Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09
"A RAIN CHECK" BY VAN LOAN.
"A RAIN CHECK"
The Game Is oA Battle Bettoeen PitchersTbe Weather T
n Hand After Sir Innings and Seems to Rattle Ell
Bates UnnecesSdrily
BY CHARLES E. VAN LOAN
m. vyorid,s Most Famous Writer Of Baseball Flotor

from him nine times out OF ia
Of course. that was why Ell tr,.s s
nab Culpepper off first base bv thrsa 2
with all the strength in his an, s'as
| down and on the ''meat-haud sids . .sF
ball went hopping to the bleachcr. !. tas
pepper went hopping to second bsss W
| the Tucson crowd was hopping mss 9aa ~
threw his glove on the ground ~
walked around in circles; White ran 4.
IL to steady him, but what he sals ~ ~
give 'em another one, and then ~
her up quick. Look at the cloudsr
ELI know that Slattery, the next Ma.
liked a ball high up under his sbos,i
and high up It came. II slattery bss .sl
In a mail order for It he could no, w pA
been better suited. slattery knookss s ss's
free-will Offering into centre for a ~.
and Culpepper scored. Tucson was ~.
sick. Delaney, on tho bench, was ~
perate.
Then suddenly the Eli of blessed w..
ory blossomed forth, just as n bs ~,
never been under an eclipse. He s,ras
out two men with seven pitched baIIs ~
the third one fouled into Whites rlor.
There was an ominous rumbllng IN n.
west as the teams changed sides ana !.
ominous Brumbling in the grandstand !.
ELI expected applause for locklng x.
stable door after he had stolen tho 49,.
he was disappointed.
Come on, fellows, for pity's saba.
urged Delaney. Don't let that grss...
pitcher beat you! Mouse, you're S,.,
You're overdue! Get out there ana my,
that egg in one Bates, what for dId 49,
30 and give Slattery a high ballY Es
can't hit anything else And, George. iha,
was an awful throw to first Seemed !,
ball. But les not holler about what ~.
happened, fellowsl We amt licked v.tsi
"One game guyW whispered Whits X.
tween his teeth to ELI Bates. cts ~
bad 1t has to be a good fellow like pa,s
Now, Mouse" urged the manager nne.
more. take your time out therel roos
'em overl This greaser weakens after ~
sixth always. But whatever You do 3,
down there" ~
Pete Moreno looked at the fguno ay
on the scoreboard for the first haIs -
the seventh. and II struck him that tbsss
Eagles were not so fierce after all Fssy
picking. Then Pete fell into the com.
mon error of those of his blood. He grew
careless, tried to "show off" a new ogrv.
ball with which he had been experiment.
ing, and Mouse walked slightly reyiyng
the hopes OF the populace.
Smiling Kelly missed two ml,h.
swings and then rolled one gently down
the first-base line. Mouse Mc;bsa
reached second base, but the Tucson msr
knew that this was no time to play for
single runs. 1t would take cluster OF
three to win; two would sa1,y the bacon.
ana the rain was coming out of the west
on the wings of a stiff wind.
Patsy Delaney wished that II was any
other umpire in the country, so that his
men might have STALLED" and DELAYED
matters long enough to have the rain
interfere. but Patsy ha5 tried that game
once with Silver Bill, and that honest in
diVidual had warned him twice, and then
declared the game forfeited.
Rule 20. section four said Silver Bill
LOOK It up Pat. I'm sorry, but the book
says"
And the worst of it was that Delan.v.
knew that Silver Bill was lust hone
enough to do 1t again If he gave him /.
chance.
Kid Peters walked out, swinging NJ
short black bludgeon.
What shall I do, Pat?" he asked.
do your damndest!" said the manags,
desperately.
Kid Peters obeyed orders to the letter
for he famed without so much as touch.
Ing the ball, and Moreno grinned at his
catcher There was not a sound In the
grandstnnd, The Tucson rooters had ons
eye on the diamond and one eye ON The
sullen masses of black clouds rolling no
from the west. No need for some fool on
the bleachers to yell: Now or neyerla
Without doubt this would be the last fuI
inning played Mouse McGhee was wait.
ing on second, and two hands wsn
gone"
CONTINUED TOMORROW