The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
The Baseball Bug


There II q bug Nhlrh does Nhulkt ~.
timated nt several million dollars each
year. II kills more graBdmOthrrs than
another disease and some say II Is
ncurablr
Relng m expert In NV line ! will give
a short history Of the workings OF THIS
bug, ts history and wavs II may be
prevented also some Of Its characters
tics
The hug for II il one. comes out NJ
tue air nj the first sight of baseball
bat. glove or rule book IN the show win
dow II goes at once 10 the muscles NJ
the throwing arm and one afflicted with
the disease will he seen TO draw up the
arm. hurl II phout the head and then
either draw the facc into broad smile
Ur frOwn II nll depends as IN the age
aud experience ~ the afflicted one,
II has been found on thorough exam
lnation NJ those afflicted that they hare
mo- craving for gardens or other home
duties The next signs shown are an eager
ness on the part of the diseased person
toward conversation with the small hoy
uf course he II afflicted too and there
is mutual feeling between them
The next signs on the part Of the bug
bitten one Il lack Of interest In the
supper hour He usually seeks the back
lot with the "smallhoy" where he at
first watches the game, then he umnlres,
and within five days the disease Will be-.
come 80 severe that the pstlent viii hc
playing first base on what Is known rs
the team.
Then come the final stages Of The game
business h second consideration n
spread 10 the other members of the ot
flee force The office boy catches 10. hr
II expected to
The big league games are on the pa
tirut may be found segregated among
others nf the same disease In big open
glr structure where the semi nnsl stages
~ ne disease are run This stage lasts
- some IA DAYS when the series or
hast stage II on II his faVOrite or home
yteam wins there Is chance of recovery
n n loses the patient is liable 20 drop
dead ar become a final failure Al any
event he is never totally cured, but WI
probably he afflicted with the SAME
disease about the same time on the fol.
lowing year
There ls hut one cure for II accord
Ing to authorities on the subject That Il
tu exile the natlent 10 the harren shores
NJ some uninhahited island In the
orrnu. NJ course picking q sandy island
so he viii not have any rocks or pebbles
IN toss about Prisons, work houses and
county farms have been tried hut have
nroven failure because NJ the fact that
: the disease Is transmitted into such In.
| stitutons and what IL known M team
| II soon organised within by the worst
afflicted patients
SUNDAYS southern Game4
/ nENISON Tex. March 20 The 81
| Louis Nationals defeated the nenisOn
Western association team here sunday ?
To Score
RHE
/ pcnison .........,. .............1 2 9
Rsttsric, terri campbell kinney Neycrs
mud Merritt Herman Sollce poak and
/ ellen.
! HOUSTON Tex. March % In chill.
/ ing wind that hlpw dust storm across
/ the field 81 Louis American REGULARS
defeated the Houston club 70 TO a. sgorc,
WAustnn ....... Observation-Disclosures. g 9
I" p.it.r,e. at%E ware. Glenn and Query. 81
| Baker: weiman and Severoid Aguew ID.
! SAN ANTONIO Tex March p The
| New York Nationals defeated the San
! Antonio this afternoon II to 0.
| Score. " y
/ New York ....... ...,,..,......1l rs |
| Ban Antonio ,,....,.......,, 0
TT WORTH Tex. March % The ~
Z Louis Nationals SUNDAY won from the
/ ~ Worth Texas league cluh " 10
| Three home rms were scored ht tho visi
tors. Roche, Miller and Long making the
/ circuit
score: RH p
1 ~ Louis ,.... .....,.,......l3 10 2
! W Worth ..... ..........-....
Batteries Robinson LotS Rnd SNYDER
Roche; Redford Sloan and McCutray
TAMPA. Fla March 2q-The cuban
Rods NJ tIa,anV defeated the Phiadelnhia
! Nationals ~ Fort Dade, near here. sun.
dav 10 .
DALLAS. Tex Mprrh 2o-The Clevr
lind Americans defeated the local Texas
league team here SUNDAY ~ 10 q I'm a
ten inning game The temperature was
close 10 freezing
Score v " Y
Cleveland DO. ...........,..,,,...to ~ 4
nollRs ... ..,......... s1h
Batteries Coumhe Horstaf and O'Nelll
billings Ready Weller and Dunn Mnl
llns
MOBILE Als. March O. The Detroit
American league team defeated Mobile ~
the Southern association sunday "a 2
Cobb In -four times at bat hit q home
run and single
NEW ORLEANS March % The Gin
rinuat Nationals defeated the New or.
leans club NJ the Southern association
0 to here sunday.