The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1919-05-15

nm rot beaned. and instead Of taking
| arst base he went out Into the p'pcn'
er,s box to lick the pitcher. After
| little argument We managed 70 3"
him on first 80.
The Canadian pitcher was WILD
| The next ball went over the
head and our runner COX second
The neIt man up struck out
batted third. hit TO the outneld,
| the right fielder dropped the ball, q
I reached second, the runner ahead
| Of me moving TO third base. lei
| Stewart got up and placed q corkins
| double out into left field. Stewart
was a fast runner ] started for
| home, touched third. tho runner In
front OF me blowing along Tor 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 homo he stopped to
| pick Il up. Stewart was shouting.
LEG II, here ONE the ball." MS he
slid into third base. ! could not pre-
cede the runner In. 90 we were trapped
for a double play. Stewards angora
was bristlIng and mine vas tugging
ut It's 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 basemnn
pulled a stunt which turned the tables
on the Canadians and We were some
what appensed.
The Canadian runner was laying q
few feet Off first base. Suddenly our
first baseman shouted TO him. Look
out. ere comes n shell; duck lowl"
The Canadian dropped to the ground.
Stewart instantly sized up the situa.
ton and tossed the ball 10 the i-st
baseman. who touched the baserunner
and three were out. We had got our
own back. Stewart and I 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 10 get
frightened because they saw their
money disappearing into the Tommles'
pockets. They had the greatest con.
tempt for the rest OF the team. myself
Included, but realized that II Stewart
did not weaken II would be a case Of
their going back to billets broke.
Then old Mr.. Jinx butted In again.
and 1t happened.
In the British army there IL nm or.
der to the effect that gas helmets must
be carried ut all times. even while
sleeping. To disobey this order Is n
serious ofense. and means Immediate
confinement. These gas helmets are
In a canvas bag and are slung around
the left shoulder by means OF q can.
Pas strap.
In pitching, Stewards gas helmet
bothered him greatly. and after the sec.
ond inning he took II of. I 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 hel.
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 n
great laugh went up and they stretched
out along the foul lines.
Suddenly, one fellow, getting out IN
front Of the bunch. like q cheer leader,
counted, zone. two, three" Then I'D
went a mighty chorus Of, "Hey, Stew.
art, where's your gas helmet, where's
your old gas bag. where's your old gas
bagT They kept this up and II got
Stewards goat. I went out into the
pitchers box and warned him to put on
his gus helmet, but still ~pig.headed,
he refused to do SO. He was In an aw.
full temper.
A sergeant Of the military police vas
watching the game. and hearing the
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 a sheer: "Where do you
think 1t isf l sent 1t home for a sou.
venir." The sergeant explained to him
that 1t was against army orders to be
without a gas helmet, and that he had
better put 1t on. Stewart would not
listen to him. and answered: "well, II
it's against orders. get them rescind.
ed" The sergeant Immediately nut
him under arrest and marched him off
the diamond.
Our hopes were dashed I could see
the game going west. We had no other
good pitcher to put In.
Upon seeing Stewards arrest, the
Canadian rooters kept up their gleeful
shouting. We were sure up against II,
Here was the situation. II was the
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