Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-07-29

get down to the business at hand.
"What heartbreaking finish!" ex.
claimed the misunderstanding
game-score to 0 against you-men
on second and thIrd-nobody out
and you mean to tell me you couldn't
squeeze a run across the plate?"
Iris Ford was literal-minded when
talking baseball. He took 1t that the
ambassador used squeeze in the tech
nical sense-that he meant to ask why
the squeeze play" hadn't been at.
tempted.
you'd naturally think we'd "a tried
the squeeze, now wouldn't you?" said
Ford ut was great chance for it
for our double squeeze, In fact"
"You got me-" confessed the ambas-
sador. what on earth's the double
squeeze? Must have come in since
put on velvet pants"
John Rismer laughed at his own
Joke on the diplomatic service, as did
Iris Ford.
"lt's this way" explained Ford.
"You have a man on second and man
on third. and nobody out. we'll say"
"Just the situation in the seventh
game Of the world SERIES" emphasized
the ambassador.
iris Ford nodded and went on:
you also have man at bat who is
natural hunter. Well, the batter
signals to the base runner on third
bitches up his trousers, or some such
ordinary Signal as that. Then when
the pitcher begins to wind up. the
man on third breaks for the plate
comes sailing into what looks like a
sure putout. But the batsman reaches
ont and taps the ball-ff you pull off
the play-and the man scores! You
sea ball knocked to pitcher. or half
way even, will be enough to squeeze
the man across the plate, because he's
got such long start"
II see!" exclaimed the ambassador,
his eyes shining like the orbs of an
American hoy. But what about the
double squeeze?"
I'm just coming 10 that" said
Ford smiling. taking the same play
when the man on third starts for
home, the runner on second legs it to
third. But he doesn't stop-keeps
right On running, and-well. somehow
or other the pitcher-or it might be
the catcher. If 1t was short bunt-
seeing that the first man Is bound to
score and fearing he won't, get any
put-out. throws the ball TO first to
head Off the batter. And-the second
man ScOreS!"
Couldn't the pitcher get the sec
ond man at the platter" asked the am
bassador eXcitedIy. IA
''Sure he could" grinnesl Ford
"why-the second base runner isn't
more than halfway home when the
pitcher fields the ball"
"Then why in Sam Fill doesn't the
galoot throw to the plate?"
you tell me-" said Ford. THAT'S
the queer part Of 1t. Of course the
crowd Is yelling like maniacs; the
man scoring first is upsetting, and the
desire to get at least one man on the
play, overwhelming-all that, sup
pose. Anyhow, we tried the play
seven times last season and got away
with 1t all but once. That time the
batter failed to connect with the ball
and the first man was an easy out"
"Now you've explained it so WON
an or a foreigner could understand
tell me why you didn't try it at the
crisis Of the worlds championship"
Because the man at bat couldn't
bunt-and we didn't have sure
bunter to substitute. The man who
would have batted had he been in the
game is the best in the country at pull.
ing the squeeze" added Iris Ford
sadly.
"You don't mean"
win Shute-yes, d." finished
Ford. 80
"And If he'd been In the game, you't
have won it,"
| "Nine chances out Of ten we would
$50 losing .Shute lost you the worlt
series?'
Lost US the worlds championship
there amt nothing to that"
"The skunks!" exclaimed the am
bassador. "Those kidnapers ought Il
be strung upl"
fought to be-" agreed Ford. "But
as far as I'm concerned, all want i!
to put the chief crook in stripes
Jake Singer, the New York gambler.
you've got some of the gang, l un
derstand from Washington"
"fes-the secret service men go
hold Of fellow who squealed."
| How'd they work the dirty trick p
:They faxed up a newspaper syndl
cate 'Transcontinental' - headquar
tiers New York, engraved stationery
recounted Iris Ford, 'and offered Shut
big money to report the world series
Naturally he accepted. so they sent
man to Phillle to arrange details. al
was supposed to arrive the day be
fore the series opened, but was actual
y there week earlier-at our hes
hotel, spending money. paying hin
checks with cash, and scattering coin
in tips until heswas solid with all thu
hotel people. Called himself Walter