Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-17
STENCIL VICTIM
OF HERZOG'S FUN
When Casey Kicks on Decision
Herzog Murmurs Words
Of Consolation.
AND CASEY LOSES HIS GOAT
By FRANK q. MENKE.

New York, Sept. 16.-Every once in
90 often the base ball fans are treated
TO a sideshow that is worth double
The ordinary price OF admission. Such
q farce was staged recently in New
York, with Casey Stengel the Brook
Ign outfielder. in the leading roles.
Stengel ambled to-the plate, looked
over one of the offerings of "Rube'
Benton, the Giant pitcher, and smote
it to distant spot. Before the
Strengthened curve was retrieved,
Stengel was located upon the second
base.
1t always is an event in the life Of
Casey when he can hit a port-sided
heave and it's a rare one, indeed,
when it comes from the fin OF Ben
ton, who has been the especial iinx
of the Dodger gardener. Therefore,
mo one could blame Casey for feeling
glad about it, but his teammates did
blame him when his joy .over-bal-
anced his caution to such an extent
that he was caught mapping off the
Dag, Benton 10 FLETCHER.
Herzog Enters as Villain.
When Fletcher prodded Stengel
amidships with that base ball. Field
Marshal Won Quigley promptly de-
clared that the aforesaid Mr. Stengel
WAS very much out. Stengel, how
ever. disagreed. He loudly shouted
bis objections. Quigley started to
walk away and Stengel padded after
him. And then entered one Charles
Herzog, an arch-villain.
Speak to him, Casey, speak to
him kindly. murmured the Giant.
Talk to him; that's the boy" x
Those words OF Herzog's and espe-
Eially his fiendish grin, peeved Mr..
Stengel all the more. But the more
beevcd Stengel became, the more did
Herzog coo; Quigley all the while
was walking farther from the zone
pf the layout" with Stengel on his
heels and Herzog trotting along be-
hind, still breathing words that were
Supposed to soothe the irate Dodger.
Exasperated, Mr.. Stengel finally
look unto himself mittful of real
Estate and scattered II like fragments
rom exploding shrapnel. Some OF it
lighted upon Mr., 'Quigley; most of il
Tell upon the haunting Herzog. Find
ng that this didn't silence Herzog.
he Dodger swung one Of those
Foundhouse punches at him. but
missed. However. that was cue for
Herzog to drop to the earth, and he
Hid, right at the feet Of Stengel.
Ctr! Says Quigley.
And from his position on the
GROUND, Herzog muttered more
words of false consolation, while
btengel continued to flay Mr.. Quig-
ey with verbal vim.
Enough" said Qpigley, at last
"Enough-oh, more than enough"
choed Herzog from his position on
he ground.
.Ili-" began Stengel, in a rage. at
which point Quigley wiggled finger
1 Stengel. then shifted it in the gem
raj direction of the club house, and
aid:>
Git"
Stengel wasn't in Citing mood,
ut Quigley, after issuing his order,
led. Then it was that Stengel espied
i'm behind the plate umpire, Byron.
10 he hustled toward him, with Her
og, like Mary's little lamb, tagging
long behind.
Upon reaching the ncighborhood 81
}yron, Stengel proceeded to tell his
roubles, ably seconded by the still
resent Herzog. Mr.. Byron at once
ecided that the plate needed dust
pg. So he walked there and began
listing it with Stengel trailing and
Herzog behind Stengel. Noticing that
byron was STOPPING far over, as is
equircd when one dusts a home
late, Stengel also stopped, so that
is words would issue forth on a
irect line with Byron's ears.
Byron Ignored Pleas.
F1uently did Stengel protest, nov
BIZ his hands. his legs and his arms;