The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-06-23
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BALL TOSSERS
MULL|NG OVER
DARK SECRETS

The baseball fever will again
come to the surface Sunday among
the patrons Of the city league
games when they learn that q num-
ber OF surprises are in store for the
attendants at the Plumbob-Ewauna
and Jewel-Copco games. The news
even surprised the sporting depart
ment OF this newspaper. No one had
any idea that the Copcos had any
thing special hidden up their
Sleeve" since they wandered over
to Yreka and lost their scalps TO
bunch Of "juIce pluggers" working
for the same company. They say
they are out for scaips themselves,
and that the bunch Of cggscramblefs
looks like ready money to them.
Manager Thompson and Mascot
Mather OF the Copcos were button
hoied and beseeched to tell Just
what their mystery" was. but with J
smiles and twinkiing eyes. tho re-
porter was frankly told that the
only way to find out for sure was
to 60 out to Modoc Park Sunday af-
ternoon and see for himself. Man
aser Thompson says that the team
will be . revelation. Just what
revelation" means Is beyond the
writer's comprehension. but II his
opinion was sought. he might sug-
gest that the Juice slingers were
going to be "shockinsly rude with
their bats" on the league leaders.
The Piumbobs feel that the
Ewaunss viii bear watching since
Sunday. o week ago. whom they
pulled q trick ON the Copcos. and
humbled that bunch. not gently.
but downright shamsfuily-and II
will be no team Of hAppy-go-iucky
hair-cutters and kitchen-robbsrs
who will stack mp against the min
men. Nay. nay. Sweet Mabel. not
after that to o game at Bonanza
Sunday. Tho six bit . shot boys
say that II 10 fair enough to pull
that stuff out In the bushes. but II
does not work In the city league.
not unless sanctioned first. and no
body has Kings Eaed'' them for
this game Sunday.
Now Just what the fans can d.
gest from this situation IL hard to
say. for even the wise ones are up
in the air. with all the mysterious
pussy-footing that the managers are
doing. the exchange Of secrets BE-
tween members Of each club-why.
some act a. II they knew the presi-
dent Of the Home Brew League"
and hade open sesame to his cellar.
and had open sesame to his cellar.
cache" than do the players and
managers when one tries to learn
the truth Of the coming games Sun
day.
Since the iayon for the benefit Of
the outside games, a number OF
shake-ups have taken place In the
teams, and a different type Of game
is expected Sunday. II Is reported
that one Jewel will be glad he has
q Job where found" Is included.
should his team lose, and a long
haired mill man will save at least
81. should the Ewaunas annex theI
game Sunday from the Plumbobs.
II is one OF those mysteries which
ran,iras n Haul ham nr a CharINrlr
Holmes. with, Nick Carter as first
assistant to ferret out the truth.
The sport writer Of The Herald is
"off' the entire lot OF them-for
life7-unless they all take him into
their little pink tea scandal.
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knocking off the rough edges that
come OF being absent from the pad
ded arena for over a year. since
the time when his hand was broken.
Burns delights In pushing the fight
ing but does not carry It too far.
There has been no unfavorable
comment passed upon the two boxers
when at work and II seems that most
Of the spectators sense at once the
experience that each man has had
from the manner in which they ham
die themselves. The fans are well
come to come down each day and
watch the workouts at 8 p. m.