Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-03
BY JOHNNY EvERS.

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The Cubs were playing a series in
! Pittsburg with the Pirates very early
my first season and both clubs jumped
to Chicago for a Sunday game. since
no contests took place in Pittsburg on
! Sunday then as now. For the sake of
economy In railroad fares only II men
on the Cubs made the Jump to Chicago
for the single game. and was taken
, along as an extra infielder. Raub was
catching In the contest and Chance
had been put on first base temporarily,
since Dillon was out of the game,
Raub broke his finger IN this contest
and Chance had to, 60 behind the bat,
Lowe being siffted 20 first and Eelee
sending me to second. He sent me
into the. game with the hopeless air
with which an aut0mobilist puts on =
tire that he has been carrying as ex-
ira, but that he knows is very weak
and won't run far.
Go out to second. said Selee, sand
see what you can do
went out with my mind made up
to show him what I could do had
q great day Il scored one Of the runs
that the team made and drove in the
other two We won to q
You had a lot Of luck today. kid, !"
said SeIee as we were hustling for the
train to Pittsburg after the contest.
T may give you another chance q
While we were playing the same
series. although this later game took
place il Pittsburg, got another OPP
sportunity Old Deacon" Phillip was
working smooth game for the Pr
rates and he had the score to q
against US when he fiuttered little
toward the finish and filed up the
bases with two out.
Lowe Proves : Friend. 81
Il was Bobby Loves turn to bat,
but be turned to Selee:
Let the kid 60 up and see what he
can do said Lowe TO Selee.
Bobby Lowe and Selee were very
close Ia those days, and Lowe, as
captain Of the team. used to make sug-
gestions frequently about shifts in hit
t6rs and pitchers It was q liberal
thing for him to do, since Lowe was
giving up his own turn at the bat He
hadn't been able to do much with
PhilIipiA that day, and he was man
enough to admit 1t of his own accord.
4 don { think Selee would have made
the change otherwise.
10 ahead up Johnny said Selee.
Il was lucky enough to get triple.
and the Cubs made nine runs in the
inning before the Pirates got that 9TH
er out We won the game finally by
the score Of il to 4, and jumped t.
Cincinnati that night The next morn
ing Selee said to me:
Kid, take pitcher and an outfield-
er and practise batting in the morn
ings. II you get so you can stick, you,
ought to hold q job on this club
Il was the first good news I had had
that season, and no one ever prac-
tised harder at batting than did. 1t
got to be so bad that the extra pitch
ers and outfielders complained to Sc
lee.
That kid win never stop trying,
they complained to Selee. He tires
US an out SO we are no good in the
afternoon, s
: You are no good, anyway an
swered the club boss.
Gets Triple IN Pinch.
got another chance in Cincinnati
The Reds had us beaten Ia to when |
Lowe said to Selee:
Better let the kid hit for me again. |
he busted one yesterday think I'll /
get out Of the game, Frank.
was lucky enough to get another
triple. II was the last time Bobby
Lowe played second base for Chicaga.
started in the position next day and
stuck as long as ! was with the Cubs. !
except when ! was laid up. Before
passing along want to say that Eo;.-
by lowe was ore of the best friends
that had in baseball during my
struggle to stick. He did everything
he could for me. He stayed with the
team for some time after / went to |