Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-30
SWEENEY TO SANGUINETTI TO SCHULTZ
The Triple Alliance Plays Dead for Little Whle-But
Fate and Press A gent I1,Uite Them
to ShoU.
~ OANAN'AA4S AS' 'HAA' hOEAN
The Worlds Most Famous Writer Baseball Fiction

Sweeney, 5anguinetu and Schultz, star
infeld OF the Mudhens. are inseparable
companions in mischief. The combine be-
gins when tho first two get into an srgu-
mont over a close decision In a st. Louis
bar. A fight
1t was a lively little party while It
lasted Sweeney did the best that was
in him, landing his leathery fists with
tremendous execution, and Sanguinetti
began to pump rights and lefts into every
strange face in sight. Sanguinetti did
not last long. The dlsh-faced person on
the floor, recovering consciousness. iden-
titled Sanguinettfs legs, and attached
himself to them with such fervor that
the second baseman pitched headhrst 10
the sawdust. That made IL bad-very bad
and 1t might have been worse but for
the fact that the attacking party was
suddenly split into two sections by a
gigantic young man. who beloved like
a bull.
"Gif 1t to 'um. Sweeney" he yelled.
KNOCK 'um owitW
1t was Schultz to the rescue, and just
In the nick of time. He planted ter
rife kick in the midsection of the dish
faced person, who was trying to get his
thumb into Sanguinetti's eye, and as
the second baeeman jumped to his feet,
Schultz knocked one I of the hoodlums
headfrst across the free-lunch table, and
with another powerful blow dropped Il
second one kicking and clucking to this
floor.
There wasn't very much to the battle
after that Three of the seven were able
to run, and they ran, taking one of the
swinging doors with them The others
were on the floor Two OF them could
crawl, and they crawled for the side
walk.
The bullsl" painted Sweeney. Lets
beat it!
"Heyw shouted the bartender. "Ain't
you going to pay for these drinks?"
Even as that question hung quivering
through a side door, When the bulls"
finally arrived on the scene Of battle, they
found nothing but one very sick young
man on the floor. He said he did not
know what had happened to him, but In.
clined to the belief that some one must
have murdered him when his head was
turned. Later the ambulance surgeon
located three broken ribs-one for
Sweeney, one for Sanguinetti and one
for Schultz. OF course the bartender
didn't know thing about 1t. not thing.
Never saw any OF 'em before-hoped he
would never see any OF 'em again.
That was the way Schultz fought HIM
self into the alliance. Is 1t any wonder
that Sweeney and Sanguinetti received
him with open arms?
Johnny Moore stood for a great many
queer things in the course of three sea-
sons. for their wasn't a better inheld in
the whole country. but at last his few re-
naming grains OF patience were ex-
hausted. The international Triplets were
getting upon his nerves.
Nov. listen herel" he said "T'm Eo-
ing TO announce myself It's all very
well for you to be three little pals to-
gether, and take a drink once In a
while. but this business OF raising he'll
from April till October has got to stop
You hear me7 It's-got-to-stop! That
last jam you got in down 10 Coney Island
was the extreme tip OF the limit. Tho
next time hear OF you birds going on
a bat-the very next time, mind you
down comes the ak! And II won't be a
fine or suspension. either. You can
paste that IN your little brown hats
III bust up this combination, that's what
I'll do, and I'll bust II three ways from
the liver! You amt going to make me
the goat any more. and have everybody
saying that i run a rowdy ball club
You start anything now, and I'll set you
plum outsidel"
The chief Is peeved" said saHgul-
netu to Sweeney who do you sup.
pose put him next TO that little run-in
down at Coney7"
Sweeney wearily II thought we had
those fellows squared. Say, Nettie. the
old man means business this time, Let's
cut out the rough stun for a while
Wen be getting ourselves disliked II We
don't. Ne for the water wagon"
You said II for me, Larry announced
sansuinetti Water wagon she Is"
Schultz would not climb on with his
friends He said there was no sense IN