The Washington herald., 1916-10-19
NEW YORK, DAY BY DAY
BY o. O. MCINTYRE.

SPECIAL Correspondent Of The Washington HsIl1
New York, Oct. ls.-Whst know about
baseball is best illustrated by the an
nouncement that when I was city edit
ing paper in Cincinnati a letter came
to me on the subject OF baseball and wss
signed Fan"
In the reply I started on: Dear Miss
Fanny"-nOt wanting 20 be fresh. Later
/ learned that the writer was one OF the
most promising OF brewery truck drivers
and could jugglc kegs with easy nonchaI-
ance. But all Of this did not deter me
from journeying 70 Boston the other day
TO see the first game OF the world series
And ] sat on A perfectly good seat and
cheered with Ring Lardner 10 the left
OF me, Grantland Rive 70 the hight
Charles Van Loan. Willie Collier, Tad"
Dorgan in front and cheered for Brook
lyn. I was in Brooklyn once and they
have my sympathy.
Sitting behind me was a young lady
who must have lived in Boston. for she
said TO her escort, who had horn trimmed
glasses and squirrel teeth. WHY Eus-
tace. do the gentleman miss the globular
object SO often when il is hurled at
them?''
Eustace explained that II was because
they couldn't hit it-only he used words
mat wrote down or Jay cuff Intending
10 look up later but the laundry washed
them out when I returned to New York
and donned my other shirt
Ball games are interesting. but what
interested me more was a little fellow
with drum majors cap who tvirIe6 a
shining baton while the band marched
around the field I'd Ike 10 have his
address, for 1 used 10 twirI a stick my
self years ago. II you doubt il write 70
my uncle in St Louis. He has a scar
on his face where the club slipped one
day.
Fifth avenues club circles hsv. been
reguled by a new story from the famed
club raconteur, Edw ard Henry Gift ~
the story goes, there was an old negro
living IL a Michigan city noted for IursrF
money away from those about 70 90 70
housekeeping. He was taking a bottle
Of gin home on Christmas Eve. He
stumbled, the bottle fell out OF hls hand.
broke, and the gin mingled with the snow
Of the pavement
The old fellow stood there for a mo-
ment, meditaung. Then he wagEed his
head and said. "Christmes-come and
gone"
There is shrewd fellow Opening
rink on Broadway foT ice skating He
is capitahzing curiosity IN a mos, c0rn4
most curious people In the world
Instead OF closing the doors OF the INK
until II IS completed. he has them opened
wide and people are allowed to walk in
and look about In this way the repairs
impress the place on the mi-d Of the
visitor
There are two James Murray Allsous
That N itself is rot startling. bu. that
they look very much alike and that their
handwriting cannot be tod apart e in
deed quite remarks bic. But carving the
similarity points q bit further the most
astonishing thing is that bo,h are news
Taper men.
James Murray Allison. known 20 Broad
way Is q New York correspondent TLs
other James Nu-rav Allison IS a NsS
York cores spondent for a London news
paper. They had heard Of each other
through friends many years ago, but not
until the other night IN a theater lobby
did they meet
Allison has a neat but not gsudy mus
tache and so has his English Likeness.
they adjourned 10 the nea rhy bar.
"Whatll be, gentlemen 2'' said the drink
dispenser.
scotch high5al' they said in unison
And as they walked out-both forge,
TO pay for the drink
Let those who have deserved thet- pun