Evening journal., 1920-08-18
EVENING JOURNAL ROBBED,
TH4T',S WHAT We WERE

II seems hardly necessary for The
Evening journal TO tell the world
t1is afternoon. that the journal ball
team took a t2 10 count from the
Morning News OUTFIT yesterday. The
Morning News splashed the story all
over its sport page today. ten hours
before the Evening Journal had a
chance to whisper. And as though 10
make the situation grave, the Morn
ing News prints an epitaph tombstone,
etc, 70 give the baseball public the
impression that the Evening Journal
baseball team Is dead. We don't in
tend to treat this subject as a dead
issue however.
But there are a few things about
that alleged bal game that the Even
ing Journal is going 10 speak OF and
they are not alibie either The Journal
gang lost that's a cinch. but n the
Morning News can have any peace or
mind while possessing stolen goods.
they are In worse company than the
Evening bcurnal ever expected 20 md
them
The truth OF the matter IS this
uhe Evening Journal didn't have a
chance 10 a million OF winning that
particular game As soon as the
News gang saw the heretofore invin-
.cihle lNVm,ny journal team warm
~ IKE the champion that they are,
Captain hodenstedt begged Captain
Pond. of the Evening journal team, to
agree to Harry Sallaw,oy as umpire.
SallaNsay had a good reputation until
the lninute the umpire stun was
poured into his ears. Il seems that
Eodenstedt. several hours before the
game. let Sallaway in on the frame
NJ that was being laid for The Journal
y 1.l1
word OF honor that he would umpire
the game II the Journal OUTFIT agreed.
Bodenstedt served notice on Sallaway
firat fs he didn't steal the game for
the Morning News, every animal on
TIE News team would refuse 10 help
Harry Get out this mornings paper.
AfaNlse you, gentle reader didn't
4no,N. up until this nrinute, that
Harry Sallaway is mechanical super
iniendent Of the Morning News.
The Evening Journal did, but our
boys believed Sallaway could be hon
fsi even az that Harry had TO put
bis paper acrose this morning and ne
had to rob the Evening Journal cham |
mons 10 do it. That's why the Morn !
ing News won the bah game.
While he occupied a regular UNI |
pire's position back OF Frank Frank
ain. the Evening Journals pitching
soe Harry Sallaway looked alternately |
efke a man dressed in a prison uni /
form and then in paiamNs When he
wasn't r0bbing the Evening Journal |
on every play IN which the Journal I
beam had a part. he was asleep.
We want TO be charitable toward /
nhn. however. and therefore VIII say /
sllat he spenl most n his tirrpe asldep |
He works at night, you know.
slillfle awake. though, he was stealing |
Everything in sight for Tire Morning
News.
Tlhs series between the Morning |
News and Evening journal now stands |
"a DE. 4 70 A. The thtrd and deciding /
earne will be played all right. all |
right, and 70 will be umpired by an |
honest umpire. selected by the Even |
ing journal. Then both beams will get !
A square dead. al least as SQUARE a
deal as the Evening Journal umpire
Dan frame mp. II he can ever for.pet the
daylight robbery which was perpe-
tratod upon his co-laborers yester-
day. We can't say too much about
'fho Evening Journal team, win or
fose. that's why We mention Is so fire.
Cuently.
We hate 70 print this box score, but
here n goes for what Il Is worth to
fhe Morning News highwaymen. Harry
Sallawxy. Captain Bodenstedt and the
whole derned outflt: