Evening star., 1923-05-13
Dangers of Base Balling as Observed
By the Japanese Sch00lboy

: similar TO all mountaineers. Last
year there was considerable fright
for fear he would Kill the entire
game"
Hon. Gallagher breathe like Romeo
and say more:
But such was not so. Game were
never greater than now. Observe
those piles OF wealth now being ex-
pended to buy men one place and
sell them back again. Hon. White
Sox will refuse TO put Hon. Willie
Kamm up at auction for less than
100.000s. Think that. And observe
how Hon. San Francisco sold Hon.
Jas. O'Connel for 75.o00s. Also Hon.
Jno Bentley who was bought from
Baltimore for 65.OOOs."
Those poor men" 1 dib. And
yet they call America a free section
of earth while White Slavery are be-
ing practiced before our very chins!
, Were not the Civil War fought be-
| tween North America and South
| America to free poor Uncle Tom?'
what were his batting average?'
require Hon. Laundry.
. 81 do not remember that part of the
: book" | reject. Yet ! are under
! the impression that he was batted
considerable by Hon. Simon Legree.
Yet he went to heaven very satisfac-
tory. by golly."
| "I do not know that part of the
Bush League" pronounce Hon. Gal
! ligher.
What are Il Bush League" I ask
| to know. expecting to be dishgusted
! again.
! Bush League are place where good
| players go when they die. Every
! year there are great death rate
! among players from getting bones in
! their head. Others commence to rot
! and must be removed. There was
/ once talk about taking Child Ruth
| away to that happy resting place.
! he explain baffably.
Poor little Ruth / hoIla. What
was matter with her.
! "She was overworked." narate Hon
! Gallagher. "In winter she was fighting
! with giants and in summer knocking
| swarms of flies all over Texas. No
/ wonder she nearly wore herself
| down"
Tell me nothing more" | dib.
! tossing stewed hardwar in my
! RACES. Why should people call Base
, balling pleasure game Of innocence"
And you stand here telling me about
| murderous lynchings. strikes. revolu-
| tions, murder Of grandmother. white
| slavery * child labor lawlessness'
How can America ever become
smooth & gentle with such Ntl.
| Game? | ask to know. There is no
/ answer.
Are you throwing a bull. per-
! hapsly?" he ask it
Il are not | corrode. And yet /
| should prefer Mexican bull-battle
! to that social Sport you tell me.
/ ask YOU to leave me now. ! cannot be
! found in kitchin with 50 much
! crime"
x = i.
ssI SORROW for your cut feelings"
i negotiate Hon. Gallagher. But
/ I must hurry off to some newspaper
/ Office
! ITO report some murder. per-
/ hapsley?" ] require.
! Not so much. But | must get some
! dope from Hon Sporting Editor
Z "Dope?' I holla.
/ Dope" He rejoint.
Are it pussible:" I snagger. that
! persons can go shopping for opium
! in offices of Baseball Reorter? All
! And oh also. Now I have found
! where Drug Ring resides. Baseball
| ing have galloped away with every
moral dishcovered by Mr.. Sumner.
America are too far gone to be
| pumped up again. Can anybody be
| safe from insanity?'
Not after talking to you" deploy
Hon. Gallagher while walking off
with impure clothes in baskit.
feel deliciously decomposed.
Hoping you are the same
Yours truly
Hashimura Togo.