Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-07-16

and l don't know how good he really
is, but I've seen him warm up and, be-
lieve me, this redhead has got more
than Kelly ever saw"
Think SOP said Delaney eagerly.
TRY him out. If we had snother good
pitcher now we'd be loaded for bear"
White loafed owe and spoke to the
hnky stranger.
Come on, kid. he whispered. The
managers over by the stand. He
wants to see how you work against
hitters. Give him some of that Glass
a. stuff"
The redhead went into the box,
whirled over a few preliminary balls
and Delaney sent his Eagles ND with
instructions to tear the cover off the
ball.
Dutch Schmidt, Tucson's famous
home run hitter, almost broke his back
reaching after a fadeaway drop.
House McGhee. the fighting short
stop, "swung like a garden gate" and
Kid Peters, Moose Jones and Smil-
ing Kelly did no better. The red
head made them look foolish with a
dazzling succession Of fast balls, slow
balls. curve balls and a jumping in
shoot. which hummed as it cut the in
side corner of the plate. The Eagles
were wounded in their vanity, but
Patsy Delaney was the happy man.
Can he Pitch" snorted the catcher.
"Why, say, that sorrel top has got half
these big leagures cheated. He's g
wonder, l tell you. Grab him."
So the sorrel top was grabbed. He
said that his name wa Eli Bates and
he came from Eugene, Ore, where he
had pitched ball "a little"
On Sunday morning the Bisbee Griz-
lilies came whooping into Tucson for d
two game series. The Grizzlies were a
chesty aggregation, which had been
making life a burden for the Phoenix
Terrors, the Prescott Grays and the
Cananea Coyotes.
The Eagles had always been easy
plucking for the Bisbee club, and the
sporting men who j%ourneyed with the
team offered to bet 2 to 1 on the
game in which Moreno would pitch, or
s to 10 that the Grizzlies would win
both games. Pete Moreno, Il Mexi-
can, was their star pitcher. with a
seasons record Of eleven victories and
a single defeat.
Better get you some of that 2 to l."
said White to Delaney. 1--WE taken
$50 worth myself. This Oregon baby
will eat EN- alive!!"
Lew Kelly pitched on Saturday and
was properly and painfully lambasted
by the Grizzlies. The only bright spot
was the work of the new catcher. He
threw out the first three men who
started to steal second base. caught
n man Mapping off first and another
off third and made three long hits out
Of four times at bat. After the fourth
inning the Grizzlies Rugged the bases
and waited for the safe hits. George
White of st. Louis had them GLUED to
the Sacks as the morning paper ex-
pressed it.
But on Sunday the Oregon baby"
was called upon to face the invincible
Moreno. and. as White had %prophesied,
he ate them alive. Just as a sample Of
what he could do if really pressed, Eli
Bates of Eugene struck out the first
four men who faced him and sent the
entire Grizzly lineup back to the bench
sore from swinging at his deceptive
curves Some Of them drew fouls,
which White cared for; others hit
weakly down the infeld and were toss
ed out at first base. In about seven
minutes Tucson was aware that the
red headed recruit "had something"
and the betting odds switched to even
money.
Pete Moreno held his own until the
sixth inning, when White smashed out
a long triple. and the redhead followed
him with a vicious line drive between
Moreno's shoulder and ear. White
scored, and the Mexican pitcher blew
up with a loud report. Before he re-
covered Dutch Schmidt whaled the ball
over the left field fence, and three runs
won the game.
In no time at all the Eagles, once a
team feared by none became the ter
rors of the Arizona circuit. The bet
ting switched until Tucson men fought
for a chance to bet = to 1 on Bates
whenever he pitched. Patsy Delaney
took his club on a tour, and it won
eight games out of ten, Eli Bates scor-
ing six shut outs.
One night shortly after the Eagles
returned home Oily Tom Blake. a
gambler reported to be worth we'll into
five figures, received a call from George
White. George spared very ~cleverly
for an opening. found it and unfolded
a plan which caused Oily Tom to set
out some very aged liquor and open a
box of cigars. Then he listened in
tently for twenty minutes. nodding
from time to time.
cts the softest thing you ever saw
urged White. They'll give any kind
of odds you want to name, because
this pitcher hasn't lost a game and
new even had to pitch his best
against these clubs. To make it all
the better these Eagles can't hit Mo-
reno with q bod slot Thot Mo~,oo~,,