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LITTLE STORIES
ABOUT PLAYERS
Ball TOSSerS Meet With Novel
Experiences During Season.

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Experiences During Season.
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DOYLE FOND OF CHILDREN
Cubs Second Ssoker Tells of Joke on
Him by Little GirI-AItrock's Birth.
day-Other Anecdotes of Our Ola.
nond Celebrities.
Larry Doyle, the Chicago Cubs Sec
Ond sacker, is a great lover of chill
dren. He is the pal of a score of lads
in New York, where he was a great
star for years with the Giants. At his
home town he is the hero of the chill
dren.
This delight in the friendship Of chill
dren made the time pass pleasantly for
Larry when he was lying in a Pitts
burgh hospital recently suffering with
broken ankle. Many visited him
there
One day a little girl went up to call
on him. She carried big bunch of
flowers for him which she had labori.
ously picked.
"She was fan and said she had
been at the game when i was in
jured," said Doyle. Thinking ] might
be lonesome. she came out to see me.
| thought would jolly her little, so
| asked her who was her favorite
player.
"'oh, Hans Wagner. of course. she
replied.
Amy othersT inquired. a bit
amused
"'Yes, like Mathewson. too-Dau-
bert, Kauf and Evers, guess
ANY moreT
"She was covered with confusion
when she began to think further.
Why, you too"
Larry thought it was great joke on
him. If she had been an older fan he
probably would have been mentioned
first, and it was this that made such a
hit with him.
White Sox and Senators were playing
their final game in Chicago recently.
1t was flag raising day, the time when
the Sox hoisted the city championship
pennant won the fall before from the
Cubs.
Nick Altrock strolled out on the field
and accosted some of the Sox Guess
what day this is?" he asked, with an
expansive grin.
All failed. my birthday" remarked
Nick, helping them out ......
Huh" said Benz. "Why didn't YOU
tell us before? We'd have scheduled
an extra attraction
Didn't know about it myself till 1
saw the date on the paper this morn
ing" returned Altrock.
Some time ago members of the Cy-
clone club i'll Dubuque. la, offered n
prize of 500 to each Sox player who
made a home run for the rest of the
season. Buck Weaver was the first to
cop.
Then the question arose among the
Sox: Suppose the score should be tied
the last of the ninth and the bases full
Then suppose one of the Sox smashed
line drive over the fence. Would he
be entitled to the hundred bucks?
According to the scoring rules. the
batter would be entitled to only a sin
gle, as only one run was needed.
Jack Fourier was listening. THAT
reminds me of one of the keenest dis
appointments | ever had" he said. II
was playing with Portland. and it was
my first year in professional ranks.
Seattle came to Portland, and we
! tied the last of the ninth. | came I'D
with two out and man on third. I
dropped a long drive over the fence,
and the run scored. of course.
Next day the paper showed had
got only single. | tell you it hurt,
for home run would have looked
| mighty good to me in those early days. "
Terre Haute needed a pitcher badly
in the olden days and bought lad
from the PARKWAY bushes. The chap
reported about the middle of the sea.
son, and the president looked him over
You say YOU are a pitcher?" asked
the high mogul.
The lad nodded.
The president glanced long and ear.
nestly at the boys right hand A cou.
pie of fingers were missing. There was
doubt in the leaders eye
Il don't know" he said. I'm a little
afraid to take the chance, but | guess
I've got to. Put on a uniform this aft
ernoon and I'll send you in" And
again he looked with grave misgivings
on the lads hand
The boy won and was a winner all
season. His name happened to be Nor.