El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-27

I millionaire that he needed an over
! seer for the place at q fair salary
[ and five minutes later the boy had
7 one Of the best jobs possible, and the
wealthy man had a corking good su-
I perintendent
That gave Boze an idea. He m
uoumced thnf he intended to run
IN employment agency in the
press box every afternoon and
asked every employer who needs
workers especially those who
have places for the wounded
ones, to register with him
So when you read Boze's stories Of
bali games do not be surprised if he
oyerlooks a home run or double
play while busy making some rich
fellow give a Job TO a hero
The only case on record in which
major league umpire lost a deci-
sion happened during the eastern rrip
Of the Western clubs. Lord" Byron
the singing Jump. had an upper berth.
He went forward 10 visit with some
Of the bail players and returning 10
his car when ready to 90 TO bed he
discovered a large and muscular
gentleman snoozing away in his
berth. Byron shook him gently.
What's the matter2' demanded
'''This IS my berth you're in" said
wen I'm in it. amt To- inquired
the intruder as he turned over and
drew the blankets closer.
Byron hesitated an D instant and
then remarked:
You win
Sherrod Smith, Broollyn's left
handed ace in the pennant race. per-
haps was the only man who ever
was taken out OF a world war to
pitch a bali game His regiment was
up near the front in the Arg0nne
district last fan and was getting
ready 10 move forward A game Of
ball had been arranged in the divi-
sion and Smith was 70 pitch 70 when
orders came Tor his regiment TO move
forward to the fighting zone while
a part OF the division was to remain
in rest billets-
The colonel commanding was a bail
fan. He took Smith out Of the war
TO pitch that game and be won It.
Before he could reJoin his company
IL had been in and out again and he
escaped one of the hardest scrim-
IMAGES Of the conflict. But he isn't
in fact, he has been
sore on that colonel ever since for
taking him out.
Tells n Yarn
smith tells a yarn Of an excitable
fellow with a vivid Imagination in
his company in France. The regi-
ment had been on front line duty for
some time and was ordered back TO
a rest camp. This excitable fellow
was a real German later. A night or
two after they were in rest camp,
there was a moving picture show at
the y hut and every one went One
scene showed a bunch Of German
prisoners marching back under q
guard Of Yankees Suddenly half
iozen Of the boche prisoners made a
T. n
soldier drew his revolver and shot
three Of them before the scene faded Z
Dut.
The remarkable number OF extra I
inning games played this season has I
reused considerable comment The Z
fact is that this season should smash ]
al records for extra innings for two /
The. first Is that with the I
daylight saving plan. there Is one 4
more hour Of light in which 70 play, /
.ut the big reason is that practically /
N the teams as a whole are below I
ar strength while the pitchers are i
exceptionally strong
There are, I believe. more good 7
pitchers in the major league now I
han there have been for seven or
sight years That branch Of the
anne appears TO have advanced \
While team strength has been re-
Iuced- with strong pitching and
weak hitting it is certain that low
cores and numerous ties viii result
q extra innings.
The Yankees and Washington set
ute a record by playing two ties,
ne nothing 10 nothing in u innings
ollored BY is inning tie 4 TO 4.
With two postponements and two ties
he Yanks and Senator's now VIII
lay each other 10 consecutive games
D eight days in July.
Held Them Down
They still are talking OF walter
ohns0n's great exhibition in the IL
ming tie He held New York 20 two
it's. ONLY IS batters faced him.
.fter a hit in the first inning he
itched two hours and % minutes
-ithout allowing a runner TO reach
irst base. retiring IS in succession
efore the next man got 20 the initial
az. Not one ball was hit hard
gainst him, most Of the fielding
hances were easy ones, and he was
itching Just as well when the game
nded as az any time.
Looks as il the old boy IS going
ack--Copyright 1913. by the Bell
indicate, Incl