The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-03
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THE COLLEGE KID
BY Al Schustai1

"I suppose, now. these college pitch
ers." remarked Slim Davis. marking tne
dust In front Of the bench Win MS
cleats, when they want to 90 some
| thing extra nne in the way OF putting
EN- over, mix little geometry with
! their curves. or algebray perhaps no
! and Con wesson. pretending In abso-
Lutte indifference. were taking tsock OF
! tht Stalwart's latest acquisition
From all accounts" Con volunteered.
| "he was the big smoke in the rah-rah
lot, and the real General Arthur In the
brush" The seasoned player scowled
| exhibiting the professionals dislike OF
the "hieh-brow" who condescends 10
play baseball for the money that Is
there. IF don't miss my guess he
won't And II so easy here, hes q olt
too white and sisterly."
The superior Fred Horton made
good as a big league pitcher from the
| start. But his fastildous ways. weak
chin. and aloof manner prevented MIN
! making friends with the rest OF the
players. who were ready enough. now
| ever, 70 give Of their admiration for his
| prowess.
with the help Of his ladyship," Slim
| put II. we'll land in the Arts division.
With the last series Of the season the
| Stalwarts had fourth place secure ana
| no hope to advance They were playing
| with the Reds who were neck and neck
| with the Bees for first place. win
| nothing to lose or gain, they followed
| the unwritten rules and put all OF their
| strength into the games which %oulo
| decide the chances Of their opponents.
Cant help but think this is rum
! 70" Con nded to Slim Here we
! art trying our best to lick the Reds.
; and II we do, Old Germans bunch Will
ocp the rag It's almost enought 70
make fellow hope his own team would
! lose"
| The fans Of the country still remem-
! her the close Of that season, for seldom
has there been so small a margin Do
tween two leading teams. 1t looked as
! r. the last games were to decide II. Ana
on that last day Fred Horton was going
to pitch for the stalwart =,
| Hes almost a sure winner" said
! Con The college boy Is going to beat
IN. Reds out Of the championship He
smiled In apology for the feeling ne
! had shown. And we'll 20 In and 90
I our best 10 help him. Good old game:
,ienal from the manager brought
IN. two veterans to their feet. A group
or the older men had been summoned
for conference.
"I know YOU fellows dont like Cor
mn, and that you know I don't like
him" said the Old Man. 1T Isn't neces-
sary for me to tel, you to play the
y,n. today for all there Is In II. But I
Won, 70 saw this. It will mean more TO
m. ~ we win than any game this sea-
,on They are talking around town that
vs.re going 10 throw It to the Reds
With that talk going now. what Will
, thew say II We lose? I'm counting on
YOU older heads to help me. guess
you understand.
. Slim watched Horton the college
pItcher. warming up The lad was paler
3 than usual and the oldtimers thought
ne detected nervousness In the studied
delivery. He remembered passing Hor-
ION on the street the night before. and
wandering at his choice Of COMPANIONS
pitcher ought not to be seen win
SAMPLER, II anyone were going to be
nxed. II would not to be seen with a
gambler n anyone were going 70 DC
a,.d q would be Horton. the pitcher.
II the kid were to pull anything like
that. Slim thought. the reputation OF
the Stalwarts would he gone and the
heart Of the Old Man broken.
When Horton. a sweater wrapped
| around his arm sat on the bench. sim,
talking earnest 10 Con. pretended no'
TO notice his arrival
Yes" he said as n In reply 10
wondering Wesson. "thy're the cocKrs'
bunch Of rough-necks. those Reds. oil
any team In the league. Know what BIZ
whalen just told me? Well. he SAID
that there never was white-llverec