Arizona republican., 1917-10-26
"YOu KNOW ME, A, BUYS BONDS WITH
 SERIOUS CASH
Ring W. Lardner, Called
 Upon by Liberty Loan Committee to Aid in Bond
 Campaign, Does His Bit

Ring w. Lardner, the Chicago Tribune sport writer. has been enlisted
 by the treasury department to aid the Notation of the second Liberty loan. He responded with one of his charac- teristic, You know me Al letters,
 which he made famous in the Satur- day Evening Post, as follows:
 Friend Al:-Well, old pal, I guess
 you seen by this time what we done
 to the New York City Giants in the big
 serious and McGraw got just what was coming to him and l should think he
 ought to know better by this time than
 try and win a big serious with left
 hand pitchers that are just about as
 relible as d baseball reporter or some-
 thing.
 T suppose you and the rest of the
 boys have been wondering why didn't
 Rowland stick me in there and I will
 tell you why, AL The last two games
 my arm was so sore 1 couldn't even
 raise it up to lather my face let alone
 shave and of coarse 1 couldn't pitch
 in that condition and then we got down
 to New York and l ast Rowland would
 he pitch me and he says No. we got them games to 0 now and 1 want
 to show them up and win strate without useing my best men. "The Lucky Stiffs" But our club played like a high school those two games and Benton and Shupp win the ? games, the lucky left hand stiffs. So then 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 gamesand of coarse we didn't have to play it so I got no chance to work.
 That's how it was, Al, and I guess l HerZog and Zimmerman and kauff l and them was tickled to death l wasn't 1 in there, though the rottenest pitcher 1 in the world could make them look 1 like a rummy. because they strike at 1 q ball if you throw it to first base. l Well, Al, 1 would be home by this ! time, only we haven't split up money 1 yet, but we are going to do it today, 1 and tomorrow I'm going to put my l share where they can't take it away 1 from me, but l can get it pack when ever l want it and draw per cent in | terest all the while 1.t> first l was | going to invest in some kind of buSi-
 ness and stay right here in old Chi, 1 but 1 spoke to Kid Gleason, and he says what in the hell do you know about business, you pig busher, and | the first thing you know you won't | have enough money lett to buy a hair l cut for billiard ball. So l asked him | where would he invest II if he was l. | so he says, Put it the same place J l am going to put mine, in Liberty bonds.
 For a Rainy Day l So that IS what 1 am, going to dc I with the $500 1 got coming, al, ana will buy lnree Sl,U00 bonus and SlA S100 bonos, and that Will give me 1 something on the side for rainey day l besides SI44 per annum Int. ana nu chance to lose out.
 And besides, Al, kind of feel like
 as II 1 ought to lone .iiy money 10 the l govt on acct of not oeing apIe to gt | over there anu tIgnt myseI on accl or naveng 7 dependIbies frorrie ano
 the hiu. They isn't nothing 1 Wouie
 like better than get rignt Tn to tnt \ tIenchs put as long as 1 cant do thai | reel like II IS up to me 10 leaN, them have some or my money espe-
 clally when II amt really glvlng It tC
 them but just loneing il and they gC to give me int and Kid Gleason is
 
 1T he does call me a busher but o coarse he IS jokeing when he says tha but he wouldn't teii me to Duy Liberty bonds If they wasn't the right thins to buy.
 If I was you Al and had littl, dough saved up l would buy 1 or h for myself ana Of coarse 1 know yol can't plunge into them like l bu you're a sucker if you don't take ad vantage of this cnance and be helpini | your country at 1 and the same tim especially when you might of enlisted in the army and been over there your | ! self because Bertha could support her 1 self makeing dresses or something an' I you got no kids tying you down like | and florrie.
 1 Think this over Al and tell the boy | I will be home Saturday night and
 they want to give me a little feed al | o. K, but not speeches.
 II "ioln. Pal HACK v