Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-08-05
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matte corps contributed quantities Of
gold lace to render the spectacle even
! more splendid. 1t really transcribed
the posters with which the late
Phineas Barnum was won't to COM
memorate the performances of his cir
Gus before 1.-THE crowned heads of Eu-
rope" Barney Larkin said it beat
pitching on ladies' day with the presi-
dent Of the United States looking on
-"beat 1t all hollow"
Iris Ford was in the kings loge,
seated next to Victor Emanuel III, to
explain the game to his majesty. In
the adjoining box was the American
ambassador. His excellency John Bis
mer had with him Mrs. Leonard and
her daughter. Imogen Leonard. He
had insisted that they be his guests.
and as James Winton Shute offered
no objectioE-indeed, offered no con-
fiicting invitation-the ladies had &C.
cepted.
Baseball history repeats itself. The
Giant-killers went to bat in the last
half of the ninth inning with the score
2 to 1 against them. On the first ball
pitched. Ryan singled-and the king
nodded approvingly at IRIS Ford, who
was trying to sit unmoved in his chair.
The Giant-killers then fooled their op-
| ponents-rated ar the worlds cham.
pions-who figured that Odds. the next
man up. would bunt. Instead of that,
the signal was given for the hit and
run. and Ryan sprinted for second
base at the same time Odds was
swinging at fast ball. Expecting
bunt. the first baseman was almost
! toppled over by the grass cutter" and
| juggled it long enough to let the bat
ter get to first and Ryan to second.
| A moment later the pair pulled off
the double steal. There was a man on
third. man on second, and nobody
gut!
John Bismer leaned into the adjoin-
Ing box and whispered to iris Ford:
Exactly the situation in the last game
| of the world series!"
| Zone big difference" corrected the
manager of the Giant-kfllers. there
amt the same lad at bat. Watch!"
The man who came to bat IN the
crisis had familiar bearing. He car
/, ried himself like figure known to
this recital. But his face was either
unknown or strangely transformed,
The sporting writer's at home could
have explained this: Those prehistoric
caps worn by the Gtant-killers! Long
had the homely headgear been con-
demned as something which dated
known as FOUNDERS" but iris Ford
back to the time when baseball was
wouldn't change. To alter the design
might bring had luckI Now the man
at bat was glad thatthere had been no
change. Not soul-not even hers
would recognize hint
He shifted around restlessly at the
plate: Hardest man to pitch to in
the league!" he was called.
Zone bali"
"one' striker" he had let 1t go by.
he moved about. swung his bat,
raised his shoulders to let out kink
in his muscles, and. quickly but unos-.
tentatfously, pulled down the visor
of his cap.
Instantly the runner on third edged
off the bag. more and more. and the
moment the pitcher lifted his arms
and began to wind up he dashed for
the plate. There was gasp. for it
seemed that the man was rushing in
to certain destruction. But the agile
youth at bat reached out and deity
tapped the ball! 1t rolled with exas-
peratfng slowness toward the pitcher,
who was hurrying to field it.
Up went shout. The tying run
was scored for the Giant-ktllers! And
like unleashed lightning the batsman
was making tracks for first base.
at the same time. rounding third
ana never pausing for an instant. the
base runner who had been on second
was coming home. OF course he was
crazy! The pitcher would look up,
see him halfway to the plate. toss the
ball to the catcher. and the foolish
base runner would be an easy out.
| But the pitcher was ratified. AL
ready the score had been tied. He
must make sure Of one putout. So,
blindly, he wheeled and threw the ball
| to first base. The man who had bunt-
ed was out by inches. But---another
runner had flashed over the plate!
| The Giant-killers had won! When
IT was explained 10 him, the king con-
/ graduated Iris Ford. The next thing
John Bismer got the managers ear:
THAT proves it-proves you have
the best team. With the king of sec
ond basemen in the game you would
have won the worlds championship
surel" }5si.s3.;.3
In grotto Of the Borghese gar
dens they met right after the game.
With his uniform there was no mis-
taking bis profession. He was ball
player. And she had said she didn't
care for baseball! Courageously, but
not with much confidence, he had SUBJ
mitted to the test. She should look
upon him in his true setting--in the
pastime he loved. If he was to lose
out in the Important Game, as he had
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