The Washington herald., 1917-10-22

Jack. the bush league baseball play
er. made famous by Ring w. Lardner,
has received his money out of the
worlds series and found a place to
put II. He writes his old friend. AL.
down at Bedford, Ind, all about 1t.
BY RING w. LARDNER.
Chi, Oct. q.
Friend Al-well. old pal. ] guess
you seen by this time what we done
to the N. Y. city giants In the big
was comeing to him and / should
think he ought to know better by this
time then try and win a big serious
with left hand pitchers that are just
about as relible as a base ball reporter
or something. suppose you and the
rest Of the boys have been wander
ing why didn't Rowland stick me In
there and i will tell you why AL. The
1st. two games my arm was SO sore
couldn't even raze 1t up to leather my
face let alone shave and Of coarse I
couldn't pitch in that condition and
then we got down to N. Y. and ! asst
Rowland would he pitch me and he
says No We got them games TO o
now and I want to show them UP and
win 4 strate without useing my best
men. But our club played like a high
school those 2 games and Benton and
Shup win the 2 games the lucky left
hand stiffs SO than Rowland was
afraid We was going to have to play
all games and the 7th game would
decide the serious so he was saveing
his ace for the 7th. game and Of
coarse we didn't have to play it SO I
got no chance to work. That's how 1t
was Al and I guess Herzog and Zim-
norman and KAN and them was tick
led to death wasn't in there though
the rottenest pitcher in the world
could make them look like a rummy
because they strike at a ball II you
throw 1t to 1st. base.
Use of Money.
Well Al / would be home by this
time only We haven't split up the
money yet. but we are going to do 1t
today and tomorrow. I am going to
put my share where they can't no.
body take 1t away from me, but ]
can get 1t back whenever I want II,
and draw 4 per cent int. all the while.
At 1st. I was going to invest In some
kind Of business and stay right here
in old Chi, but / spoke to Kid Glea-
son. and he says. What and the hell
do you know about business you big
bushor and the 1st. thing you know
you won't have enough money left
to buy hair cut for a brilliard ball.
So / ast him where would he in
vest 1t II he was I so he says Put IL
the same place I am going to put
mine. in liberty bonds. So that is
what 1 am going to do with the
$500 got comeing, Al and / will buy
N,Oo0 bonds and 800 bonds
and that will give me something on
the side for rainey day besides STA
dollars per annum int. and no chance
to loose out. And besides AL kind
OF feel like as IL 1 ought to lone my
money to the govt. on acct. Of not
being able to go over there and fight
myself on acct. of having Q depen-
dibles Florrie and the kid. They
isn't nothing / would like better then
get right In to the trenchs. but as
long as can't do that I feel like
1t Is up to me to leave them have
some Of my money especially when II
amt rally giveing It to them, but
just loneing 1t and they got to give
me inst. and Kid Gleason Ii 1 Of
the smartest men / ever seen even II
he does call me a busher. but Of
coarse he Is jokeing when he says
that, but he wouldn't tell me to buy
liberty bonds II they wasn't the right
thing to buy.
II I was you Al and had a little
dough saved up I would buy / or 2
for myself and of coarse / know you
can't plunge into them like 1, but
you're a sucker IL you don't take
advantage of this chance and be help
ing your country at / and the same
time especially when you might of
enlisted In the army and been over
there yourself because Bertha could
support herself makeing dresses or
something and you got no kids tying
you down like I and Florrie.
Think this over AL and tell the boys
I will be home Saturday night and II
they want to give me a little feed
all o. K. but no speeches.
Your Pal,
JACK.