The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-03

(cor,inued from Our last Issue
Iris Ford did not leave Punxau.
tawney altogether In n cheerful At
tltude Of mind. Notwithstanding he
had captured his quarry. for the di'
rectorH OF the outlaw club came To
the train In a body aud thanked the
big league manager because he vas
taking barney out OF town. Even
to the man OF iron nerve this was
disgusting
Thus was barney brought back To
tie big league fold. Ills first re-
appearance was an unalloyed I'll.
umph.
Facing Detroit. which club was
then going strong. he lot the II
gers down without hit but u
men went TO bat. and. OF these,
barney struck out ia record
commented upon TO this day. In
the last inning. with two out and
that demon batsman. tho Georgia
perHlmmon. at bat. Barney walk
sd toward the graudstand. stopped.
and then motioaed the crowd TO 20
home. An over" he insisted.
The fans reared In dclight--and
roarod louder still when he struck
tn. champion batter out From
tsat moment. Harvey Larkin vas
the Idol % the fans There we're
times, many times. when he caus-
ed BlIl Dart. who vas fighting dis
ease and death in the hospital. TO
be forgotten by the heartless root.
or The eccentric left handler was
Keeping the Giant.killcrs In the
hunt for the pennant
Also. he was keeping Iris Ford
awake nights. No such prize
problem In manhandling had been
Vut up to Ford In the 20 years OF
his management Unerringly iris
lad sized MP Barney Larkin. The
manager knew that whenever Bar.
ney was pitching alright ball
moving ON down--it was neceh.
ssry TO keep an eye on him about
- hours out OF the %. going
good" he vas most inclined to give
rein 10 his bad habits hut when he
was In n slump he was not difficult
to handle. This was infrcqucnt. for
he was continually leading the
other pitchers In the number Of
games pitched and In games won.
Early In his association with Bar
ney Larkin. the manager OF the
Chandeliers decided. first OF all.
that he must let the unruly pitcher
believe he was fooling hls boss
Every excuse must be accepted as
the ungilded truth. otherwise Bar
ney would have TO be disciplined.
and that would mean In a short
time his release. Usually iris
Ford was wise" But there was
that episode in st. Louis which H.
Eliminates Barney's character,
wherein iris was fooled complete.
~.
II was on the Giant-killers' sec
ond trip West Barney was given
an afternoon off. lie went at once
to a saloon near the ball park and
started In by negotiating a loan of
81 from the proprietor. After the
money had gone into drink for him.
self and his hobo admirers, he
struck the proprietor for S. more.
The saloonkeeper hesitated. Az
security for the loan Barney offered
to hang up" the gold watch fob
which admiring fans had presented
to him In appreciation OF his mighty
pitching. Giving II 10 the proprie.
tor. Barney made this proposition:
You let me have the five. which
will make ten | owe you, and I'll
4 AXE Tris believe I've lost my fob
Then he'll advertise for IL and OF.
fer a reward OF $40"
Barney got the second five and
without delay passed II over the
bar 10 the proprietor in exchange
for more liquor. Then the wild
performer wandered back TO the
grounds iris Ford heard that he
was outside. As he thought he
needed a rescue pitcher to save the
game, he sent for Barney. Bar.
ney came without protest and
entered the clubhouse TO dress.
But the tide of battle turned I'm
the GIantkillers' favor. and the
left-hander was not called upon.
Shortly before the game ended
Barney Larkin came upon the field
all excitement. He rushed to the
Chandeliers bench. exclaimlng
that he had lost his gold watch
fob. After the last man was out
Barney had 20 willing baseball
workers and the umplrcs raking