The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-21
,DJEVER STORIES
By Fullerton
nJENFP HEAR the one that jim
l'c - LIN RuCLlay assistant fir,

DJENFR HEAR the one that Jim
A'o - A4A' Buckley assistant fire
CHIEF OF Chicago. pulled? Well. sir. jim
used 70 be 4 bali player. and he never
got over the love OF the sport. He play
ID with COmi<key out on the prairleS
when State street was an INDIAN traiI
!. I'll he still runs around with the boys
when the Fire Department team OF
Chicago plays that "f New. York. He
made the recent trip there with the
Chicago fire leaders
or course. Jim is as loyal 10 Chicago
as he g to ireland, and the mention
Vt New York is lie ringing In :. four
,.ever alarm He simply slides down
the pole and into the th!ck OF it He
heard all about how speedy the New
York firenen are in responding TO
alarms and a wear ago when the New
York CiTcmen were in Chicago he ar
ranged 20 show them how fast the Chi
CtSu department was.
lie assembled the team. and the v!s!;-
INK firemen in Il building downtown told
them 20 hold their watches. and reached
fnr the alarm box. lie was just turning
the handle when there was a ciang and
cla,,ed IN the front Of the building. fire
engines. hose reels and ladder wagons
r,anyed to stop. and IN an instant the
The dumtoundcd visitors looked at
their watches. One caught the time at
seven seconds fls:--and the distance to
the nearcs, engine house was tweIN e
blocks. Jim had cached whole equip
ment around the corner with orders 10
arrive at the building AT a certain in
stant-and they Lad broken the record.
The Smart Doctor.
DJFNER HEAR the one about the
IL IL smart Chicago doctor who
fixed up Noisy Murphy hand: Well sir.
Noisy never got any OF that Bah Ruth
brand OF publicity. and not many out
side ot Chicago knew h'm. lie IS caP-
ed Noisy because no one ever heard him
say a word on the bali field. and few
of il.
Noisy was catching game for the
Pyotts. the crack cav League team.
when foul ball st:ucM his meat hand
and split it wide open. The injury Wa
serious and a taxi VAS summoned AMI
the player was rushed 10 the office OF
the nearest doctor.
He came into the office with spiked
shoes. fun uniform. with the sweat 0t
the game still on him and the hand
split wide open and wrapped in r
handkerchief.
The doctor sized up the situation.
and started TO work, and. "a he uu-
wrapped the temporary bandage, hs
asked:
Are you a ball player"
Ms Trouble
DIE ' En- Tranquil freshman?
Well. sir. I had not thought OF old
Tranquil until that story about Noisy
reminded me OF him. lie was called
Tranquil because compared with him an
Alaskan blizzard and a Kansas cyclone
combined are zcphyrs. He usually
plays with and manages Btrh Brothers
teams and they cant fire him because
he Is captain and manager. He also Is
head OF a couple OF bowling associa'
tons and can knock the head pin
through the back wall when he bowls.
Tranquil usually is in robust health.
in fact By comparison, Jack Dempsey
- an inpaiId. but this time I'm telling
about he was younger and not quite so
strong He was playing under another
--duager then. and not FOR himself. and
ne wanted a day Off SO he ltmped up
to the manager and said.
Bill. I've cot 10 taNc day off:
mint fit 10 play
What's trouble with yOu:" the man