Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-28
!. AN OLD. OLD STORY q
o or BILLY SUNDAY .

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Tie story ~ Bill, sundays cnnycr
sion ~ religion while ~ was one ~
baSchaliS greatest stars is an old. old
story. hut the fans seem never Go tire of
hearing ID. In response e. numerous
requests her, " the story again. a. n
appeared ~ III" \pril issue ot the
Baseball Magazine. SUNDAY tells the
story and adds a lcv new features.
About twenty eight year, . | Saun-
cred down state stree IN 4 lir. 70 ore
SUNDAY afternoon with some baseball
IplaNrr~. We vent into a saloon ans
had several drinks and then started
down tlc street again. When W. reach
eel "a vacant lot a. Van Buren, street
there >to"d some men and women. with
Iltrr, Monroe a~ t'cir leader. >inein"
-lrl I,wni~ AMI playing un \ curnct.
Z down a. listen.
n had heard those same hNmu> back
the ,iulc Methodist church al NmcS,
Iowa. where | used to - 10 church. |
II had heard my mother sing them. !
bowed IA, face ~ my hands Ter 4 while
IL then arose and said ~ thr ether
fellows. 'Hut~ its an ol We have come
To where the road parts. and ! babe
them good htc.
when the men and women hail fin
i>hrd singing. Harry Monroe said: BOYS
Nc invite Won 40 conr ~ the Pacific
Garden Mission 10 hear the story of
down and cutters girls who have side
stepped. hut are now going square. |
followed along lu the mission. and ! lik
cd The meeting ausl went back tn others
the following nights.
one night I went forward and got
on my knees md COVE my heart 10 God.
Then | went over 20 the West Side and
gave my heartNmna
Joined the jefferson Park PRESBYTERIAN
Church was keeping company with \
Young woman. Nell Thompson. who H.
nov Mrs. SUNDAY. Nell WAS i Prcsby
terrain and So | hcramc = Presbyterian.
III She had been i Cathulir would have
become \ Catholic.
After that | didn't sleep far several
nights aud ate little. for was afraid
of the horse laugh that the h"Ns would
give me. one morning went to the
ball grounds for practice Thc first man
tn meet me was Mike Kelly. orr catcher.
Mike had ahcart IN him aS biz ~ \
woman. Tie came NJ w me aud said.
''Hill. religion amt my long suit. but
il ever Mike can help you. just let me
know. for won't knock YOU.
Then M came Cap An~un. IN VII
hanson. John tlark>nn and every mem
her ~ the famous White Stockings. They
all gave me the glad hand. There was
none OF the r~aillcry or knockiug.
That afternoon We were PLAYING the
old Detroit team and We were lighting
hard for the championship. Mike krl-
N was catching aud John tlark>nn was
pitching. We had them beat hv one run
when il came up Ia the last half of the
ninth inning Detroit had men ~ see.
ond and third. with two ont. Charley
Bennett. their Old catcher. was ai bat.
Charley caught \ low one un the nose.
Il saw il coming ont 10 right field
like she'll out of "a mortar and il was
up to me. There were thousands of pco.
pie ont IN The field. for the grand stand
and hlcachrrS had n%,crtlowcd. | whirl.
Ied aud went with AN my speed. | cnuld
do Zoo wards III ten seconds from the
crack of the hat. aud / had run the has
e. i'm fourteen seconds. was going 81
fast that day that YOU couldn't see mr
for dust. | yelled ~ the crowd: Get
ont ~ the way. aud they opened IT. like
the Red Sea opened for the rod ~ Moses.
And a. | ran | offered my first pray.
or and II was something like this:
God. I'm IN am awful hole. Help me
out. II you ever hclI.d mortal man in
your life: help me get that bail And
You haven't much time 10 make up Your
mind.
II looked around aud saw that | was
about under the bail. | shot out my left
hand aud the ball struck aud stuck. I
fell under the feet ~ a team thai stood
there. but jumped up with the ball ia my
hand.
Then up came Tom Johnson, who la.