The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-08-26
% TO II THE SCORE WITH FATS
AHEAD; EVEN REGULAR BALL
PLAYERS LEARN HOW TO DROP
FLY BALLS AND DO 1T EASILY.
LEANS USE FOUR PITCHERS
(sy Peter sterlIno)

never was any doubt about it either
before or after taking. Sure thing
! was a fat-and WAS is the proper
, verb. Somewhere on the field of bat
tie lies thirty pounds OF boastful and
egotistical cornfed fat that once was
, in the proud possession of yours truly
The soft cushiony effect which it af-
forded is absent today and in its
place creaking marrow bones and
knotted muscles sing merry song
of excruciating pains. When the
neighbors for blocks around must be
called into render Red Cross service
in the matter of tying sh6estrings
and inserting the collar on the rear
collar button just little idea OF how
a fat man feels after a few hours in
the trenches can be vouchsafed you.
Naturally do not cite my case to
insert myself among the ranks OF
the Internal egotists but just to prove
the feelings Of some three odd dozen
others who are in the same predica-
ment. Yes. there are others, Hallelu-
jahl 1t is a consoling fact, that, let
me assure you.
But to get down to facts. The Fats
played at baseball on the high school
grounds Tuesday afternoon, starting
at four o'clock and ending after the
COWS were MIXED and the supper
dishes done. N4
The Leans had 1t "on" the Fats
little bit. They couldn't play ball
but in demonstrating that fact they
only had bunch OF bones to contend
with as an aftermath while the Fats
had not only bones, but one third
/ muscle. two thirds grease and three
thirds bone, judging from the feel
today.
AS events proved the Fats were
ball slayers pure and simple. The
way they hammered that ball was q
/ shame. Clyde Patton, Mack Wilson,
Ed. Coryeli and Claud Singer all look
ed alike to them. Everybody hit 1t.
except probably one or two who got
lazy and wanted to rest. so famed
out. And the Leans banged her out
some too, believe me, because l was
out in the field and watched Prof.
Ray and Clyde Nelson and Frank Hell
man chase them. That always tickled
me. They couldn't catch a meal
ticket If they were starving to death.
only missed two. think that's
pretty good considering they were
the only two that came my way.
Fred. Fell 'heaved" for the Baby
Elephants and heaved is correct. He
heaved and. pulled from the start to
the finish. But let US again state
there were others.
The Toothpicks pulled on little
strategy that showed some commend
able forethought. They were clever
enought to know that they could not
stand up under our unfinished playing
SO they provided themselves with four
or i've extra men for each position.
OF course It didn't do any good but It
made us rather sick at heart along
about the second inning. when our
legs felt like ieaden poles and our
lungs like punctured balloon and
our heads about the size Of the high
school to see taose clean. sleekly-
groomed sons OF Girafe come amb-
ling onto the diamond. girded for the
onslaught, while the battie-scarred vet
Grams were hauled to the rear by the
ambulance corps.
1t seemed then that fat men were
about the scarcest article in the
world. Personally l searched the
grand stand several times with my
optics to see II Doc. Holmes. Rev.
Ilsiey. w. e. Galley or some other
good.natured eligible was not present
SO that he might be prevailed upon to
become victim. But II was all in
vain. Rev. Ilsley was present but
my nerve failed me at the opportune
moment. Just as my legs and my head
did at the most inopportune times.
Clyde Nelson is a star. H6 caught
or almost caught evsrything that
came his way. What he didn't catch
he let go through his. nnkers. Sam
Bash made me feel ashamed Of my
self II could play ball like he can
would quit chisellIng vhisksrn and