The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-01

snow tnCN was no nhlu teellnh he
let me have Il. tool You never seen
such change como over anything
in your life. not even the German
army, as the one that took place
with this Ike guy. felt kinda sorry
for The poor hlck at first. because
he sure looked pitiful standin' there
without friend and the gang ridln'
him to fare.thoc.weii. Well, |
thought III ease one over SOS he
can make some Kind OF a shown
before he gets the gate and with
that. Joe. | shot him one right In
the groove. Joe. he put Il up against
tho tobacco sign In right field and
the bunch begins Ia ride me. fig.
ure by this time I have done all for
him that he can expect. so feed
him my world famous slow drop next
and hc lays 1t In the left field bleach.
cra. Joe. | am gottin' sore and !
give that baby everything I got In
stock from that wicked inshoot OF
mine 20 my notorious. wiggier. which
is as fast as frightened bullet and
twists like n eptioptlo snake. Joe, he
eat en- all up. fliiin' the air fun or
haaehaiis and Mac give a sarcasticai
grunt and asks mo are we room.
mates. lie even put wild pitch up
against the fiagpoie In deep center
and Smith. which was catehin' me.
never Laid a finger on the ball be.
cause none OF them got that far.
When he slammed my lightnln' out.
shoot so hard that II must Of come
down In Russia for the first bounce
I throwed off my glove and quit and
Mac tells him to SO out on the lot
with the reht OF the gang and show
him a piece OF ficidin'.
Well. Joe. We all took turns rappin'
out balls 20 him In tho field and II he
was good with the old wagon tongue.
he was fiend when 1, come 10 field.
In. lie was faster on hts feet than
a rabbit. and as for "a throwin' arm
oh. boy. Joe. he snapped one from
second To me and l thought they was
a motor In II from the way II sound.
ed xctn' past my ear. Before could
raise n glove 20 Il. II was bouncln'
off the side Of the dugout. Mac sent
in som. other guys 10 work out with
him SOS he wouldn't feel lonesome
and as far as fieidin' WIS concerned
them guys could OF started a crap
game, because Ike never gave them
chance. lie covered more ground
than tho prohibition movement and
II Ty Cobb could Of rccn this bird
work he would OF gone TO the near.
est drugstore and took scidci OF
arsenic from plain jealousy. Joe. he
uitss.d q odd one now and then or
be would of been unhuman. but no
give q exhibition OF tho game of
baseball all BY himself out there tina,
would make Eddie Collins look like a
buxhcr.
This guys q gold miner Mac
Whispers to me. Hell be the talk
OF the country In n ooupiA weeks
and 90 win I for dlgrin' him up.
Why. they won't be nothln' on tho
front page Of the papers but his pic
lures and the like and they'll run
what's happenin' In the r~zt Of tho
world In the adversisin' section. He's
got Watsou's Job served In the iinln'
OF his vest now and only hope he
"oAA I'm wi VII w tAlE isiUFItF
loan TO go to work for me. II got
to do II. tho. ri give him the club
house and tho grandsta ndSo get him
TO try out fountain pen on the bot.
tom Of a contract-'
With that he yelis for Ike to come
In
-Cmere" nays Mac. when Ike come
GRIMM up To the plate. and take
that simp look off your face whilst
lin talkin' to you. I must say I'm
whole lot disappointed after secln'
you work ] thought you had some
big league stuff In you. but you got
manys the year to 20 yet on what
you've showed today. You small time
knockouts are all aiike--world beat.
crS with the high school boys and
trampa when you get In the Big
Show. However. I'll give you a
chance. but you got 10 improve 600
per cent over your present work.
counted all the balls hit to you and
out OF % chances you missed two
that's terriblel The only reason you
| got n hit at all off OF Harmon was
because I told him not to extend
himself and take chances OF hurtin'
his arm II he really let himself
out you would never OF put wood on
the bali. get that7"
What else is the matter with mc7-
asks Ike. scratchin' his head.
'T'li leave the bleachcrs ten you
all about that first time you work"
says Mac. How much dough do
you think you oughta get9"
Well" says Ike. that's a qucs-
ton. How's business?-
''How's business7" hoflers Mac.
"Say--how long have you been play.
in professional baseball anyways7"
"Gevhaltr' says Ike. You should
live that long' I want only I should
save enough money to open IL n deli.
cstessen and then I wouldn't care IL
l never seen an umpire even for the
rest of my Sife." He begins Vaughn
his head from one side 70 the other
''Tschv" he says. Observation-Disclosures
a businessi Strike one. strike two.
he's out, he's safe. batters up. ball
six. leave him In. take him out, kill
the umpire. oyf'
Me and Mac In havin' trouble
with n bad case Of the hystcricais
and fln'ly Mac demands TO know at
once how much money Ike wants
and be done with IT.
Well" says Ike. SOS we wouldn't
waste all day with fighting and like
that--how's six thousand a Year,"
That's nice money" says Mac.
I'll
hit around that practically year in
and year out. III split the difference
with you and make II two thousand.
C'mon down to the office and III
sign you up before I change my
mind"
"Oyw ho1lers Ike. speakin' TO the
flaepole. Two thousand year?
I'm laughing at you! A conductor
from a street car gets two thousand
n year and first crack at the nickels,