Arizona republican., 1916-02-20
HINT | SPRING; OLD PLAN |S BACK
Clad in Prosperous Apparel, Baseball Genius Returns With Vaguely
 Tinted Plan for Summer.

It was very breezy individual who walked briskly into the sporting edi torial corner and breqthed greetings and the smoke of a real tobacco cigar. while he leaned a cane against the desk and began peeling genuine kid gloves from his hands. You don't remember me-" he asked of the sport Ed.
 Not being very busy at this time of the year. the latter allowed himself to be interested in his visitor but confessed he did not at that time-er, quite recall-out you know he met so MANY people - CT
 "Oh. thass all right I didn't fer 2 lGinit expect youd d recollect me. l ain't exactly the kinda person I was when l seen you last. l lef here rather sudden, just when the baseball situa- tion-as you called twas the most gloomiest l went away with Barton
 Then the editor knew. It was the baseball crank he had called the Phoenix Phan.
 The Phan handed d duplicate of the regular cigar and spread his hands to call closer attention to the raj mcnt The suit was well fitting and of the best material and the haber- dashery was delight and a joy to the eye None of your sporty togs- just calm and dignifiedly expensive.
 NO need to ask how you've been" tentatively.
 
 breathing advertisement I'm like the guy whose garments conferred no ob- scurity on his whereabouts. 1 hit it right, and I'm back O course. l seen in the guide that the Rycoh Grandev league went up with tn oth- CT Fourth O July ones ! sort Oc thought il would when me and Bart spraddled outa here so sudden. But the main interrogation is now: Whatchu got for next season? Any body with wad and lot O civic pride offered to nick the said roll for uniforms yet? No? " ell, now, that's right sad, ain't it?
 No, son. l didn't bring THAT big roll back with me. And if l did, l wouldn't sell my right to free speech by accumulatin a mess of ball play CTS who grabbed, or crabs who just 1 thought they could play ball.
 "H'm-so, there is jist NOTH1N' { don'? But what's this town gonna do for baseball next sumner" This 1 last was uttered with impetuousness. The editor of the sports calmly and clammilv assured the Phan that there was little prospect of baseball, that Phoenix had overshot or undershot the mark every time it tried to have summer ball for the last four years and that he would NOT boost any local organization or team.
 Both the Phan and the editor knew the latter was lying outrageousiy when he made this statement. Botl knew that when the springtime, got in its cunning Worl:, the fever woul6 enter his blood, and the double leadec headlines would announce various makeshifts for baseball organization Both knew it, and it was character istic of the Phan that he merely gently. musingly, said, "H'm. 'Zat so We'll"
 Yes" continued the writing chap I've given my time to ball club! that didn't work until I'm sick of it 1 worked for 'em and they fell apart 1 and not because I didn't do my part | It has been the nature of the beas | to go on the bum just when w' thought 1t ought to be best. Bu Ii (hopefully) We will have the full As sociated Press reports of all the league games, all the dope worked ou in the best and most accurate wa! and ready for the fans to dig int ! with the mornin' meal. May be tha will he enough"
 Ne, said the Phan. slowly anl