San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16

man who can produce a scheme tina
will land us in third place. Nobod
barred, not even the manager. I'll b
the judge. On June first" said tn
old boy, I'll come out here to tn
clubhouse. If we're in third place
ahead of the Goliaths, I'll have $50
in cash in my pocket. What do yoj
say"
All I could do was to fall in line.
even made up my mind TO try for tina
jack myself.
The old man had took a likin' L
Monty Sawyer. He always got a laugl
outa his line of talk. So he looked
straight at Monty when he wound VI
his spiel.
There's one boy on the team" he
says, who's really earned his extra
weeks pay. suggest you all see ii
you can't find out his secret and ap-
ply it to yourselves"
"Officers hours, II to H." says
Monty prompt. Make your appoint
ments with my secretary, gents"
And we were off. l started in work
in on the three best rookie pitchers
myself. But outside of that l neveI
saw anything that looked like the
winner Of the old mans five hundred.
One day Moran handed us a deci--
ion the crowd didn't like, but it was
all right. To satisfy the fans l went
down from the third base coachir
line to ask Charlie whether his feet
hurt him or something.
Standin' on deck, with three bats in
his hands, waa little Monty Sawyer.
He was lookin' at Moran and sayin
something. 1 thought he was cussin'
the jumps, but that wasn't it.
Little by little, and bit by bit, I'm
gettin' so that l can hit Monty
growled.
What's that?" I said, forgettin
about Moran's feet.
"Nothin'," said Monty, turnin' red
~You could do a jigstep to it,"
said.
~Tell him about it, BILL yelled the
fans. So / went on over and asked
Charlie how his family was. When
the yellin' died out 1 went back to
third base. And all the time I was
thinkin' about Monty Sawyer's poem
or song, or whatever it was. That
night l tumbled. The kid had beer
buildin' up confidence in himself.
"Just like Ty Cobb" 1 figured
"Cobb's been good because he's be
lieyed he's good"
Next morning at hittin' practice
got another jolt. / went along behind
Irish O'Donnell, our left fielder, and
he was talsin' to himself.
Saving from the toes, or chop from
the waist, they amt any pitcher at
can't paste" says Irish almost on
loud. That afternoon he got two a'
purity blows as you ever see. Mex
day he got three.
Hi, Jocko," said to the big guy
one night, "lemme buy you a coupli
bats. Like to see q hitter have all tn,
wood he needs"
Il got one, Bill" he says. "How d
you spell Cincinnati? And where d
the ball clubs stop there, hey?"
/ told him, and asked him if he ha'
a girl at the hotel there already. II
grumbled something 1 didn't under
stand, and l let it 90 at that. We VIII
a couple more games, and then on
afternoon / hear Otto Swarzheimer
right-fielder, who's been hittin' tn
wind mostly, talkin' to himself.
ats gettin' to be an epidemic,
said to myself, listening in on Otto.
Il pick 'em slim, l pick 'em fat,
hit 'em with any old kind of bat,
says Otto.
And then he walks up there to tn
plate and whangs a line drive to RICH
center for two solid sacks.
That night / went into the writir
room of the hotel to send letter {
sportin' editor friend of mine
New York, and who did ! find but TIL
big Joclso Jones, rasslin, with a pc
and some ink.
Say, Bill, what's the name of this
hotel in Chicago where all the team
puts up?" he says.
"A cigar-stand dame on the strin
hey?" l said.
None of your business" he sal,
Cmon tell me. I've got a dat
Wanta write a letter before / 60"
SO told him.
"Whered you get off to be buttil
IN with the ladies?" were the fir
words l heard in the clubhouse ne,
morning.
How do you do, Mont-a-gue:
says this big dumb-bell Jocko Jone
But looky here. you little shriml
the next time | go calm on a dam
and you come hOrnin' in. I'll not be :
dumb as / was last night"
Ill have to ask you both 10 cut
out, i said. We can't have any ski
chasers on this club. As long as wei
IN the business of winnin' ball game
we'll let the lizards win the Iadie
see?S
That's all right. boss" Monty sal,
But vi have to talk 10 Mister Sin
! mons. He asked me to come up to hi