El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-29
M'GRAN'5 Men, FIRED. MAKE GOOD;
CHALMERS LATEST To CONE BACK
PhiIies Gave Moran Chance After McGraw Had Fired
Him and He Beat His Old Teammates Handily;
Demareee, Herzog, Gowdy, Ames, Groh and
Becker Are Others Who Were Canned"
ByFRANK G. sIENKE.

! playing on cornet We sat down to
I listen.
Il had heard those same hymns bach
in the little Methodist building at Ames
Ia, where ! used TO go to church
had heard my mother sing them
bowed my face in my hands for lit
tie while and then arose and said 10 the
other fellows; Boys, its all off; we
have come TO where the roads part and
babe them goodbye.
When the men and women had fin
ished singing, Harry Monroe said:
Boys, we invite you to come to the
Pacific Garden mission to listen to the
story OF some down and Outers-girls
who have sidestepped, but are now go
ing square I followed along TO The
mission, and I liked the meeting and
went back to others the following
nights.
zone night went forward and got
on my knees and gave my heart 20
God. Then I went over TO the west
Side and Joined the jefferson Park
Presbyterian church. I was keeping
company then with a young woman,
Nell Thompson, who is now Mrs. sun
day. Nell was a Presbyterian, so be-
came a Presbyterian; II she had been
Catholic.
AFTER that I didn't sleep for several
nights and ate little, for was afraid
give me One morning 1 went to the ball
grounds for practice. The first man TO
meet me was Mike Kelly, our catcher
Mike had a heart in him as big as a
woman. He came up to me and said
Bill, religion amt my long suit, but
if ever Mike can help you, just let me
know, for won't knock you
Then up came Cap Arson, Ed VIII
hanson, John ClarksOn and every mem
Der OF the famous White Stockings.
They all gave me the glad hand There
was none Of the raillery or knocking
That afternoon we were playing the
old Detroit team and we were fighting
hard for the championship. Nike
Kelly was catching and John Clark
son pitching. We had them beat by
one run when 1t came up to the last
half of the ninth inning Detroit had
men on second and third. with two out
Charley Bennett, their old catcher, was
at bat. Charley caught low one on
the nose.
4 saw It coming out TO right field
like shell out Of a mortar, and II was
up to me There we're thousands Of
people out in the field, for the grand
stand and bleachers had OVERLOOKED 1
whiFled and went with all my speed I
could do 100 Yards in ten seconds from
the crack Of a pistol, and had run the
bases in Il seconds. ] was going so
fast that day that you couldn't see me
for dust. I yelled to the crowd. Get
out of the way" and they opened up like
the Red sea for the rod Of Moses.
and as I ran I offered my first
prayer and il was something like this;
God, I'm in an awful hole. Help
me out, If you ever helped mortal man
in your life. help me get that ball. And
you haven't much time to make up your
mind
Il looked around and saw that was
about under the ball. I shotout my left
hand and the ball struck and stuck I
fell under the feet Of a team that stood
there, but jumped up with the ball in
my hand
Then up came Tom Johnson. who
later became mayor Of Cleveland, and
his brother Al
al said to me. Here. Bill, is SO. Go
and buy yourself a new hat and tOmor-
row I'll buy you the best suit OF clothes
in Chicago That catch won me
$500. Some fellow once asked me. Did
you take the s1Og' and I said You bet
your life I did
CT believe the Lord helped me get the
ball that day because 1 was trying TO
trot on the square for him.