The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-30

mondn, but II he shows me anything
at all. I'm gonna take him along"
Well. anyways. me and Mac
climbed aboard my new auto which
now drive the same as Barney
oidfield-as good. but not as fast
and outside OF one traffic cop givin'
me n five.minute lecture on the sub
jeet OF Keep 10 the Right and
motorcycle cop shown unusual
curiousity rcgardln' the reason why
my motor was smokin. we got out
+, to the park O. X. They was three
or four OF the gang there and also
this here find OF the season which
was In upeyform. Joe. he was as big
as Willard. Well. Joe. Mac calls him
over.
-This here's Ed Harmon he says
70 him. what did you claim your
name wasg"
ike Rosconovitxmh he says
shown out paw ms big as South
Dakota "Weli. natural I'm glad
should shake hands from Harmon.
which who don't heard tell OF him7"
THAT Rosoonovitxman thing has
got 10 go says Mac. tits too long
How could we ever get trade mark
like that into box score II you
work for me wen call you Ike Roas
and let Il 40 at that get meF'
Il should change my namer' rays
fke- What am la actor order
ball player"
II don't know" says Mac. wen
get that all settled In mlnutei Lct's
see how you and n bat get along"
Wei. Joe. Smith get on a glove
took off my coat and vest and went
out TO tho box. Ike Ross. nee RIOS
conovi,xinan. grabs up a bat and
steps over 70 the plate.
-Gevhalt-' he says. "Oniy shoot
u over and IN murder Il the ball"
Joe. II kinda pecved me trifie
that this here busher with the trick
name and the Joe Welsh dialect
should east a reflection on my world
wide reputation as mound artist.
as the young reporters snys. so DO
fore I wound up looked him over
with that deadly cold gaze az mine
which has quailed and finched 10
many.
II hate 10 send you back 10 the
sticks. bushcr.". says. but II you
lay ba, on this pill III shine your
shoes In front Of the city hail at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon
Make IL half past two" he says.
rubin his hands In the dirt. ''and
you could believe H. III be there, II
you could make mo fan. could
| make II n iocornotivc---uot that you
amt som. pitcher. Maybe tho first
one l would miss on account from
being q little cold. but oyi-- what
| III do 90 the rest OF them This
| here's big chance for me. Mister
Harmon. I got II n chance should
get In the big's league. It's next to
the biggest thing which over hap
pened from mo in my life. should
miss II. hey! Say--i'm hughin' AT
your
| What was the biggest thing that
ever happened TO your Mac asks
him. GRIMM at mo.
| Ike ruba his chin a minuta.
| WELL no says -off the hand.
ms quite . question 10 answer. SIN.
think that the biggest thing which
u ever happened from me was the
day I was BORN
Tho gang gives Mac the laugh and
I shot over q fast one whilst Ike
was lookin' at him. lie merely
wnecred at II and Mac hoiicra for
him 20 take his bat off his shoulder
and not act like he was carryin'
gun and II he did think he was 10 at
least como 10 present arms with II.
eascd over another one and Ike
missed Il from here 10 st. Paul. /
put tho third bah under his chin.
Joe. and he swung at II no hard that
he spin around like a top a coupia
times and wound up sittin' on the
plate.
-oh. boy- baw's Mac. hoidin' his
nose. "who laid me on this guy
Bean him with the next one. Har.
mon. and I'll send him back TO Buf.
faio on n shutter"
what Is this-Ruasla7- says Ike.
gcttin' up and dustin off his uney
form. Couldn't n man get II n
chance herc7 Suppose should miss.
now. two OF themy That first one
was ball and I got one strike left.
nag That makes no matter from
mo. Now--say they Is n man on
first. man on second. man on
third. o man on--wcli, that's enough,
I'm at the bats. One strike I got
left II should rap IL out n hit
now. the least bring In is n run.