Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-07-01

ton.
Came the very last week Of the sen
son with more excitement than the ma
tons fans had ever experienced. The
pennants In both the major leagues
were in doubt! The Giants. expected
to repeat" and again participate in
the world series, were to engage in a
cut-tlroat struggle with the Phillies
IF New York broke even, the cham
plonship banner would again float
rom the Giants stadium. But if the
Philics won three out Of four, then
Father Penn would carry off the flag
This series opened on Tuesday.
In the American the Chandeliers
had to keep ahead to win. A game and
n half separated iris Fords charges
from the Chicago White SoX. Here.
however there was no rival clash. The
two clubs had met for the last time
and honors were even. Washington
must beat the Giant-lzillers and Chi
cago must win from Detroit in order
to bring one end Of the world series
into Lakeville. These two deciding"
combats began day later.
The fans diary had these entries:
Tuesday night-Phillies and New
York tied in the National.
Wednesday night-Giant-killers still
a game and a half ahead in the Amer
lean; New York leading in the Ma
tional.
Thursday before dlnner-Teams
tied again in the National; but a half
game between Giant-killers and White
SoX in the American.
Friday night-Phillies win the pen
nant!
On the same day the Giant-killers,
with Barney LarlSin on the rubber, de-
feated the Senators while the White
Sox were embarrassing the Tigers. No
change in their respective standing
two leading American league teams
but half Il game apart.
Immediately after the third game
Iris Ford took Barney Larkin into
his private office and talked to him as
| father to his wild son. He rallied
every ounce of manliness, of senti-
ment, Of fighting blood there was in
he must face Washington again the
next day-and bring home the bacon.
The pcnnant was ut stake!
you will be a hero if you win,"
urged Ford, pointed out by everybody
as the man who pitched the Giant-kill-
ers to another championship. But if
/ you lose, why-you'll be nobody"
Meanwhile, James Winton Shute
| was giving orders to Ernest Steadman,
| just as the secretary OF the treasury
| would have directed the chief of the
secret service.
| "You mustn't lose sight of Barney
! one instant: If he insists on drinking,
start a row. and get locked up-the
both of you. Well bail you out, but
only in time to get from City hall to
! the park in taxi. See!"
Ernest Steadman slowly nodded his
head. II have been every place but in
jail with Barney" The keeper was a
| man OF rev words.
That night iris Ford slept badly.
Being younger and having done big
mans work out O. doors, Win Shute
slept like habe-the kind Of kid you
read about. Naturally iris awoke
with feeling of depression, as If the
Giant-killers weren't going to get the
days breaks. But Shute jumped out
Of bed singing: To-day we win the
bunting!" Which goes to prove that
premonltions are closely allied to the
morning AFTER"
At two o'clock that fateful after
noon, when the last man left the lock-
er-room for the field, Barney Larkin
and Ernest Steadman had not report
ed at the park. For an hour, by or
der Of Iris Ford, President Benn's
Limousine had been rushing about like
a hack on election day, searching
everywhere for the missing pair. In
had the telephone directory before
him, open at SALOONS and Cafes" and
one after another the proprietors were
called, beginning with Aiello, Michele.
and ending with Zbytnieski, Julian.
Neither Michele nor Julian, not to
mention the rum purveyors occupying
the more intermediate portions Of the
/ alphabetical directory, had seen the
>erratic Barney or his slow-going con-
| voy.
On another telephone, Win Shute,
marring the oak furniture with his
spikes, was calling the various police
stations. He remembered his final in.
structions to Steadman, and was look.
ing for results. But Larkin was not
behind the bars-not yet. AS place
Of last resort, John Benn suggested
that some one telephone the mofgue.
Some one did. mo one answering the
description"
Hes made his getaway" said iris
Ford, there's nothing to that" The
game was played with Cummins and
Arrow in the points. Washington