The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-06

died in Pennsylvania they went
around with subscription to get
money enough to put him in the
ground, and each club, IL in all, in
the two leagues, gave a month year
to his widow. Mike sat there on the
corner with me 2S years ago, when !
said: "Good-by, boys, I'm going to
Jesus Christ"
A. G. Spalding signed up team
to go around the world. l was the
second he asked to sign a contract
and Capt. Arson was the first, |
was sliding to second base one day.
! | always slid head first, and hit
, stone and cut ligament loose in
: my knee.
/ got doctor and had my leg fix
ed.
william, if you don't go on that
. trip | will give you good Leg"
e oDeyed and have as good leg to-
. day as | ever had. They offered to
O wait for me at Honolulu and Aus
. tralia Spalding said meet us in
q England, and play with US through
Y England, Scotland and Wales. |
didn't go.
Vi Ed williamson, our old shortstop,
ID fellow weighing 225 pounds, and
Is more active big man you never saw.
He went with them, and while they
tc we're on the ship crossing the Eng
q ish channel storm arose ard the
,aptain thought the ship would go
f. !oWn. Williamson tied two life pre-
ne servers on himself and one on his
gu wife and dropped on his knees and
k prayed and promised God to be true.
Ell sod spoke and the waves We're stilled.
ell They came back to the United States
and Ed. came back to Chicago and
jtarted saloon in Dearborn street.
Je. would go through there giving tick
rt. IT'S for the Y. M. c. A. meetings, and
nv would talk with him and he would
III Try like a baby.
me | would get down and pray for
tn lin, and would talk with him. Wher
ne died they put him on the table
lc,, md cut him open and took out his
OF liver and it was so big it would moi
Tx 90 in candy bucket. Kidneys ha,
my shriveled till they were like tive
1no stones.
Ed Williamson sat there on tn,
street corner with me, drunk. 2,
of jears ago when | said: "Good-bys
pa. }oys, Pm going to Jesus Christ"
/ Flint Drunkard.
yta Frank Flint, our old catcher. VIII
she ,aught for 10 years, drew $4,000
ave year on an average lie caught be
hot lore they had chest protectors, mask
and gloves. He caught bare-hade
t., Every bone in the ball of his har
cry was broken. You never saw such
be aand as Frank had. Every bone
lept MS face was broken, and his nose al
the meek pohes, ana tne Shouldef al
me ribs had all been broken. He got
fol- drinking, his home was broken up al
he went to the dogs.
ball I've seen old Frank Flint sleepir
On a table in a stale beer joint ar
rat, I've turned my pockets inside out ar
fte1 said: you're welcome to it, old pal
lie drank on and on and one day
Bill winter he staggered out of stal
my Deer joint and stood on a corner, an
can vas seized with a fit of coughing
we, The blood steamed out of his most
fer mouth and eyes. Down the stres
lick ,ame a wealthy woman. She too
nile me look and said: "My God, is
ans gu, Frank" and his wife came u
,orc md kissed him.
She called two policeman and
ole ,ab and started with him to her boart
an( ng house. They broke all spec
hal equations. She called five of tn
ow, pest physicians and they listened
he, he beating of his heart, one, tw
nree, four, five, six, seven, eigh
Xix, line, ten, eleven, twelve, and the do
G ors said "He will be dead in abol
a, our hours" She told them to te
o i'm what they had told her. 81
to aid: Frank, the end is near" az
ew .e said, "Send for Bill"
moi They telephoned me and | cam
tn, lie said: "There's nothing in the lii
# years ago | care for now. | ca
rear the beachcrs cheer when | max
hit that wins the game. But Their
hel nothing that can help me out now
d nd if the umpires call me out, no,
h. Won't you say few words over mi
nay BilP?" He struggled as he had year
llrC 60 on the diamond, when he trie
a. reach home, but the Great Um
t N ire of the universe yelled, "You'r
n. m nut" and waved him to the clu
I rouse ara the great gladiator of tn
nei diamond was no more.
He sat on the street corner will
ne, drunk, 2S-years ago in Chicago
49,, when | said: "Good-by, boys, In
lolt through" Men of Pittsburgh, die
I %; hey win the game of life, or did |?