The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-03
THE DOUBLE SQUEEZE
BY Henry Beach Needham
Copyright, 1915. Doubleday. Page 4 Co.

the field for the fob tina, the "A.
loonkceper was holding for a re.
ward
According TO fiarney's prophery.
Iris Ford. kindheaFted soui. adyer.
Used for the lost" keepsaka.
waiting In Chicago when the
"iantkillers arrived was a tels.
gram. charges collect. which read
rob found. Send on SO reward. .
but IL wasn't Barney'A escApades
that troubled the manager no much
as IN" effect his raw behavior
might have on tn. morale of the
team. This. too. despite the nc.
knowledsed reputation enjoyed by
the Giani.killers sans Larkln OF be.
ing the cleanest and most gentle.
manly bunch OF ballpiayerH In the
country.
The club was proud OF such a
reputation This was what wor.
Red iris Ford. He felt no anxiety
lest Barney corrupt the team.
What the manager expected was a
eall-down from his own men. Per.
haps something like this:
Look a-here. Iris, We care
something for our good name n
you don't n one rotten apple wifi
spoii the whole barrel. it's a sure
thing one rounder like Barney Lar.
Mn vii ruin our reputation for
deccncy and gentiemanly conduct.
barney leaves a red trail all over
the circuit, and we're getting tired
OF H. II YOU think there's moth.
ing 10 our profession except win.
ming ball games. Why we'll try
something else. And this Eospi"
No. iris Ford didn't want 10 have
To answer back TO unanswerable
talk like that. Neither did he care In
part company with Barney Larkin
Just yet-not while the tempera.
mental twirler was holding the
oiantkillere to the fore OF the
cfamlion-hip tacc and was also
incidentally proving himself the
best drawing card in the American
league. II the team could be
brought to look upon Barney
as n weak brother somebody with.
out the pale OF the Giant. killers so.
ciety-and would tolerate him for
the worth of his pitching arm. the
club might contrive to scale the
heights and win another pennant
II was for the boys themselves TO
decide. Iris would have Il out with
them thru their nat. al leader. VIA
Shute.
II has been intImated elsewhere
That good story hangs about the
discovery and capture Of James
Winton Shute-"Win" to his team.
mates. as TO HIS college mates. SUI.
flee that he was captain of the
varsity nine AT the big college. and
so devoted was he to the national
pastime that he was eager 10 cut
short his collegiate training at the
end OF his junior year and join the
Giantkillers. But Iris Ford
wouldn't listen to II. He Insisted
that James Winton finish his edu.
cation; and even after. when shute
considered his bachelor OF arts do.
gree with pride and satisfaction.
ne never failed TO thank iris Ford
Tor his part In the capture OF II.
Ford alone could have kept the
budding ballplayer In college.
TWO years after graduation Shute
was a regular on the Glant.kiIlers'
team. playing second base and bat.
ting well over 300. and covering
the sack az tho he had invented the
JOB. lie had earned the sobriouet
of the pepper box" for the obvlona
reason that he infused life and no
into the club. lie was I'm the game
every minute. playing always for
the team, never for himself.
And-his lips had never known
the taste OF liquor. az Ira lands
oratorically said one time al n pub.
lie banquet; neither did the great
second sacker smoke. No wonder
iris Ford looked upon him ms n
model ballplayer and sought his
counsel. James Winton shute sat
at the managers right at the meet.
ings OF the strategy board.
Events fastened iris Fords con.
sultaiion with Win Shute about
Barney, First OF all. Shute was
suffering the tortures OF Job with
Il nasty boil on his groin--the one
spot where such an affllction can
most harass an active ballplayer.
iris Ford. sympathetic TO fault.
had told Win to stay out OF the
game.
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