Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-12-06

D FIRST base ne went out Into the pitch
D cr's box 10 lick the pitcher. After
2 little. argument we managed to @e
: him on first.
The Canadian pitcher was wild
| The next ball went over the catcher.
: head and our runner took second.
The next man up struck out.
batted third, hit to the outfield
the right fielder dropped the ball, ant
1 reached second. the runner ahead
.of me moving to third base. Their
/ Stewart got up and placed corking
double out into left field. Stewart
was a fast runner. / started for
home. touched third, the runner In
front of me blowing along for home
plate. He ran like an ice wagon.
was shouting to him TO hurry up.
could hear Stewart pounding behind
me. The Tommy's cap blew of. and
instead Of going home he stopped to
pick 1T up. Stewart was shouting,
LEG II, here comes the ball." as he
slid into third base. l could not pre-
cede the runner In, so we were trapped
for a double play. Stewards angora
was bristling and mine was Juggling
at its chain.
The Canadian rooters were tickled
to death, their sarcastic remarks burn
| ing into Stewart and me. Stewart was
fast losing his temper.
The first two Canadians struck out
The third man up got his base on a
passed third strike. My error.
Then our substitute first baseman
pulled stunt which turned the tables
on the Canadians and we were some
what appeased.
The Canadian runner was laying
few feet off first base. Suddenly our
first baseman shouted to him, "Loolz
out, ERE comes shell; duck low"
The Canadian dropped to the ground.
Stewart instantly sized up the situa-
ton and tossed the ball to the first
baseman, who touched the baserunner
and three were out. We had got our
own back Stewart and / ccald have
both kissed that rube first baseman of
ours. Right then and there we put
him In a class with Hal Chase.
Up to the fourth inning neither side
scored. Stewart was pitching in fine
form. The Canadians just couldn't
connect with his delivery All they
were doing was tanning the air. The
Canadian rooters commenced to get
frightened because they saw their
money disappearing into the Tommies'
rrfe~ Io
tempt for the rest of the team, myself
included, but realized that If Stewart
die not weaken it would be a case of
their going back to billets broke.
Then old Mr.. Jinz butted in again,
and it happened.
In the British army there is an or
der to the effect that gas helmets must
be carried at all times, even while
sleeping. TO disobey this orler is a
serious offense, and means Immediate
confinement. These gas helmets are
in canvas bag and are slung around
the left shoulder by means of a can
vas strap.
In pitching, Stewards gas helmet
bothered him greatly, and after the Sec
ond inning he took it off. warned him
to be careful, because I noticed several |
military police in the crowd. But Stew |
art would not listen. He always was
pig-headed.
One of the Canadian rooters spotted |
that Stewart had laid aside his he'll |
met, and artfully communicated this |
fact to the rest Of his teams rooters. |
noticed the rooters crowd around him |
for three or four minutes, and then a |
great laugh went up and they stretched |
out along the foul lines.
Suddenly, one fellow, getting out in
front of the bunch. like cheer leader,
counted, zone, two, three" Then up
went mighty chorus of, "Hey, Stew
art, where's your gas helmet, where's
your old gas bag, where's your old gas
bag" They kept this up and it got
Stewards goat. / went out into the
pitchers box and warned him to put on
his gas helmet, but still pig-headed,
he refused to do so. He was in an aw-
full temper.
A sergeant of the military police was
Watching tHe game, ana nearing tne
cries of the rooters he walked out on
the diamond and asked Stewart where
his helmet was. BY this time Stewart
had completely lost his temper and an
swered with Il sheer: "Where do you
think it is? / sent it home for a SOU
venir." The sergeant explained to him
that it was against army orders to be
without gas helmet, and that he had
better put it on. Stewart would not
listen to him, and answered: "Well. If
it's against orders, get them rescind-
ed" The sergeant Immediately put
him under arrest and marched him off
the diamond.
Our hopes were dashed; could see
the game going west. We had no other
good pitcher to put in. II
Upon seeing Stewards arrest, the
Canadian rooters kept up their gleeful
shouting. We were sure up against it.
Here was the situation. 1t was the
last half of the fourth inning, and two !