Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-20
Took Mendgerie to
Cure This Pitcher
of Booze YeGrning
Real Animals Enact ID. 4.
y Scene and Slim Quits
for Life.

On the outskirts Of the city of Panama
there stands q famous time worn and d.
lapidated, but popular emporium for the
although the Battler himself probably
never has been aware of its existence. Ii
has for many ytars been rendezvous for
ture. One rea son for the popularity OF
such Bohemian resort is the overflow
Ing personality of the proprietor, who Is
as much part Of the road house as its
Trinidad Tim is the owner, barkeep.
pCrveyOr of jokes, acrObatics, songster
and sleight-of hand artist. He is giant
West Indian with a menag erie of dOmes
ticated tropical animals that might make
old man HagenLeck turn over in his
grave with envy. His assortment con-
sists Of two monkeys. slOth, II parrots,
q tame tiger cub lizards of various forms
and colors and various other repttlian
and quadruped species.
The hero of this story is former ma
tor league ball player, who loved his
suicide water zoo well to hngeT long In
the company of the fastest ball players
in the world. He heard Of the Panama
Canal League and headed Southwark. In
cidentally. he had also heard of the gen
erous pOtiOBs If Johnny Walker and Old
Crow that were still dished out for the
modest stipend Of two for twO-bits. For
obvious reasons we shall refer TO our
name.
SLIM DID NOT
OBEY WARNING.
When Slim arrived on the isthmus he
got a contract With the club representing
Panama City, and, in conformity with
the rules and regulations given all new
members, was told of the evil effects of
strong drink 10 Northerners visiting the
tropics and admonished to lay off the fire.
water before he got the delirium tremens
s. I'm laughed long and loud at the idea Of
lBetting the n. T. s. old hand that he was,
long and constant imbiber from the flow
ing bowl.
But the ready access to Panama's many
cantfnas at all hours of the day and night
soon began TO tell on Sims prowess as Il
ball player and he began to slip, and.
the Panamanians' chances for coping the
bunting, for Slim was a real pitcher when
he cared to keep in condition.
AS a last resort the members of the
team representing Panama determined to
try a trick on Slim that might bring him
10 his senses. A couple Of the boys went
TO the owner of the Battler's place and
COnfided in him. The same evening Slim
was introduced to the haven called Bat
Ting Nelson's place. He was showered
bombarded, flooded and assaulted with
drinks of every kind and description. and
along about o'clock in the morning was
escorted to room on the second floor.
LIZARDS, PARROTS
TIGER AND SLOTH.
He had no sooner arrived into the land
Of King Morpheus than the intriguers
got TO work. First a row Of green
parakeets were placed on the right hand
side OF his bed: on the left was placed
line Of red parrots: at the foot of his
bed was chained four large lizards and
an armadillO; at the head, chained. was
the tiger cub; on the inside Of the
mosquito hung q slloth, which ordinarily
could cross a modern sized room in seven
hours; scattered on the floor we're the
rest Of Tins menagerie
When the first effects Of the booze had
worn off Caldy began to hear a curious
mixture Of sounds, sQuawks. squeaks.
cries. songs. snarls. chirps and other dis
cordancies They gradually increased In
volume until the erratic pitcher began to
awaken by inches. Slowly peeplng around,
he thought ne was in nightm are; then
he imagined IL ali a hallucination; he be-
San 10 listen. fel. small and after be-
Ing worried to n latter for half hour
decided he had at last been attacked with
e direful u. T. and made a flying leap
II the window.
In psjama suit he made gigantic strides
toward the club house, where all were
awaiting his august presence slim de
cided the tropical booze was too much
for him. and after pitching a few more
games. he lit out for nOrtherly climes
where IL Is said he parted friends with
John Barleycorn once and for all time.
He is at present pitching for some in
dependent team out on the Pacific Coast.