The Lamar register., 1920-09-01

meubered: General bTdul. ''lphtl
Roosevelt and Pitcher Larkin. Each
made his Impress. hut Of these impress
sionlsts Barney I.arkln contributed by
far the most color He said when he
got back To the Ginnt-killers' bah park
that lie might forget his trip abroud
but he didn't think Europe would
Naples, where the globe-running
baseball players landed. was the one
place where Barney devoted himself
strictly and whole -heartedly to sight
seeing. Accompanied by Ernest Stcnd
man. his guide custodian and friend
he Jared forth with the best intentions
10 behold every treasure that the city
and Its environs advertised But he
was first conducted to the Neapolitan
Hqunrium--Hnd never left II. Here
Damon and PiscntoriuS" were enrap
tured with the curious marine won.
derS Of the Mediterranean-Cuttle FISH
crested bluhl-rs. imposSihlelooking
crabs. crayhsh. and pipciish the elec
tric rays. which Barney after expert
encing shock. pronounced, "live
wires. all right 90
Above all. the eccentric twirler was
delighted with the octopus! At home
Barney had seen pictures of # in the
papers. usually labeled standard oil"
or "Sugnr." or Steel" but In n for.
slgn land he saw It in the Original
mother OF the trusts He had to be
dragged away to the train.
AT Rome lie announced that he was
tired of ''lookln round" But some
one told hlT1 of the Cutacombs-Ce
lars where the early Christians were
laid on the shelf lie apparently be-
came fascinated with the subter-
rAnean PHENOMENON. and devoured all
of the literature he could hnd ON the
subject. The reason he gave for visit
Ing the Pantheon was that twenty
eight wagon loads OF the best bones"
had been carried there from the Cata-
combs and planted beneath the altar.
When he made his excursion TO the
Roman CHtscOmbs he took Ernest
steadmsn with him. Apparently he
wandered through the galleries alb
sOrbed IN what he saw. But there
vas malice afOrethOught ln his wan
derings. He succeeded in losing his
Keeper
Rome remembers TO this day what
.nsued. The alcoholic eruption ended
shortly after midnight Barney Lar
kin, ii dirty swent-r draped togawise
about his powerful shoulders. his head
bare save for n wreath hlched from
the tomb ~ Raphael. parnled up and
down the middle Of the Piazzi al Spag-
uH. pauslng only 10 cool his brow IN
Beruini's nautical fountain. and pro
claimed himself Caesar At his heels
shuffied the rifTrafI iagrng, and bob
tail Of modern Rome shouting: "Eviv-
va rAmer-i-cn-nOi" II required slN
Roman policemen, REINFORCED by u
pair of Carabinieri. to complete his
arrest The next day he pitched one
OF the most effective games Of his
Careless career.
This game was staged IN the villa
BOrghese, where Rome annually en.
guges IN the baItle OF flowers. 1t
was rare occasion, hnnor-d by the
king of Italy and his suite, all in bril-
liant unlform-r<pecially the repre-
sentative Of the cavalry arm who wore
long cape of Alice blue, The diplp
matte corps contributed quantities. Of
gold lace to render the spectacle even
more splendid. II really tran~cended
the posters with which the late
Phineas Barnum was wont To com.
memorHte the performances of his cir.
Gus before the crowned heads Of Eu
rope" Barney Inrkln said 1t beat
pitching on indies day with the presi-
dent of the United States looking OIL
-"bent It all hollow"
Iris Ford was IN the kings lOge
seated neNU to Victor Emanuel III, to
explain the game to his majesty. In
the adjoining box was the American
Ambassador. His rxceliency John Bis
mer had with him Mrs. Leonard and
her daughter. Inogen Leonard. He
had Insisted that they be his guests
and as james WintOn Shute offered
no obiectlOE-indeed, offered no con-
ficting invltation-the ladies had ac-
cepted.
Baseball history repeats Itself. The
Giant killers went TO bat IN the last
half of the niuth inning with the score
2 to against them. On the first ball
pitched. Ryan singled-and the king
nodded approvlngly at iris Ford, who
was trying 10 sit unmOved In his chair
The Giant-killers then fooled their on