Evening star., 1922-08-13

| sw.tc!.ed of on 70 little Sweetie: You
| -elows know who he's talking about.
| Is that little Jane that sits over by
| iirsl base. Tie one we call SweEte.
she amt on .rutches.'' protested
Rune
| Yes. she. Is: ! seen her on the stree,
! the other dag. and she's a mighty nice.
| little girl. Lefty. where did you sit that
| day
Don't try to start rothin' with ne.
!, sroTled Lefty. Il sat just where you
=, nuts told me--,o the right OF the pate.
! !. come down the aisle and swung over
! toward third baSe--'
First base" shrieked recwee.
| That's the rghthand side"
NO, il amt. snaried Lefty. Not
the way pitchers look at il. it aint
And don't umpire face the stands
the same way | doped it out. and III
bust you one right on the
oh" moaned Patterson. THAT let
ter was supposed to he from a girl not
an umpire or a pitcher. ask you a
simple question. Did YOU ever see a
left-haLder that wasn't cuckoo: I'm,
effa you for life-Im through
Truck Dasrow banged heavy fist on
the table. oh. no. you amt. You
amt through by a long ways. You go
to Bull Feeney-'
Me"
Yeah. you, Wasn't il your bright
idea to- sink the hooks into him: Well
you got 'em in: now lets see you get
| em out
Rube Ferguson caimed in:
IF Bull amt put wise that it's a
frame-up, he'll send for his mother
and go call on Sweete. That will gum
things up prettier than ever. Wen be
shown UP for lot of yaller dogs
won't We? Say, read that letter again
will you: Read that part about hin
laying off US. and about carrying hel
| around"
Peewee complied. and there was An.
other aftermath OF sober silence.
Rube broke 1t:
III tell the world I'm for that guy
! Looks like we done him lot Of dirt
| Umpirin' Is a tough job.
Truck Darrow nodded emphaticaliy
"l'll say it is.. l was AN umpire onct
/ in the Texas League. Bulls got my
| sympathy. Peewee, YOU gotta tell the
old boy that we crossed him. HI
won't feel no worse than l do.
Peewee Patterson's face paled under
the TAM Looks like I'm stuck for it,
he admitted, but Id rather be shot
honest. I would Let's make it com
mittee, I'll do the talkin. but. some O.
you fellows oughta come along. or h
won't believe me-
Rube Ferguson grunted dismally:
TN see you through
well, I'll be the other goat salt
Lefty, He stopping down at the st
Resis. Let's go get it over WITH
y = = Il
FTER that interview between tn
King of the Umps and three repre-
, sentatiyes Of the board OF strategy, tn
, three ball players sat down to thinl
| it over.
"If he'd only opened up on us,
Peevee groaned. instead Of just sit
ting there lookin'. I'm going to drol
81 A line to my sister and tell her t
! get acquainted with this Jane and SCUM
, her out. Dolly,s good scout. Mayb
= Sweetie can be induced to fall for thi
guy and then everythings jake"
"Now you're talkin!" said Lefty
,"Your sister can introduce the Who'll
, gang and then we can all smoke
:, mn about what grand fellow Bul
= lis. Now you're getting the old ey
! on the ball! This game amt los
YETI
mo" Rube admitted, at amt lost
! but there's two out in the ninth, an
= I'll tell the world it's going to TAX
a swell little rally to save tn
fbeans!"
. .IIl lead off. then" said Peewee
II And hs did.-wrote home that nigh
I land implored his sister to come t