Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-17

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CHAPTER ~
So This In Cincinnatii
Fourth Inning
ON The Board of Tram.
Mon Chere Senorita JOE You can see
z am now the naster ol peauS''p ''
euasur eussuIas Iasf letter folleyed me hithers
,Vu ~, as we are wOnted to remark at
tSs a studio. and nn'ly caught up with ns me
a u' is maxim a neck-and-neck race OF
w,n,,i,h the Philhes in the National
Sne-for the last place. The reason
~ 1etter had such time or IL runnin
us doNn is due TO the sensationally tact
m, me am now with Pat Moran's dunn
tnaandi,' crew of merry men. mowed as
iSo" ,Se "Tncinnati Reds, which has staggered
er, iii, Europe by grabbin' off the nag Tor
az frst time in fifty years. Joe.
me tne been with these babies. just long
nn,gS nav 10 get into and prob1y win the
,rnrid's series for 'em. and the fact that
| NAV was able to get me only goes on
70 ,Vs show the dumb luck they been piaSih
IN soran a., % goes around ali day long grin;
.,n from the one ear. to another. and
WI bet when I stride forth on the field
n nonchaantly manner to hurl my
~ w. came nj home for the Reds, l will
aa' reception from the Cincinnati fans
rnich would make the one Pershing SUI
Sared when he come back sound ike ne
was presented with the COLDS shoulder
: Viii Joe, [ will tell you how. come
.,r nrowlIn' around with the Reds. when
The last reliably information you got
was garb in the nobby uneyiorm an o,f Sf
ducks back, Joe. and ! was gave
no+hin' i'm the way Of a tnklin' as to
what was gonna befall unto me till Mac
nails me in the hotel at pittsburgh.
:" would take a chance and run for
umpIre in the League Of Nations
What has came to pass now, !
saws. "ls the owners thnkin' OF maxim
me a present of somethin?
me- esTek'" he says with mallc,ously
s',t ioe. for the moment am too wild to
even think of speakln Can you imagine
me gettin the raspberry from any
"'""SWhIIst YOU are standin' there GRIMM
like a Historically ape" l says IN
coldy and deadly voice. II am nereoy.
to wit. servin' notice that a few Of my
lawyers will call on the president OF
tSs club tomorrow and will undoubtlessly
begin suit before nightfall; See If you
can get a laugh outa that
YOU where YOU headed for from here.
You're goln to the Reds, you big sun.
and that means you'll prob'ly be made
nres.nt of a slice OF that worlds series
sugar tell you, IL Columbus had only
pc the breaks you're gettin'. he'd of
discovered Chicago and Boston the first
day out -
Cmbin aboard the Reds when they
Amt no more chance of them losin, the
pennant than they is Of Hades facin a
blizzard. is sweet. I'll shriek TO old
mothers earth.
Still and all. it amt no more than !
am entitled after the way have worked
10 make baseball popular with the mob
since | first laid hands on bat How
ever Joe, l managed to keep my head
a cool as January 10 in Alaska. and l
well, Mac, no doubt may be made
10 zee nv way clear to joinin' the Reds
co.'s to bolster them up, but first or all
OF let me go. Gimme half what they
demand half of my purchase price. !
know the sum Pat Moran laid down for
me must sound like II was the popula-
ton of China or you guys would never
paid for me in cash. and
Mac looked at me for minute ana
then he bust out into some more idiotical
laughter.
what Moran is willin to pay to git you
In a Cincinnati uneyform. SOS the fans
will have somethln to laugh at durin
the worlds series y!
With that he reaches in his pocket and
hands me a thin dime
" been doin' nothin but dickerin' with
Moran for weeks" he srys; TO try and
Jack him up to a quarter, but they was
nothin' stirrn'. However. you got half
your purchase price In money now. and
We are gettin' two outfelders for you
likewise. One Of ems called Deerlng.
which comes somewheres from the coast:
J will give you him II you want. and
you can use him for a watch charm or
The like. Then you won't have no moan
ecmin', because you will have got half
OF everything we got for you"
joe fans the dime on, the floor and
vas on the Drinks of Dustin him In the
nose when just like fash It come TO me
that ! am learnin the arts OF bein
Gentlemen now in order to delight my
hrst rules is that you cannot clout
nobody In public. and, besides, Mao is
iar from a clown with his fists. SO
snS TsG mysf nns sn,.S un Sh upas shs Mss s
!eanne,s French maid sazes upon each
ana all of my friends. That is. l. g..
and VIZ. like they was mere buzzards
under her feet.
;, y don't wish to bring about np blood
med says. so I won't argy With you
no further. You'll get what's comm to
{ou, anyways. when you get back to
New York; Wait till them fans nears
eub-'tll no doubt seem to you like It
vas rainin nothin' but bottles and
cushions ,llo the first day you walk on the
I'll take a chance" says Mao with
arcastical grin. Anyways. I'll have
company. The day tho Cincinnati fans
pnas OUT Moran has wished you on the
nsus he'll be pagin' the national guard
psr escort sort him home from the ball
30 you see. Joe. we parted on the
. rs. OF terms, and even you can realize
@ @Mst Mac vas only Nddin' like that TO
A. MS ms real feelin's over me leavin'
NJ J must Of been terrible blow, anl
su erstand the New York newspapers
tiac to over page after page to pannin'
M. LOT iettin me go, and the attend
ve s", AT the Polo Grounds fell away TO
'ucn extent that the crowd could all
bicycle ' p''" VII VIC '"''e
Wen, Joe, went around sayin' good
sr% AZ the rest of the club. which could |
huy believe their eyes when they |
W over Il. N wac "' '''"e
A, J, etcher and Burns had all they could !
sSa 70 Keep from Dustin right out cryin', |
ru says they will nfiss me like a Jockey
slSnt luiu miss his arms. on account of me |
etc '''o hie VI tne party ana !
penny Kauff claims they ought start
An W.ihy and refuse to play no ball at !
ths IKE the Athletics prob-ly decided at |
EImresllhlh or the season and even |
n irn%Ia,'erman ~, says it's a outrage for Mac |