The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07

Your last letter follcyed me
hithern and yon. an we are wonted
10 remark at the studio. and fin1y
caught up with me at no less than
81 Loosely.
The reason the letter had such n
time OF II runnin' mo down In due
TO the sensationaily fact that am
now with Pat Moran's dumfoundin'
crew OF merry men. knowed as the
Cincinnati Reds.
Moran goes around all day long
GRIMM from the one ear 10 another.
and Ill bet when ! stride forth on
the field In a nonchalantly manner
to hurl my first game at home for
the Rcdn. ! will get reception from
the Cincinnati fans which would
make the one Pcrrhing suffered
when he come back sound like he
was presented with tho colds shout.
der-hey. Joey
Well. Joe. I win tell You how
come ! am prowlin' around with the
Reds. when the last rcaliably in.
formation you got I was gnrb In the
nobby uneyform OF New York. IL
happened like water off ducks
back. Joe. and ! was gave nothin'
In the way OF inklin' as 10 what was
gonna bcfail unto me tii Mac nails
mo In the hotel nj piltsburg.
III ] had your boob luck he
says. II would take chance and
run for umpire In the League OF Ma.
tions,'
What has come 30 pass nowr- !
says. Us the owners thinkin' Of
maxim me present OF somcthin'7"
"feh." he says with a maliciously
grin. The CATER
Joe. for the moment am too Wild
10 even think OF spcakIn'. Can you
Imagine mo settln' the raspberry
from snywhercs,
Whilst you are standin' there
GRIMM like n hyrtericaliy ape"
says In a coidly and deadly voice.
II am hereby. To wit. servin' notice
that few OF my lawyers win call
on the president OF the club tomor-
row and viii undoubtedly begin suit
before nightfaiL See II you can &c,
a laugh outa that
W NA1 HiNFs w ktt WI u
tell you where you're headed for
from here. You're goin' 10 the Reds.
you big rtiff. and that means that
you1i probably be mad. a present
Of a slice Of that worlds series
sugar. tell you. II Columbus had
only got the breaks you're gettin'.
he'd Of discovered Chicago and sBos.
ton tho frs, day out-'
Well. Joe. that was an different.
heyf Climbln' aboard tho Reds
when they amt no more chance OF
them ionin' the pennant than they 10
OF Hades facin' blizzard. IL sweet.
III shrek TO old mothers earth,
! understand the New York news-
papers gave over page after page
pannin' Mac for icttin' me 70. and
the attendance at the Polo Grounds
fell away 10 such a extent that the
crowd could all Of come out 70 the
park on tho same bicycle.
Wei. Joe. ! went around saytn'
gooby 70 the rest Of the club. which
could hardly believe their eyes when
they heard was ieavin., and Was
an broke up over r.
/ Fletcher and Burns had an 0ey
toouid do 70 keep from Dustin right
out cryin'. Benny Kauff claims They
ouxhta start q mutiny and refuse
TO play no bah ~ all. and even
Zimmerman says It's u outrage for
Mac TO let me 20 now. when he
could Of done " months ago.
They says they win all be at the
worlds series 10 SEQ me pitch my
first game. and II tho White sox
gets eleven runs off OF me In the
first innin'. not TO let IL get my
goat. and etc.
] am just leavin' the clubhouse.
Joe. when Rubo Benton calls me to
one side with n sorrowfuliy face
well. eoodby. Ed. old scout he
says. Vaughn his head Mac may
be doin' what he thinks In the right
thing. but I would hate to have his
conscience TO sleep with The idea
Of taidn' biz. strong. young Teller
like you and maxim n hophcad outa
him for a few dirty DOLLARS
What's the idea7" I says with
naturally enough surprise. what
dye mean a hophcad, hcy7-
Are you gonna Join the Cincin.
natl Reds-or ain't your" he asks
soicmnly.
I'm say ann ] says. ~wherc
does that hophcad stuff come in7"
''what7" hollers Rubc. jumpin'
away. Dye mean 10 stand there
and make the claim you don't
known
nodded my head. Joe. and I com.
mencc TO smell some rats. Rubc
Benton wouldn't be that seriously
1919.