The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1920-06-18

That q good ssWfy hAhgs about n dtN
royery and capture al 1aGn~w Wlaton
shus~~~"Naa" TO his team mates M 80
bis college s~sIirsates> saHice IL that
he Was captain ~ the varsity MAE III
the big university. and 50 Devoted wss
be- ~ the naslcaal passinax tis&t be aas
~ax-r TO CO, short his collegiate train
ing at tie end ~ his yaninr year and
tosn the sisasa-ksiiers Hui Tris Fosd
waaisan't listen ~ IT, He insisted that
James wtHtun iSRlsh bis eSiaratiaa /,
and eysr after, when shate r~ttAstdsrA
his bachelor " arts degree with pride
and satisfaction. b. never failed ID
thank Iris Fort for hla part in the
capture ot IT, Ford alone ey,ald have
Kept the haaains bali player Ia col.
lese.
Two years after graduation SAute
was d regular ga the Giant Killers
team. playing second base, HE WAS
batting wati over no and covering
sssStat IA though hr had sns~nttvs the
I-,sltlen and Was continually lsnpvoS.
lpE his invention. he had earned the
sphriqaet II the ~1p*pper-b1s sor The
obvious len ssah ihSs he intusssi life sad
80 lrto ftfSlah H~ was IN the sas,e
every ,tlsin;ts pInslag aI~ays for the
team geyet t"s hbaself.
Aud his lips had nesrr kno@n ths
taste ~ liquor, as liza t&nits orator..
rally satd ene time at a puptsr ban
qHet; neither did the gr~ai SectsFsi
sacksr ssnoke. No Woa,ier IRIS Ford
lo"kct upon.. bin as n naeSlel ball Hay
er and sought bis counsel, James
Nlntnu Shate sat nj the managers
right at the meetings az the strategy
board.
Events FASTENED Tris Ford's consul.
,attnn with Win Shuts about Raraey
FIRST ~ all. Shuie was ~saiyersns the
t~orturvs of job With d nasty bed On
his grnin~-tbe Que spot where such an
sfitctinn ran most haraSs an active
ball player. Iris Ford, sympathetic
10 d FAULT, had told Win 10 stay ont Of
The KIN IRE,
with the team In n batting stump,
the pitching stat wahhly. and a lead
VI less than two games' MOI on your
NE, Iris You may set the umpire TO
order me oft the heItl. but I'll net quit
for anytssiy eise~-get thAtf'
This Slagsry dialogue took place In
Chlcngo, Three days later Barney
larSin failed 10 show W the after.
bo,,n he vas down TO pitch .iiaws
Who didn't have the stuff. tried ,e H)i
thv sas~uthraw's ssss.es, ami tsfs G.tamt
s'lle-s were beaten -troGu.Ss-t tire.
game out Of four In the series
Getting back from The grounds the
team found liwrney 10 tn" ho'~l lohb,
mixing u up with the Aat~j f%,nrisr. q
friendly son. Who bad trtei 10 lure
the "tgji" pitcher into the privacy of
his lesiru,a Al slight ~ Irts Ford.
barney satersa ~ tsmger.ri'y arj
lurebed Into TIE elevator ard heavily
against Win Shu,e.
II was the mueh advertised last hatr
~ straw. RaypFy's kies.o OVER tbs
traces ard upsst'lng th~ chsrlof ~
victory In such y crisis ses two much
for James Wtnton shufe. lie spoke
his mind:
II. Ford insssui tie a ran ~ yuu 10
etartaw fts s~o~eatlel' haatrsA ttoa.
Sae4t dollar tsfrriI ~ili hook IKE y
plugged ntckel Barnes yot 70 no,
worth y d---n 20 Anybody hat .se as.
aertAkst-ard he'd he tss'ne a lens
chance. for | dan', sna~ who'd gfse M
i dollar - bury yoa rou 70 ncthiag
mt, an ordinary ham
Thers eas II spltt s~eofd wheu Il AZ
~Fears-. tJsely Rsr1aey ~auif strike
Shaie IRIS Ford. wto had crowded
into the elevator unseen az the Last
asDwps; seerting ,rsaiie. r1sntriye~l 10
wcr.a his wAy in ,rpnt Al Harvey. itf
sr,rel tue pitchers urssts ard hela
tnssH HE a vsse, The danger Was
ave-t~d TINT that ev.xias after din
ner, rheu shuse wa< sitttEg IN his
sr~iga read}ns the oanaEe csFas 10
A'ns agf1 snbsrsnnet himself To
Se'her they discussed R.raey = p~vu
tssr cs%e .ra3r every gssss b%s view
rn'nt.
~inn rat htn N hs T3=ht ciass~a
tEm tn TrS