opponent. OF the Tigers ar, using
u Ni,h good eGec;-aud bad elect FOR
tpvulasi>lc.