The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-06


little argument we managed to get .
him on first.
The Canadian pitcher was vilf. /
The next bail went over the eatclers I
head and our runner took second
The next man up struck out.
I bafted third, hit to the oatfeId, I
the right fielder dropped the BAH. and
reached second, the runner ahead |
Of me moving to third base. Then |
Stewart got up and placed corking
double ont 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 1t, here comes the ball." as he
slid into third base. / could not pre-
cede the runner in, so we were trapped
for double play. Stewards angora
was bristIing and mine was Juggling
at its chain
The Canadian rooters were tfckled
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.
4 The Canadian runner was laying a
few feet of first base. Suddenly our
| first baseman shouted to him, Look
out. ere comes a shell; duck low
The Canadian dropped to the ground.
Stewart instantly sized up the situa-
ton and tossed the ball TO the first
basennan, who touched the baserunner
and three were out. We had got our
own back. Stewart and / could 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'
pockets. They had the greatest con-
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.. Jinx butted in again
, and it happened.
In the British army there IS an or
: der to the effect that gas helElets mus
! be carried AT all times. even Will
3 sleeping. To diSobey this order is
p serious offense, and means inmediat
i confinement. These gas helmets ar
! in q canvas bag and are sIung arouni
I the left shoulder by means Of a can
i vas strap.
r In pitching. Stewards gas heIme
bothered him greatly, and after the sec
! ond inning he took it of. I warned hin
TO be careful, because I noticed severa
military police in the crowd. But Stew
art would not listen He always wa
) pig-headed.
!. One of the Canadian rooters spottes
] that Stewart had laid aside his bel
] met, and artfulIy communicated thii
fact TO the rest Of his teams rooters.
t noticed the rooters crowd around hin
D for three or four minutes, and then /
4 great laugh went up and they stretche,
!. out along the foul lines.
q Suddenly, one fellow, getting ont ii
: front of the bunch. like a cheer leader
counted. zone, two, three" Then u
o went mighty chorus of. Hey, Stew
0 art, where's your gas helmet. where
: your old gas bag. where's your old ga
bag?" They kept this up and it go
b Stewards goat. / went out into tn
!. pitchers box and warned him to put o.
q his gas helmet, but still plg-headet
i he refused to do so. He was in an aw
i full temper.
g A sergeant Of the military police wa
e watching the game, and hearing n
cries of the roOters he walked out Of
e the diamond and asked Stewart wher
il his helmet was. BY this time Stewar
e had completely lost his temper and an
e swered with q sheer: "Where do 20
!; think it is? I sent it home for q sou
; yenir." The sergeant explained to hir
e that it was against army orders to b
I without a gas helmet. and that he ha
+ better put it on. Stewart would nc
q listen TO him. and answered: @WeIl.
It it's against orders, get them rescinJ
d ed" The sergeant Immediately pU
him under arrest and marched him o.
o the diamond.
e Our hopes were dashed: I could Sc
2 the game going west. We had no othe
Ie good pitcher to put in.
g Upon seeing Stewards arrest. th
IS Canadian roOters Kept up their gleefJ
Is shouting. We were sure up against i
Here was the situation. 1t was tn
+ last half of the fourth inning. and tw
3 were OUT. II, by luck. we managed {