Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-04

with their work; and those seasoned cam
paigners obeyed whether they understood
the strategy of the move or not.
Berthe arrived at the bench painting.
Hello, Macer' he said. Turn me loose
on these minor leaguers, will your
WELL" said the manager, with a growl,
you're n nice piece of cheese, amt
you? What are you trying to do to this
ball club, anyway, running out on us the
way you didY BY rights l ought to fine
you million dollars-and punch your
head besidesv' he added gruffly.
''Whatever's right Mace" said the boy.
Anything you sayl You can hang me
II you think it's coming to me; but for
heavens sake let me beat these fellows
first! can trim 'em till they holler for
the policew
The brothers by marriage looked at
each other for several seconds. and then
the older man grinned
KID" said he, II like your taste in
wives. Where is Virginia?"
"Oh. by George" he cried, aghast 'T
forgot all about her told her to walt
out at the private entrance until you
sent one of the boys to fetch her inl
Didn't have tickets. or couldn't get 'em.
say Mace! Am going to pitch or not 2"
Get out there and warm up and I'll
look you over" said the manager.
The chief umpire paused In front OF
Honshaws bench.
You put one over, didn't you, Mace?"
he asked quizzically. "A pretty slick trick,
Keeping this fellow under cover and
springing him at the psychological mo-
ment! He'll pitch. of course?"
You saw him work. didn't you, Bob?'
asked the manager of the Benedicts.
That kid is going to win this series for
u.s. or I'll buy you nice silk hat!"
The umpire did not claim the hat
After the post-season series was over.
a number of clever baseball experts
most Of them hailing from Shanghaiville
-dwelt at length upon the strategic value
of good, healthy surprise. You will un-
derstand that 1t was up to them to find
some excellent excuse John L. said he
fought once too often; James j., the
Pompadour. said 1t was a fiuke punch.
Oscar Matthew Bat Nelson once ascrIbed
a defsat to a T-bone steak. The Shanp-
haiville experts: gamely recovinR fron,
the surprise and shock OF seeing their
darlings walloped in four out Of Ave
games, explored into psychology and
other dark spots in order to prove that tho
llth-hour return OF the dangerous hridaS
groom was entirely responsible Thev had
10 say something of the kind, for the
bridegroom pitched three times. scored
TWO shut-outs, and won his third game
by score of to l.
The local experts raved over Bert Low.
N'S % hiPiS iSdl' Iney anGlyZed hia
games, ball by ball. as they Xere thrown.
they dissected the style of mis- attack IN.
I'll nothing remained but the one thing.
which they did not know. They were
agreed upon one point, which was that
Lowrie had never pitched SO well in his
life, and they tried to explain that also
II they really wanted the truth. thew
might have secured 1t from the taIka-
tive Mrs. Sinclair. who sat in the same
box with Mrs. Henshaw and her sister.
The boy was Just pitching 10 his
wife ever minutel Between times ba
couldn't see thing but that blue hat
IN the box; and every time he made ona
OF the Shanghias reach for a third one
that wasn't there, he'd look over al her
and smile and smilel oh, my dear.
knowl ] had my opera giassesi Do 1
think he will be back next year? csn-
tainly DO! Because why? Land sakea
allve' In that last game she made mora
noise then all the rest OF US put toRetherI
ASK her sister II she didn't!''
80. II you do not mind, we will Let 4,
so at that, because, you know, Il Is never
polite to argue with a lady.
(rHE END)
cOpyright. 1911. by Street smith.