The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1920-07-20
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RAsE BALL DOPE AND
OTHER STUFF
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w chad the pleasure of short chat
with Mrs. Austin, wife of our fellow
suffered, Mr.. Austine, a few after
moons ago and mentioned to her that
we had just had a letter from Clyde
and that barring being home-siek for
the wife and children, that he was
holding up very well. We asked the
good lady who was doing the umpir-
ing in Clyde's absence, and she inn
mediately answered back that the
same one that called the game when
Clyde was at home. We gathered
from this that Highland Avenue is
somewhat akin to N. Main street
the hand that shakes the cradle rules
the rocst.
Mr.. John P. Bacon, of the Bacon
Dickey Co., has just returned from
an outing, not pleasure trip 1.-THE
Madam was along) and says that the
fish were biting fine. We did not see
this gentleman carrying any fish, but
noticed that he was carrying the us
ual line of talk. He informed us that
he was going to take his second de-
gree in Masonry on Monday night
there's no telling how far this fellow
will get. He says after he works his
way through all the secret societies,
that he will cast his eye on the West
End Sewing Circle, but that these lit
tie diversions are merely side-lines
with him. That he is first, last and
all the time a baseball fan, and that
when he cannot get off to go to the
games, to ask the Doctor low bad he
is. He says that he has an under
standing with his organization that he
is to represent them at all games
What do you say, Steel-Arm?
The prophecies of lower prices
make cheerful reading. Our prophe.
cies of a winning game may listen
equally, well, but this doesn't satisfy
the fans. What they want is more
wins and less talk. Some local boost
er wisely said: "If the Dope writer
would pull as hard as he blows, he
would land some victories. We might
explain this by saying that it is yer!
pleasing to any ones vanity to sec
their stuff in print; that our desires
for literary fame has outstripped our
better judgment, although we have
been warned by maids as well as men
to touch lightly on current events.
Col. Clarence Brown, who was
breveted by Col Davis of the THYME
Company, remains the welcome guest
Of Mrs. G. G. Brown, on Main street
The Col. is as ardent fan as our fail
city boasts. He says that he is stay
ing over to take the madam to thu
games this week. We notice that the
Col. always has a grandson, in the
event the circus should pass this way
Col, Brown recently won three sill
shirts in selling contest. He il
sporting the one with the red stripe
this week, but@he says the red is
no bolshevikist sign; that his loyalt.
to the team is above question. We
agree with the Col.
Charles Bewley, who never misses
says that until recently he thought
he had the world skinned when il
came to laughter with mirth and mel
'ody attached, but after hearing Col
Thyme Brown spring his Billie-De
Chuckle at enc Of our recent games
that he has awarded the cross will
three palms to the Col. Notwith
standing the rivalry between these
two, we welcome them to cur Pole
Grounds. Laugh and the world
laughs with you!
John Mcdonald, our local magnate
known to the fans as John D., has
twisted the old maxim wei
that ends well'--into coils well that
oils WE'LL" but says that he is ready
for the team to end their losing streak
and in order to accomplish this he is
willing, if necessary, to oil the ma
chinery with a good contribution of
good hard American dollars, earned
by advancing the price of gaso as
often as he thinks the good people
will stand for it. Barring the price
Of gasoline and other things, you arr