The Washington times., 1922-08-08

bottom OF the shoea exercising
And still Jimmy Ryan wouldn't
swap his sun-burned face and life for
Jackie coosan's wealth and csriuioh
fame.
who's Jimmy. You don't know
himf Than you haven't visited Sports.
mans Park In the last two weeks.
For Jimmy Ryan 10 that wee tot
who gets out there at second base.
scoops in sroundsrs from Lefty Lei
field and shouts At Jimmy Austin.
Hey. Chimuny, what's de matter wld
yuh7 Gee whiiiikens. you ain't gotta
bit Of lifeN today. Show me sumthin'
or Git out Of hSre?'
!. Yes. Jimmy Ryan b the BROWNE
new mascot, the Md who has
baseball fafis nudging their neigh.
bors and aal<ing: "Who's the kidf'
The Browns are going to win this
American League pennart, says little
Jimmy. and he's going to carry the
bats, shine the shoes and remove the
dirt from the spikes Of George sisler.
Ken williams, Bill, Jacobson. Johnny
Tobin, Hank SEVERED and the other
players on the club.
That's why Jimmy Ryan would not
exchange places with Jackie Coogan.
Jimmy would rather spit the good
luck sign on Johnny Tobin's bat than
smear the face with grease and paint
and smile before the movie operator.
What's that compared to sitting on
the bench with big league idols, In
Jimmy's opinion? .I..
Jimmy IL not one OF our own lots
and corners. He belongs to the Ryan
family Of Terre Haute, Ind, and In
Terre Haute became the mascot for
Bob Coieman's Hoosiers.
Rut the eapne wasn't fast enough
for IIttIe Jimmy In the ThreeEye
I,earue. He wanted the big stuff
or nothing It Ill, with the result
that Coleman planted him with the
Browns for the summer.
The youngster doesn't chew to
baoco out Of the left side OF the
mouth and puff q cigarette out OF
the right side. He meets the players
with mister" and "yessir" and
hasn't licked a single Kid In the
neighborhood Of Spring and Dodier.
Little Jimmy has his future all
picked out. It's either q major
lea sue star or a lawyer. II he can't
ret up ana hit like Ken Williams
and field like George sisler. then he
n Going hop out Of the baseball uni
form. That's the first selection,
however. He prefers baseball. but
not down In the small-time circuit.
"I1l tell you" explained Jimmy
on the bench yesterday. Gee. but
love to play ball. You see my dad
over at Terre Haute has a store
right across from the ball park. Mr.,
Coleman and the other men drop In
on dad each evening after the game
That's how / became acquainted
with the game.
"Mr. Coleman invited me out one
day 20 look after the bats. When
I told him ia like to see some bic
league players and games he wrote
Mr.. Fohi and Mr.. Quinn about me
and here am In 81, Louis.
'T'm going TO- school over at
home; am In the eighth Rrade and
I'm going. 70 graduate. From
there 20 high school ana I think
during my high school days I'll
be able 20 zee what kind Of han
player I am. IL / look good TO
myself I'll stick around, but n
don't I'm going 10 college and be-
como great lawyer.
you can't tell. might be Presi
dent sorne day. I know Mr.. Tobir
sitting over there viii vote for me.
dad wrote me the other day and
told me to be sure and come homs
when school opens. ! wrote him
gee whiz. how can leave the Browni
when they're going to win the pen
nant. :,
study at night and make up the tim,
I lost II he'd let me remain ovei
here for the world series. I'm walt
ing each day for the mail man I,
bring me dads answer."
Jimmy 10 q wee bit Of tot reach
| ing but four feet Sin inches and
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