The New York herald., 1922-06-16
Soft Music, Professor.

er. In the spring. when others are en-
joying the spo.t OF lodging the late blis-'
yards, the pitcher has to go to Florida
or some such place. He has to play
game almost every week during the reg
uIar season. There have been times
when pitchers have been forced by their
heartlcss employers to pitch more than
nine innings week, He is ordered to
eat three times every day, and often at
night he is compelled to sleep in the
lower berth of Pullman. II hois not
bunked y ono of these he is compelled
to put UP at a hotel and get to his bed
before midnight.
Babe Adams endured eighteen years
of this nerve racking existence, vet was
able to &c, out there yesterday and race
the Giants. 1t Is wonderful what the
human system will stand when 1t has
to. You would hardly believe, to look at
him. that Adams had been subjected all
these years to that life OF never ending
toll and suffering.
The aged gent gave the customers
little excitement while ne lasted-con-
siderably moro excitemsws than they
have seen since the Giants returned
to the Polish grounds and began to
crown each invadins team with wreaths
of wild raspuertes. The score was tieo
as many as two times. and 1t looked as
though a s.aw had begun to develop In
the winning streak of the Giants.
The so-called Pirates so, rum IN the
fourth. Traynor got q base on balls and
travelled to third when Grimm drove a
double to right. He scored on Muellers
hoist to center field.
Smiths Triple Ties 1t.
ys'oil' Smith. who recently returned to
the Giants after having been given a
leave of absence for misQuoting the
Eish.eenth Amendment, brought one
across m the fifth and tied tho score.
He lashed otN n three nAsger and came
in on ny by Bancroft.
In the sixth inning Macmillan Carey,
who started out to be clergyman. put
went to the outfield instead. plastered
n hit against the left field wall and
slid into second for a two bagger. Big
bee started TO lay down sacrifice put
the pill took a-twist past Ryan ana ~
went for a base hit Traynor tapped
one to Ryan and Carey scored whiie
Traynor was being thrown out.
Long George Kelly started picking on
i. the venerable Babe Adams in the Giant
half OF the siAth. Young had reached
first by forcing Groh. Then Long
George slammed three Dagger to loft.
scoring YouEg who tied the score ana
annoyed Bale Adams perceptibly.
Then Kelly Cleans Up.
The score remained STATEN nary until
the eighth. Then Irish Meusel forced
Groh. Young drove two bagger 10
center which brought Long GeorIe
Kelly to bat again. This tinne Long
George lined to far left field for two
bagser, ws,icn scored Meusel and Young.
That wallop won the ball game and
knocked the so called Pirates right down
into thr.. place.
Apropcs of the great rabbit ball mys-
terry which has been puzzling Mr.. Bar
ney Dreyf,ss and his corps OF detectives
and Intelligence officers nothing was
made public yesterday. An interesting
experiment Is being made with the ball
which was hit into right field stands
by Shufflin' Phil Douglas. The ball has
been put in a cage and head of lettuce
placed in with II. II rhe lettuce shows
signs OF having been nibbled at within
the mex, few days tho intelligence de-
partmen, OF the Pirates will offer this
as prime facIe evidence that there Is
rabbit Ia the baseball
In the meantime the mystery &c Phil
Douglas hitting a home run becomes
more complicated. Mr.. Douglas hinseif
cannot be compelled to testify on the
ground tnat nc might incriminatc him.
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