The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-02
THE DOUBLE SQUEEZE
BY Henry Beach Needham
Copyright. 1918. Doubleday. Page & Co.

TIC surprisingly ineligible medical
term positive"
you mean he's got it," asked
Ford.
The inferno maicfticaily Inclined
his head. There IL not tho shadow
/, OF doubt A positive reaction
typhoid"
"a light or mild case,-suppose
you can't tell"
Not with certainty. OF course
bu, tho bactoriologist Informed me
that the behavior OF the bacliil aft.
er III" mixture OF the blood solutlon
and the culture would indicate n
pronounced type OF typhoid. prob.
ably severe case"
Poor BIil." said Iris. half TO him
self. Then In a tone OF authority
he adfrcsscd the inferno: Every.
thing IL TO be done 10 mako Mr.. Dart
comfortable and 20 Got him wei.
Don't try 10 save a nickel. Our club
VIII stand IT, III call again soon.
Good.day."
Walking TO the trolley. Iris Ford
came TO three important concln.
slons:
F1rs'--To count nil Oar, ou, for
the entire season mot a fortnight
old and rocast his campaign with.
out taking his most valued pitcher
into account.
second-To srite 10 tho surgeon
general. United States army, and
learn all about the incubation OF Of
fioers and enlisted men as proven.
tive OF typhoid fever.
Third-To 30 In search OF Barney
Iarkin. who was touted NJ the great.
est ieft.hander outside the breast.
works OF organized baseball.
Like the manager I'm the var
game, 7rls Ford believed In prepar.
edncss. lie was almost Invariably
torcErmed. But he wasn't prepared
Tor the trick played him by a Grim
imily negligent Southern city.
which harborcd water supply de-
voted To the propagation OF typhoid
hscilli. Otherwise he wouldn't have
thought for one moment of hitching
NJ with two yards and fifteen stone
OF human trouble, even tho said
trouble did boast nhenomennlly
fast ball and beautiful control
control not OF the man. but OF the
ball.
Not one OF the other rs major
league managers would have TN.
eertaken the Job OF handling Bar.
ney Larkin. Two had tried. For
fully "a hours after Larkin pitched
his first game. shutting out Gin.
cinnau, parkc boasted OF his find.
Then abruptly he ceased to boast
and after two weeks replete with
excitement for the Pirates. he was
given his release. When the part.
ing was over. Parke made this
statement:
i've seen some grand port sid.
ers and some bad actors In my
day, but Larkin's rot 'em all beat.
He can pitch shutout ball between
drinks. The more hard liquor he
puts away the faster his ball and
the better his control I'm not jok.
ing-drlnking actually improved
his pitching, But II didn't nave
the same effect on other players
with our club-there WAS the devil
TO pay. No more Barneys for me-"
Undismayed by the Judgment OF
Parke. the manager OF tho Cincin.
natis grabbed Larkin, Dragging.
Observe mel can handle any
player who isn't actually bughouse.
Balloon observed. 1t wasn't al.
together what Barney Larkin did.
altho that was "a-plenty." II was
what he did to the Cincinnati team.
When they next appeared In the
east one OF the sporting writer's
said that nothing so disorganized
had come out of Ohio since Coxey's
army. Gladly the load OF wild
oats as Barney had come to be
called. was given his unconditional
release.
He was now officially designated
free agent" But where had his
freedom taken him7
There was sure way TO trace
Barney Larkin. He loved the spot.
light; no near-statesman or Thes.
plan OF the chorus sought the bright
white light more perslstently. Bar.
rcy was either In The newspapers
OF seeking to break into print. Most
generally he found the scrlbes in
a receptive frame of mind. Barney
Larkin was to the sporting writer's
what Harry Thaw was to tho sob
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